Berkeley County
CALENDAR YEAR 2008
MONTHLY REPORT ON THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND UNEMPLOYMENT *
  JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVG
LABOR FORCE STATISTICS
Civilian Labor Force 45,080 44,930 45,090 46,030 46,570 47,530 46,950 45,860 45,760
  Total Employment 42,780 42,570 42,780 43,470 43,900 44,720 44,630 43,980 43,880
  Total Unemployment 2,300 2,360 2,300 2,550 2,670 2,810 2,320 1,870 1,880
    Unemployment Rate 5.1 5.3 5.1 5.5 5.7 5.9 4.9 4.1 4.1
NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY
Total Nonfarm 29,990 29,940 29,840 29,580 29,680 29,560 29,540 29,500 29,320
Goods Producing 3,870 3,820 3,870 3,850 3,880 3,930 3,910 3,880 3,830
  Natural Resources And Mining ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **
  Construction 1,400 1,380 1,400 1,380 1,430 1,470 1,450 1,430 1,390
  Manufacturing 2,450 2,420 2,440 2,440 2,420 2,440 2,440 2,420 2,410
Service Providing 26,110 26,110 25,980 25,730 25,810 25,630 25,630 25,630 25,490
Private Service Providing 18,520 18,560 18,380 18,070 18,100 17,980 17,950 17,940 17,830
  Trade, Transportation And Utilities 5,580 5,540 5,410 5,140 5,110 5,060 5,030 5,020 4,960
    Wholesale Trade 940 940 920 910 920 920 910 910 900
    Retail Trade 3,750 3,730 3,600 3,350 3,320 3,270 3,250 3,230 3,180
    Trans. And Utilities 900 880 890 880 870 870 870 880 880
  Information 1,650 1,630 1,630 1,610 1,600 1,560 1,560 1,560 1,560
  Financial Activities 1,120 1,120 1,110 1,100 1,100 1,100 1,110 1,100 1,100
  Professional And Business Services 2,600 2,700 2,600 2,560 2,530 2,510 2,530 2,570 2,540
  Education & Health Servs 3,460 3,470 3,490 3,480 3,500 3,490 3,490 3,480 3,470
  Leisure And Hospitality 2,840 2,810 2,850 2,900 2,960 2,970 2,940 2,930 2,900
  Other Services 1,280 1,290 1,290 1,280 1,290 1,290 1,290 1,290 1,290
  Total Government 7,600 7,560 7,600 7,660 7,710 7,650 7,680 7,680 7,660
    Federal Government 3,340 3,320 3,330 3,380 3,390 3,380 3,420 3,430 3,420
    State Government 510 510 520 520 510 510 520 520 530
    Local Government 3,740 3,730 3,750 3,760 3,800 3,760 3,740 3,740 3,720
Labor - Management Dispute (LMD) Status 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
* DATA HAVE BEEN REVISED TO 2007 BENCHMARK.
** NONDISCLOSURE
Date last revised: 10/17/08