Mineral 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			13,440	13,480	13,480	13,550	13,780	13,970	13,710	13,440	13,510
	Total Employment		12,630	12,640	12,740	12,850	13,090	13,190	13,070	12,960	13,030
	Total Unemployment		820	840	740	700	690	780	640	490	480
		Unemployment Rate	6.1	6.2	5.5	5.2	5.0	5.6	4.7	3.6	3.5
NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY
Total Nonfarm			7,870	7,950	8,030	8,090	8,090	7,990	8,000	8,010	8,150
Goods Producing			2,140	2,090	2,120	2,130	2,160	2,220	2,240	2,210	2,200
	Natural Resources And Mining		30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
	Construction		350	310	340	340	330	330	350	330	340
	Manufacturing		1,750	1,750	1,760	1,760	1,800	1,850	1,860	1,850	1,830
Service Providing			5,740	5,870	5,910	5,960	5,940	5,770	5,770	5,790	5,950
Private Service Providing			4,270	4,210	4,250	4,280	4,240	4,260	4,270	4,280	4,300
	Trade, Transportation And Utilities		1,530	1,510	1,540	1,550	1,540	1,550	1,550	1,570	1,580
		Wholesale Trade	150	140	150	150	140	140	140	140	140
		Retail Trade	1,000	980	1,000	1,010	1,010	1,020	1,030	1,040	1,050
		Trans. And Utilities	390	390	390	390	390	390	390	390	390
	Information		**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
	Financial Activities		170	170	170	170	170	170	170	170	170
	Professional And Business Services		320	290	270	300	280	270	280	270	270
	Education & Health Servs		1,070	1,060	1,060	1,060	1,060	1,070	1,070	1,060	1,070
	Leisure And Hospitality		540	560	560	560	550	560	560	560	550
	Other Services		410	410	410	410	410	410	410	410	410
	Total Government		1,470	1,660	1,660	1,680	1,700	1,510	1,500	1,510	1,650
		Federal Government	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70
		State Government	390	570	570	560	580	390	400	400	540
		Local Government	1,010	1,020	1,020	1,050	1,060	1,050	1,030	1,040	1,040
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