Workforce Investment Area 2
CALENDAR YEAR 2005
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 123,640 125,120 124,980 126,020 126,450 128,640 128,560 127,540 126,630 127,340 126,980 126,610 126,540
  Total Employment 117,230 117,900 118,260 119,950 120,620 122,040 122,310 121,430 121,360 122,150 121,590 121,730 120,550
  Total Unemployment 6,410 7,220 6,710 6,070 5,830 6,600 6,250 6,110 5,270 5,190 5,400 4,880 6,000
    Unemployment Rate 5.2 5.8 5.4 4.8 4.6 5.1 4.9 4.8 4.2 4.1 4.3 3.9 4.7
NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY
Total Nonfarm 113,510 114,210 115,180 115,950 116,310 117,100 115,590 116,090 116,930 117,350 118,370 118,700 116,280
Goods Producing 22,780 23,070 23,130 23,130 23,580 23,750 23,740 23,920 24,220 24,480 24,360 24,400 23,710
  Natural Resources And Mining 7,890 7,930 8,030 8,020 8,160 8,200 8,360 8,480 8,570 8,710 8,740 8,860 8,330
  Construction 6,080 6,250 6,220 6,350 6,590 6,760 6,520 6,560 6,710 6,900 6,760 6,600 6,530
  Manufacturing 8,810 8,890 8,880 8,760 8,830 8,790 8,860 8,890 8,940 8,870 8,860 8,940 8,860
Service Providing 90,730 91,140 92,050 92,820 92,730 93,350 91,850 92,170 92,710 92,870 94,010 94,300 92,560
Private Service Providing 71,640 71,550 72,190 72,840 73,260 73,990 73,270 73,440 73,570 73,120 73,830 74,000 73,060
  Trade, Transportation And Utilities 24,420 24,130 24,270 24,470 24,580 24,570 24,380 24,470 24,360 24,360 24,930 25,100 24,500
    Wholesale Trade 4,570 4,530 4,570 4,620 4,640 4,650 4,660 4,640 4,630 4,590 4,550 4,570 4,600
    Retail Trade 14,160 13,870 13,930 14,000 14,060 14,020 13,830 13,860 13,800 13,900 14,450 14,570 14,040
    Trans. And Utilities 5,690 5,730 5,770 5,850 5,890 5,900 5,890 5,980 5,930 5,880 5,920 5,960 5,860
  Information 1,460 1,450 1,450 1,470 1,510 1,530 1,510 1,510 1,500 1,560 1,550 1,560 1,510
  Financial Activities 4,200 4,210 4,190 4,230 4,210 4,220 4,270 4,240 4,210 4,270 4,320 4,280 4,240
  Professional And Business Services 8,720 8,770 8,920 8,960 8,900 9,250 8,950 9,000 9,150 9,250 9,380 9,340 9,050
  Education & Health Servs 15,980 16,040 16,150 16,040 16,130 16,210 16,170 16,190 16,230 16,130 16,210 16,270 16,140
  Leisure And Hospitality 9,100 9,180 9,430 9,710 9,990 10,220 10,080 10,180 10,170 9,830 9,710 9,710 9,780
  Other Services 7,770 7,770 7,800 7,960 7,940 7,990 7,910 7,850 7,940 7,730 7,750 7,730 7,850
  Total Government 19,090 19,580 19,870 19,980 19,470 19,360 18,580 18,730 19,140 19,750 20,180 20,310 19,500
    Federal Government 2,610 2,610 2,640 2,630 2,610 2,590 2,580 2,580 2,570 2,580 2,630 2,630 2,610
    State Government 4,960 5,440 5,680 5,750 5,200 4,890 4,680 4,670 5,090 5,580 5,900 5,930 5,320
    Local Government 11,520 11,530 11,550 11,600 11,650 11,880 11,330 11,480 11,490 11,590 11,650 11,750 11,580
Labor - Management Dispute (LMD) Status 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 XX
 
* DATA HAVE BEEN REVISED TO 2007 BENCHMARK.
** NONDISCLOSURE
Date last revised: 04/11/08