Workforce Investment Area 6
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			169,440	171,530	171,970	173,980	175,150	175,730	177,520	175,130	175,990	175,310	176,060	175,020	174,400
	Total Employment		160,290	161,350	162,540	165,890	167,750	167,490	169,870	167,590	169,160	168,740	169,300	168,390	166,530
	Total Unemployment		9,150	10,180	9,430	8,090	7,400	8,240	7,650	7,540	6,830	6,570	6,760	6,630	7,870
		Unemployment Rate	5.4	5.9	5.5	4.7	4.2	4.7	4.3	4.3	3.9	3.7	3.8	3.8	4.5
NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY
Total Nonfarm			156,170	157,270	158,790	160,930	162,200	160,070	160,320	160,590	163,170	161,710	164,070	163,800	160,760
Goods Producing			23,810	23,620	23,890	24,710	25,440	26,050	25,920	26,210	26,120	26,130	25,850	25,320	25,260
	Natural Resources And Mining		5,100	5,100	5,120	5,250	5,350	5,480	5,380	5,400	5,410	5,350	5,400	5,370	5,310
	Construction		6,440	6,200	6,410	7,100	7,610	7,910	7,930	8,090	8,080	8,160	7,980	7,530	7,450
	Manufacturing		12,270	12,320	12,360	12,370	12,490	12,660	12,600	12,720	12,630	12,620	12,480	12,420	12,500
Service Providing			132,360	133,660	134,910	136,210	136,760	134,020	134,410	134,380	137,050	135,580	138,220	138,490	135,500
Private Service Providing			94,500	95,040	95,890	97,070	97,500	97,260	97,110	97,520	98,370	97,730	98,440	98,740	97,100
	Trade, Transportation And Utilities		26,680	26,720	26,880	27,170	27,620	27,510	27,620	27,760	27,950	27,850	28,340	28,490	27,550
		Wholesale Trade	3,350	3,370	3,480	3,560	3,580	3,590	3,580	3,540	3,520	3,480	3,490	3,470	3,500
		Retail Trade	18,720	18,710	18,750	18,960	19,320	19,170	19,270	19,440	19,630	19,610	20,140	20,270	19,330
		Trans. And Utilities	4,610	4,640	4,650	4,650	4,720	4,750	4,780	4,780	4,800	4,770	4,710	4,750	4,720
	Information		2,040	2,020	2,050	2,050	2,050	2,070	2,080	2,080	2,060	2,070	2,100	2,100	2,060
	Financial Activities		4,740	4,740	4,750	4,830	4,870	4,900	4,870	4,880	4,880	4,930	4,960	5,000	4,860
	Professional And Business Services		11,470	11,300	11,410	11,610	11,450	11,700	11,720	11,760	11,690	11,440	11,610	11,630	11,570
	Education & Health Servs		25,820	26,270	26,430	26,470	26,320	25,600	25,440	25,520	26,330	26,590	26,730	26,700	26,180
	Leisure And Hospitality		13,170	13,400	13,700	14,220	14,420	14,600	14,540	14,710	14,660	14,110	14,000	14,050	14,130
	Other Services		10,590	10,600	10,670	10,720	10,770	10,890	10,840	10,810	10,800	10,750	10,710	10,770	10,740
	Total Government		37,870	38,610	39,020	39,150	39,260	36,760	37,290	36,860	38,680	37,850	39,780	39,750	38,410
		Federal Government	6,630	6,670	6,640	6,760	6,760	6,830	6,840	6,820	6,790	6,770	6,800	6,770	6,760
		State Government	15,800	16,340	16,750	16,770	16,800	13,970	15,130	14,670	16,340	15,490	17,320	17,280	16,050
		Local Government	15,450	15,600	15,630	15,620	15,700	15,960	15,330	15,370	15,550	15,590	15,670	15,710	15,600
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