Braxton County
CALENDAR YEAR 2007
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			5,980	6,010	6,050	6,000	6,000	6,140	6,180	6,070	5,960	5,920	6,030	5,960	6,020
	Total Employment		5,610	5,570	5,670	5,660	5,710	5,820	5,870	5,760	5,700	5,650	5,740	5,630	5,700
	Total Unemployment		370	440	380	340	290	320	310	310	260	270	290	330	330
		Unemployment Rate	6.2	7.3	6.3	5.6	4.9	5.2	5.0	5.1	4.3	4.6	4.8	5.5	5.4
NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY
Total Nonfarm			4,410	4,380	4,500	4,500	4,540	4,590	4,610	4,620	4,540	4,550	4,580	4,550	4,530
Goods Producing			840	820	850	820	820	820	840	820	800	810	840	810	820
	Natural Resources And Mining		140	130	130	130	120	120	120	130	120	120	120	120	130
	Construction		290	270	300	290	300	310	340	320	310	310	310	310	310
	Manufacturing		410	410	420	400	400	390	380	380	360	380	400	380	390
Service Providing			3,570	3,560	3,650	3,680	3,730	3,780	3,770	3,800	3,740	3,740	3,750	3,730	3,710
Private Service Providing			2,600	2,590	2,660	2,670	2,700	2,720	2,760	2,780	2,710	2,710	2,730	2,720	2,700
	Trade, Transportation And Utilities		840	820	850	840	850	860	880	870	860	860	860	860	850
		Wholesale Trade	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60
		Retail Trade	640	630	630	630	650	650	660	650	650	660	660	660	650
		Trans. And Utilities	140	130	150	150	150	150	160	160	150	140	140	140	150
	Information		30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
	Financial Activities		120	110	120	120	120	120	120	120	120	120	120	120	120
	Professional And Business Services		160	160	180	190	200	210	210	200	200	200	200	200	190
	Education & Health Servs		720	730	740	740	730	730	740	760	740	750	760	760	740
	Leisure And Hospitality		430	430	440	450	450	470	470	490	450	450	450	450	450
	Other Services		300	300	310	310	310	310	310	310	310	310	310	310	310
	Total Government		980	970	990	1,000	1,030	1,060	1,000	1,030	1,020	1,020	1,020	1,020	1,010
		Federal Government	50	50	60	50	60	50	50	60	50	50	50	50	50
		State Government	220	210	210	220	220	230	240	230	220	220	220	220	220
		Local Government	710	710	720	730	760	780	720	740	750	750	750	750	740
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: 04/21/08