Workforce Investment Area 5
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 70,240 70,290 69,670 70,690 71,120 72,270 72,550 70,860 71,010 71,130 71,090 71,070 71,000
  Total Employment 66,000 65,890 65,900 67,040 67,630 68,370 68,640 67,060 67,580 67,760 67,580 67,160 67,220
  Total Unemployment 4,230 4,400 3,780 3,650 3,490 3,900 3,910 3,800 3,430 3,370 3,510 3,920 3,780
    Unemployment Rate 6.0 6.3 5.4 5.2 4.9 5.4 5.4 5.4 4.8 4.7 4.9 5.5 5.3
NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY
Total Nonfarm 71,210 71,370 71,840 71,920 72,080 72,080 71,110 71,340 72,450 73,130 73,830 73,160 72,130
Goods Producing 13,150 12,900 13,060 13,080 12,920 13,040 12,970 12,820 12,800 12,760 12,940 12,840 12,940
  Natural Resources And Mining 1,220 1,170 1,170 1,200 1,170 1,240 1,280 1,190 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200
  Construction 2,880 2,650 2,830 2,810 2,620 2,650 2,550 2,490 2,440 2,450 2,550 2,500 2,620
  Manufacturing 9,050 9,080 9,060 9,070 9,120 9,150 9,150 9,130 9,160 9,110 9,190 9,140 9,120
Service Providing 58,060 58,480 58,780 58,840 59,160 59,040 58,140 58,520 59,650 60,370 60,890 60,310 59,190
Private Service Providing 48,190 48,320 48,470 48,290 48,460 48,360 47,830 48,250 49,340 49,740 50,250 49,680 48,770
  Trade, Transportation And Utilities 11,690 11,490 11,590 11,410 11,460 11,450 11,520 11,600 11,890 12,010 12,210 12,110 11,700
    Wholesale Trade 2,420 2,380 2,380 2,230 2,210 2,220 2,300 2,330 2,440 2,570 2,720 2,620 2,400
    Retail Trade 7,550 7,390 7,470 7,440 7,490 7,490 7,470 7,530 7,700 7,690 7,730 7,730 7,560
    Trans. And Utilities 1,720 1,710 1,740 1,740 1,760 1,740 1,750 1,750 1,750 1,750 1,760 1,760 1,740
  Information 620 620 620 610 620 610 610 600 580 590 590 580 600
  Financial Activities 2,640 2,620 2,640 2,720 2,730 2,750 2,730 2,700 2,660 2,650 2,660 2,660 2,680
  Professional And Business Services 5,490 5,540 5,470 5,590 5,510 5,510 5,340 5,300 5,290 5,350 5,340 5,340 5,420
  Education & Health Servs 12,970 13,220 13,200 12,710 12,640 12,430 12,200 12,380 13,000 13,060 13,250 12,450 12,790
  Leisure And Hospitality 8,100 8,130 8,250 8,440 8,670 8,690 8,550 8,800 9,050 9,230 9,350 9,700 8,750
  Other Services 6,690 6,710 6,710 6,820 6,840 6,920 6,890 6,880 6,860 6,860 6,850 6,850 6,820
  Total Government 9,870 10,150 10,310 10,550 10,700 10,690 10,310 10,270 10,310 10,630 10,640 10,630 10,420
    Federal Government 690 680 680 680 680 690 680 680 680 690 680 680 680
    State Government 1,550 1,840 1,950 2,000 1,950 1,750 1,740 1,690 1,780 1,860 1,880 1,850 1,820
    Local Government 7,630 7,630 7,690 7,870 8,070 8,250 7,890 7,900 7,850 8,080 8,080 8,100 7,920
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