Workforce Investment Area 6
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 174,240 178,300 177,120 178,940 179,990 179,690 181,450 179,010 179,880 179,860 180,280 179,140 178,990
  Total Employment 166,450 168,980 168,960 171,590 172,950 172,130 173,960 171,420 173,360 173,160 173,760 172,130 171,570
  Total Unemployment 7,790 9,310 8,170 7,340 7,040 7,570 7,490 7,590 6,520 6,700 6,520 7,000 7,420
    Unemployment Rate 4.5 5.2 4.6 4.1 3.9 4.2 4.1 4.2 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.9 4.1
NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY
Total Nonfarm 159,030 161,520 163,090 164,700 166,160 163,830 162,930 164,130 166,050 167,230 168,020 167,520 164,520
Goods Producing 25,000 24,550 24,860 25,740 26,330 26,430 26,210 26,190 25,880 25,840 25,740 25,390 25,680
  Natural Resources And Mining 5,510 5,410 5,430 5,450 5,510 5,660 5,690 5,700 5,660 5,620 5,600 5,550 5,560
  Construction 7,190 6,890 7,180 7,970 8,460 8,260 8,070 8,010 7,840 7,800 7,770 7,470 7,740
  Manufacturing 12,300 12,250 12,260 12,320 12,360 12,510 12,450 12,470 12,390 12,420 12,380 12,370 12,370
Service Providing 134,030 136,970 138,230 138,960 139,830 137,400 136,730 137,940 140,170 141,400 142,280 142,130 138,840
Private Service Providing 96,640 97,350 98,320 99,100 99,820 100,210 99,630 100,820 101,010 101,000 101,550 101,600 99,750
  Trade, Transportation And Utilities 28,170 27,960 28,210 28,390 28,590 28,860 28,730 28,990 29,030 29,030 29,370 29,540 28,740
    Wholesale Trade 3,770 3,790 3,840 3,890 3,900 3,960 3,920 3,910 3,900 3,940 3,930 3,950 3,890
    Retail Trade 19,480 19,300 19,480 19,580 19,680 19,840 19,720 20,010 20,100 20,070 20,420 20,530 19,850
    Trans. And Utilities 4,920 4,870 4,890 4,920 5,010 5,070 5,090 5,080 5,030 5,020 5,020 5,070 5,000
  Information 1,990 2,000 1,970 1,980 1,990 2,030 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000
  Financial Activities 4,880 4,920 4,970 4,950 5,020 5,060 4,930 5,020 5,030 5,030 5,020 5,030 4,990
  Professional And Business Services 11,250 11,180 11,240 11,600 11,720 11,680 11,700 11,830 11,650 11,500 11,640 11,540 11,540
  Education & Health Servs 25,770 26,510 26,690 26,680 26,690 26,330 26,200 26,400 26,960 27,220 27,380 27,370 26,680
  Leisure And Hospitality 13,970 14,120 14,550 14,680 14,940 15,300 15,190 15,680 15,430 15,260 15,160 15,130 14,950
  Other Services 10,620 10,650 10,700 10,830 10,860 10,950 10,890 10,900 10,920 10,960 10,970 10,990 10,850
  Total Government 37,390 39,620 39,910 39,860 40,010 37,200 37,090 37,120 39,160 40,400 40,740 40,530 39,090
    Federal Government 6,780 6,760 6,750 6,800 6,810 6,820 6,790 6,760 6,710 6,720 6,770 6,750 6,770
    State Government 14,860 17,210 17,320 17,240 17,280 14,280 15,150 14,900 16,620 17,430 17,630 17,350 16,440
    Local Government 15,750 15,650 15,840 15,820 15,930 16,100 15,160 15,460 15,830 16,250 16,340 16,420 15,880
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