Grant County
CALENDAR YEAR 2008
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			5,240	5,330	5,220	5,200	5,210	5,310	5,280	5,220	5,270	5,250
	Total Employment		4,900	4,930	4,890	4,910	4,920	4,980	5,010	4,980	5,060	5,020
	Total Unemployment		340	400	330	290	290	330	270	240	210	230
		Unemployment Rate	6.5	7.5	6.4	5.6	5.6	6.2	5.2	4.6	4.1	4.4
NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY
Total Nonfarm			4,190	4,160	4,160	4,180	4,140	4,130	4,140	4,160	4,210	4,270
Goods Producing			1,200	1,190	1,180	1,200	1,180	1,180	1,180	1,190	1,250	1,300
	Natural Resources And Mining		270	280	290	300	300	300	300	300	300	300
	Construction		630	600	580	600	580	570	580	590	660	710
	Manufacturing		310	310	310	310	300	300	300	300	290	290
Service Providing			2,980	2,970	2,980	2,970	2,960	2,960	2,960	2,970	2,960	2,970
Private Service Providing			1,950	1,940	1,950	1,940	1,920	1,920	1,930	1,940	1,960	1,960
	Trade, Transportation And Utilities		800	790	780	790	780	780	790	780	780	790
		Wholesale Trade	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
		Retail Trade	370	360	350	360	350	350	360	350	350	360
		Trans. And Utilities	410	410	410	410	410	410	410	410	410	410
	Information		20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
	Financial Activities		110	100	100	100	110	100	110	100	100	100
	Professional And Business Services		150	140	150	140	140	130	140	140	150	140
	Education & Health Servs		410	430	430	430	420	420	410	410	430	430
	Leisure And Hospitality		230	230	230	230	230	230	230	240	240	240
	Other Services		240	240	240	240	240	240	240	240	240	240
	Total Government		1,030	1,030	1,040	1,040	1,030	1,040	1,030	1,030	1,010	1,010
		Federal Government	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40
		State Government	60	60	60	60	70	70	60	60	60	60
		Local Government	930	930	930	930	930	930	930	930	910	910
Labor - Management Dispute (LMD) Status			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
* DATA HAVE BEEN REVISED TO 2007 BENCHMARK.
** NONDISCLOSURE

Date last revised: 11/21/08