Workforce Investment Area 3
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			89,820	90,160	90,840	92,490	91,960	94,050	92,950	91,630	91,160	91,050
	Total Employment		86,110	85,910	86,880	88,530	88,070	89,790	89,910	88,620	88,270	88,010
	Total Unemployment		3,710	4,240	3,960	3,960	3,890	4,260	3,040	3,010	2,890	3,040
		Unemployment Rate	4.1	4.7	4.4	4.3	4.2	4.5	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.3
NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY
Total Nonfarm			113,750	114,430	116,170	116,870	116,630	117,440	116,890	116,640	116,600	116,100
Goods Producing			11,580	11,600	12,690	12,740	12,900	13,310	13,520	13,760	13,440	13,290
	Natural Resources And Mining		3,070	2,950	3,220	3,340	3,440	3,510	3,510	3,530	3,560	3,580
	Construction		4,620	4,750	5,570	5,550	5,610	5,940	6,130	6,350	6,050	5,910
	Manufacturing		3,890	3,900	3,890	3,850	3,860	3,860	3,880	3,880	3,840	3,800
Service Providing			102,160	102,830	103,480	104,130	103,730	104,130	103,370	102,880	103,150	102,810
Private Service Providing			80,680	81,030	81,640	82,370	81,760	82,170	82,450	81,320	81,520	80,970
	Trade, Transportation And Utilities		21,310	21,350	21,220	21,100	21,120	20,840	21,000	20,770	20,970	20,910
		Wholesale Trade	4,440	4,470	4,560	4,600	4,340	4,310	4,340	4,270	4,240	4,200
		Retail Trade	12,740	12,800	12,720	12,570	12,840	12,620	12,680	12,510	12,670	12,620
		Trans. And Utilities	4,120	4,070	3,940	3,930	3,950	3,910	3,980	3,990	4,060	4,090
	Information		2,370	2,370	2,350	2,370	2,340	2,340	2,330	2,240	2,220	2,230
	Financial Activities		7,130	7,330	7,420	7,530	7,280	7,320	7,270	7,100	7,120	7,130
	Professional And Business Services		12,350	12,720	13,090	13,210	12,790	13,180	13,120	12,910	12,740	12,720
	Education & Health Servs		19,130	18,760	18,740	18,760	18,760	19,000	19,210	19,070	19,230	19,190
	Leisure And Hospitality		9,410	9,540	9,630	10,120	10,220	10,190	10,330	10,130	10,190	9,710
	Other Services		8,980	8,970	9,200	9,290	9,250	9,310	9,200	9,100	9,060	9,070
	Total Government		21,480	21,800	21,840	21,760	21,970	21,960	20,920	21,560	21,630	21,840
		Federal Government	2,340	2,370	2,350	2,380	2,330	2,310	2,340	2,340	2,310	2,390
		State Government	10,800	11,020	10,920	10,810	10,970	10,800	10,830	10,850	10,880	11,050
		Local Government	8,340	8,420	8,570	8,570	8,680	8,850	7,750	8,380	8,440	8,410
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