Workforce Investment Area 5
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			70,090	70,510	70,510	71,570	71,880	72,930	72,320	71,360	71,020	71,250
	Total Employment		65,540	65,700	65,950	67,310	67,610	68,270	68,470	68,020	67,740	67,840
	Total Unemployment		4,560	4,810	4,550	4,260	4,280	4,660	3,850	3,340	3,280	3,410
		Unemployment Rate	6.5	6.8	6.5	5.9	5.9	6.4	5.3	4.7	4.6	4.8
NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY
Total Nonfarm			72,230	73,040	72,630	73,410	73,670	73,850	73,990	73,980	74,110	74,450
Goods Producing			12,720	12,840	12,680	12,870	12,920	12,960	13,070	13,240	13,300	13,400
	Natural Resources And Mining		1,200	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,190	1,200
	Construction		2,440	2,490	2,340	2,480	2,510	2,580	2,680	2,860	2,910	2,950
	Manufacturing		9,080	9,150	9,140	9,180	9,210	9,180	9,190	9,180	9,200	9,250
Service Providing			59,510	60,200	59,950	60,540	60,760	60,890	60,910	60,740	60,810	61,050
Private Service Providing			49,270	49,770	49,490	49,950	50,100	50,120	50,160	50,110	50,340	50,390
	Trade, Transportation And Utilities		11,710	11,630	11,320	11,660	11,650	11,700	11,720	11,750	11,840	11,840
		Wholesale Trade	2,360	2,310	1,960	2,290	2,250	2,270	2,290	2,330	2,440	2,440
		Retail Trade	7,600	7,580	7,610	7,630	7,640	7,660	7,650	7,650	7,620	7,620
		Trans. And Utilities	1,750	1,730	1,750	1,750	1,760	1,770	1,790	1,770	1,780	1,790
	Information		570	570	570	570	570	570	570	570	570	570
	Financial Activities		2,640	2,640	2,640	2,640	2,640	2,630	2,620	2,620	2,620	2,600
	Professional And Business Services		5,320	5,290	5,280	5,330	5,330	5,350	5,270	5,270	5,220	5,260
	Education & Health Servs		12,450	13,010	13,050	13,030	13,060	13,130	13,140	13,070	13,370	13,440
	Leisure And Hospitality		9,730	9,790	9,780	9,870	10,000	9,870	10,020	9,990	9,870	9,830
	Other Services		6,840	6,850	6,850	6,850	6,840	6,850	6,840	6,850	6,860	6,860
	Total Government		10,240	10,430	10,460	10,590	10,660	10,770	10,750	10,640	10,470	10,660
		Federal Government	680	670	670	680	670	670	680	670	670	680
		State Government	1,580	1,820	1,820	1,900	1,800	1,630	1,680	1,640	1,710	1,800
		Local Government	7,980	7,940	7,970	8,020	8,190	8,480	8,390	8,320	8,090	8,180
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