Workforce Investment Area 7
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			116,850	116,980	117,060	118,240	119,480	121,380	119,920	117,630	117,740	118,340
	Total Employment		110,790	110,570	110,960	112,060	113,240	114,710	114,500	113,120	113,320	113,140
	Total Unemployment		6,060	6,410	6,110	6,190	6,240	6,680	5,420	4,510	4,420	5,200
		Unemployment Rate	5.2	5.5	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.5	4.5	3.8	3.8	4.4
NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY
Total Nonfarm			73,500	73,470	73,620	73,230	73,640	73,080	73,120	72,980	73,520	73,610
Goods Producing			13,640	13,370	13,420	13,420	13,470	13,600	13,610	13,550	13,520	13,550
	Natural Resources And Mining		660	660	670	680	690	690	690	680	670	670
	Construction		3,650	3,500	3,560	3,530	3,560	3,610	3,610	3,600	3,620	3,610
	Manufacturing		9,330	9,210	9,190	9,210	9,230	9,300	9,310	9,280	9,230	9,270
Service Providing			59,860	60,100	60,200	59,810	60,170	59,480	59,510	59,430	60,000	60,060
Private Service Providing			42,520	42,480	42,450	42,000	42,140	42,080	42,080	42,080	42,130	41,880
	Trade, Transportation And Utilities		13,030	12,920	12,770	12,420	12,360	12,340	12,320	12,310	12,290	12,190
		Wholesale Trade	1,670	1,670	1,650	1,650	1,650	1,640	1,610	1,600	1,560	1,540
		Retail Trade	9,090	9,010	8,870	8,520	8,460	8,460	8,470	8,460	8,480	8,390
		Trans. And Utilities	2,260	2,250	2,260	2,250	2,250	2,240	2,240	2,260	2,250	2,270
	Information		2,210	2,210	2,230	2,190	2,180	2,140	2,150	2,160	2,150	2,180
	Financial Activities		2,490	2,490	2,480	2,480	2,480	2,480	2,490	2,480	2,480	2,480
	Professional And Business Services		4,500	4,600	4,510	4,520	4,470	4,440	4,470	4,500	4,490	4,430
	Education & Health Servs		7,940	7,980	8,010	8,000	8,040	8,000	7,990	7,990	8,110	8,100
	Leisure And Hospitality		8,190	8,130	8,290	8,220	8,420	8,480	8,460	8,440	8,390	8,290
	Other Services		4,150	4,160	4,170	4,180	4,200	4,200	4,200	4,210	4,210	4,200
	Total Government		17,350	17,620	17,750	17,810	18,030	17,400	17,440	17,350	17,880	18,180
		Federal Government	4,460	4,440	4,450	4,490	4,550	4,550	4,620	4,600	4,590	4,610
		State Government	2,800	3,080	3,150	3,140	3,210	2,690	2,750	2,710	3,150	3,290
		Local Government	10,090	10,100	10,160	10,180	10,270	10,160	10,070	10,040	10,140	10,280
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