Employment & Unemployment Data
Workforce Investment Area 1  June 2008  May 2008  June 2007
Civilian Labor Force 138.8 136.0 137.9
Employment 130.7 128.6 130.9
Unemployment 8.1 7.4 7.0
Unemployment Rate 5.8 5.4 5.0
Total Nonfarm Payroll 119.9 119.4 120.0
Total Private 95.3 94.6 95.4
Goods-Producing 18.2 18.1 18.0
Natural Resources & Mining 7.1 7.1 6.7
Construction 4.9 4.9 5.1
Manufacturing 6.2 6.2 6.3
Service-Providing 101.7 101.2 101.9
Private Service-Providing 77.2 76.4 77.3
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities 23.9 23.8 24.0
Wholesale Trade 3.5 3.5 3.4
Retail Trade 16.8 16.7 16.9
Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities 3.7 3.7 3.8
Information 1.4 1.4 1.4
Financial Activities 3.7 3.7 3.9
Professional & Business Services 7.4 7.4 7.4
Educational & Health Services 17.1 17.1 16.7
Leisure & Hospitality 13.5 13.0 13.8
Other Services 10.1 10.1 10.1
Government 24.6 24.8 24.6
Federal 2.9 2.9 3.0
State 5.8 6.0 6.0
Local 15.8 15.8 15.6
Labor-Management Dispute Status 0.0 0.0 0.0
Data in thousands. March 2007 benchmark