Employment & Unemployment Data
Workforce Investment Area 2			Sept 2008	Aug 2008	Sept 2007
Civilian Labor Force			128.0	128.2	129.6
	Employment		123.5	123.5	124.4
	Unemployment		4.5	4.7	5.2
		Unemployment Rate	3.5	3.7	4.0
Total Nonfarm Payroll			118.6	118.5	119.7
Total Private			99.2	98.9	100.0
Goods-Producing			24.9	24.6	25.3
	Natural Resources & Mining		9.3	9.3	9.1
	Construction		6.5	6.3	7.4
	Manufacturing		9.0	9.0	8.9
Service-Providing			93.8	93.9	94.4
Private Service-Providing			74.4	74.3	74.6
	Trade, Transportation, & Utilities		24.4	24.5	24.1
		Wholesale Trade	4.5	4.5	4.4
		Retail Trade	14.2	14.3	13.9
		Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities	5.7	5.7	5.7
	Information		1.5	1.6	1.6
	Financial Activities		3.6	3.6	3.8
	Professional & Business Services		10.0	9.9	10.9
	Educational & Health Services		17.0	16.9	16.6
	Leisure & Hospitality		10.3	10.3	10.1
	Other Services		7.5	7.5	7.6
	Government		19.4	19.6	19.7
		Federal	2.8	2.8	2.7
		State	5.0	5.0	5.4
		Local	11.6	11.8	11.7
Labor-Management Dispute Status			0.0	0.0	0.0