Employment & Unemployment Data
Workforce Investment Area 5			June 2008	May 2008	June 2007
Civilian Labor Force			73.1	71.9	72.3
	Employment		68.4	67.6	68.4
	Unemployment		4.7	4.3	3.9
		Unemployment Rate	6.4	5.9	5.4
Total Nonfarm Payroll			73.7	73.7	72.1
Total Private			63.0	63.0	61.4
Goods-Producing			12.9	12.9	13.0
	Natural Resources & Mining		1.2	1.2	1.2
	Construction		2.6	2.5	2.6
	Manufacturing		9.2	9.2	9.2
Service-Providing			60.8	60.8	59.0
Private Service-Providing			50.1	50.1	48.4
	Trade, Transportation, & Utilities		11.7	11.7	11.4
		Wholesale Trade	2.3	2.3	2.2
		Retail Trade	7.7	7.6	7.5
		Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities	1.8	1.8	1.7
	Information		0.6	0.6	0.6
	Financial Activities		2.6	2.6	2.8
	Professional & Business Services		5.3	5.3	5.5
	Educational & Health Services		13.1	13.1	12.4
	Leisure & Hospitality		9.9	10.0	8.7
	Other Services		6.8	6.8	6.9
	Government		10.7	10.7	10.7
		Federal	0.7	0.7	0.7
		State	1.7	1.8	1.7
		Local	8.4	8.2	8.3
Labor-Management Dispute Status			0.0	0.0	0.0
Data in thousands. March 2007 benchmark