Workforce Investment Area 7

April 2008:

•    Total nonfarm payroll employment down 400
•    Goods-producing sector unchanged
•    Service-providing sector down 500
•    Total unemployment up 400
•    Unemployment rate up from 5.2 to 5.4 percent

Over the Year:

•    Total nonfarm payroll employment down 1,100
•    Goods-producing sector down 800
•    Service-providing sector down 400
•    Total unemployment up 1,700
•    Unemployment rate up from 4.1 to 5.4 percent