State Economic Indicators Apr-08 Mar-08 Apr-07
Average Weekly Hours in Manufacturing
  Unadjusted 41.3 41.1 41.4
  Seasonally Adjusted 41.4 41.2 41.5
Total Production Worker Hours in    
 Manufacturing (000), Weekly, Unadjusted 1,929 1,909 1,960
Average Weekly Earnings    
 in Manufacturing, Unadjusted $784.29 $780.08 $778.32
   
Average Weekly Hours in Mining (Adjusted) 47.5 48.1 47.4
Average Weekly Earnings in Mining (Adjusted) $1,058.30 $1,077.92 $1,016.73
Coal Production (tons) 13,666 13,159 11,862
   
Initial Claims 4,982 5,113 5,279
Weeks Claimed 61,123 84,497 65,791
Benefits Paid 11,882,333 16,242,732 12,618,174
Weeks Compensated 50,888 68,912 54,782
Average Weekly Payment 234 236 230
Trust Fund Balance 214,809,588 212,945,135 210,479,045
Insured Unemployment Rate    
  Unadjusted 2.0 2.4 2.2
  Seasonally Adjusted 1.9 2.0 2.2