Mercer County
CALENDAR YEAR 2007
MONTHLY REPORT ON THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND UNEMPLOYMENT *
			JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC	AVG
LABOR FORCE STATISTICS
Civilian Labor Force			24,690	24,600	24,360	24,470	24,650	25,050	25,010	24,470	24,350	24,550	24,540	24,430	24,600
	Total Employment		23,450	23,350	23,270	23,420	23,670	23,910	23,920	23,390	23,440	23,570	23,580	23,430	23,530
	Total Unemployment		1,240	1,250	1,090	1,050	990	1,140	1,090	1,090	910	980	950	1,000	1,070
		Unemployment Rate	5.0	5.1	4.5	4.3	4.0	4.6	4.4	4.4	3.7	4.0	3.9	4.1	4.3
NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY
Total Nonfarm			24,200	24,070	24,170	23,790	23,940	23,860	23,230	23,360	23,360	23,910	24,090	24,160	23,840
Goods Producing			2,280	2,280	2,330	2,310	2,360	2,410	2,390	2,430	2,410	2,420	2,430	2,410	2,370
	Natural Resources And Mining		170	170	170	170	180	190	180	190	200	210	210	210	190
	Construction		720	710	760	780	820	870	870	890	870	870	860	850	820
	Manufacturing		1,390	1,400	1,390	1,360	1,360	1,350	1,350	1,360	1,340	1,350	1,360	1,350	1,360
Service Providing			21,910	21,780	21,840	21,480	21,580	21,450	20,830	20,920	20,940	21,500	21,660	21,740	21,470
Private Service Providing			16,780	16,780	16,580	16,370	16,330	16,440	16,170	16,190	16,160	16,150	16,370	16,430	16,390
	Trade, Transportation And Utilities		5,070	5,000	5,010	4,990	5,020	5,030	4,980	5,010	5,020	5,060	5,200	5,200	5,050
		Wholesale Trade	680	680	680	670	680	680	680	680	680	680	680	680	680
		Retail Trade	3,500	3,430	3,460	3,430	3,460	3,460	3,430	3,450	3,450	3,500	3,640	3,640	3,490
		Trans. And Utilities	890	890	880	890	880	890	860	880	880	880	890	890	880
	Information		350	350	360	360	360	370	360	360	360	360	360	360	360
	Financial Activities		730	730	730	740	750	750	730	730	720	720	720	710	730
	Professional And Business Services		2,010	1,950	1,980	1,920	1,930	1,990	1,930	1,960	1,910	1,860	1,930	2,010	1,950
	Education & Health Servs		3,630	3,620	3,600	3,620	3,550	3,560	3,460	3,440	3,490	3,480	3,500	3,480	3,540
	Leisure And Hospitality		2,780	2,940	2,690	2,480	2,480	2,490	2,490	2,490	2,450	2,440	2,440	2,430	2,550
	Other Services		2,210	2,200	2,210	2,250	2,250	2,250	2,210	2,220	2,220	2,230	2,230	2,230	2,230
	Total Government		5,140	5,010	5,260	5,110	5,250	5,020	4,670	4,740	4,790	5,350	5,280	5,320	5,080
		Federal Government	260	260	260	260	260	260	260	260	260	260	250	260	260
		State Government	1,590	1,480	1,710	1,570	1,680	1,430	1,230	1,260	1,300	1,730	1,660	1,700	1,530
		Local Government	3,280	3,270	3,290	3,280	3,310	3,330	3,180	3,220	3,230	3,370	3,380	3,360	3,290
Labor - Management Dispute (LMD) Status			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	XX
* DATA HAVE BEEN REVISED TO 2007 BENCHMARK.
** NONDISCLOSURE

Date last revised: 04/21/08