| 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 | |||||||||||||||