Wirt County
CALENDAR YEAR 2008
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			2,540	2,560	2,520	2,570	2,570	2,600	2,550	2,510	2,510	2,540
	Total Employment		2,350	2,340	2,350	2,390	2,380	2,400	2,400	2,380	2,390	2,410
	Total Unemployment		190	220	170	180	180	190	150	130	120	130
		Unemployment Rate	7.5	8.5	6.8	6.8	7.1	7.4	6.0	5.0	4.8	5.1
NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY
Total Nonfarm			860	880	880	880	890	900	880	890	900	920
Goods Producing			190	190	200	200	190	200	200	200	200	190
	Natural Resources And Mining		40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40
	Construction		40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40
	Manufacturing		**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
Service Providing			670	690	680	690	700	700	680	690	700	730
Private Service Providing			390	380	380	390	390	390	380	390	370	370
	Trade, Transportation And Utilities		90	90	90	90	90	90	90	100	90	90
		Wholesale Trade	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
		Retail Trade	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	90	80	80
		Trans. And Utilities	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
	Information		**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
	Financial Activities		20	20	20	30	30	30	30	20	20	30
	Professional And Business Services		10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
	Education & Health Servs		60	60	60	60	70	70	60	50	50	60
	Leisure And Hospitality		60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	50
	Other Services		140	140	140	140	140	140	140	140	140	140
	Total Government		290	300	300	300	310	310	300	300	330	350
		Federal Government	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
		State Government	50	50	50	50	50	50	40	40	40	50
		Local Government	230	240	240	240	250	250	240	240	270	290
Labor - Management Dispute (LMD) Status			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
* DATA HAVE BEEN REVISED TO 2007 BENCHMARK.
** NONDISCLOSURE

Date last revised: 11/21/08