Barbour 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			6,540	7,010	6,920	6,950	6,970	6,700	6,590	6,520	6,750	6,730
	Total Employment		6,140	6,510	6,490	6,560	6,580	6,320	6,310	6,250	6,480	6,440
	Total Unemployment		400	510	430	390	390	380	280	260	270	290
		Unemployment Rate	6.1	7.2	6.2	5.6	5.6	5.7	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.4
NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY
Total Nonfarm			3,770	4,070	4,060	4,070	4,080	3,810	3,770	3,780	3,960	3,960
Goods Producing			550	540	570	580	580	580	580	570	580	560
	Natural Resources And Mining		260	260	260	260	260	260	260	260	260	260
	Construction		160	140	180	190	190	190	190	180	190	170
	Manufacturing		140	140	130	130	130	130	130	130	130	130
Service Providing			3,210	3,530	3,500	3,500	3,500	3,230	3,200	3,210	3,390	3,400
Private Service Providing			2,330	2,630	2,600	2,590	2,590	2,320	2,280	2,290	2,490	2,500
	Trade, Transportation And Utilities		520	510	500	490	490	490	490	490	490	490
		Wholesale Trade	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	50	50	50
		Retail Trade	320	320	320	310	310	310	300	310	310	310
		Trans. And Utilities	140	120	120	120	120	120	130	130	130	130
	Information		10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
	Financial Activities		120	120	120	120	120	120	120	120	120	120
	Professional And Business Services		90	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
	Education & Health Servs		850	1,160	1,140	1,130	1,130	850	820	830	1,030	1,040
	Leisure And Hospitality		270	270	270	280	280	280	280	280	280	280
	Other Services		470	470	470	470	470	470	470	470	470	470
	Total Government		890	900	890	900	910	920	920	920	900	900
		Federal Government	50	40	40	50	40	40	40	50	40	50
		State Government	180	170	170	170	180	190	190	190	180	180
		Local Government	660	690	680	690	690	690	690	690	670	670
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