| Berkeley 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 | 45,080 | 44,930 | 45,090 | 46,030 | 46,570 | 47,530 | 46,950 | 45,860 | 45,720 | 46,070 | |||||
| Total Employment | 42,780 | 42,570 | 42,780 | 43,470 | 43,900 | 44,720 | 44,630 | 43,980 | 43,860 | 43,790 | |||||
| Total Unemployment | 2,300 | 2,360 | 2,300 | 2,550 | 2,670 | 2,810 | 2,320 | 1,870 | 1,870 | 2,280 | |||||
| Unemployment Rate | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.9 | |||||
| NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY | |||||||||||||||
| Total Nonfarm | 29,990 | 29,940 | 29,840 | 29,580 | 29,680 | 29,560 | 29,540 | 29,500 | 29,330 | 29,260 | |||||
| Goods Producing | 3,870 | 3,820 | 3,870 | 3,850 | 3,880 | 3,930 | 3,910 | 3,880 | 3,840 | 3,810 | |||||
| Natural Resources And Mining | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | |||||
| Construction | 1,400 | 1,380 | 1,400 | 1,380 | 1,430 | 1,470 | 1,450 | 1,430 | 1,400 | 1,360 | |||||
| Manufacturing | 2,450 | 2,420 | 2,440 | 2,440 | 2,420 | 2,440 | 2,440 | 2,420 | 2,420 | 2,430 | |||||
| Service Providing | 26,110 | 26,110 | 25,980 | 25,730 | 25,810 | 25,630 | 25,630 | 25,630 | 25,490 | 25,440 | |||||
| Private Service Providing | 18,520 | 18,560 | 18,380 | 18,070 | 18,100 | 17,980 | 17,950 | 17,940 | 17,830 | 17,680 | |||||
| Trade, Transportation And Utilities | 5,580 | 5,540 | 5,410 | 5,140 | 5,110 | 5,060 | 5,030 | 5,020 | 4,970 | 4,900 | |||||
| Wholesale Trade | 940 | 940 | 920 | 910 | 920 | 920 | 910 | 910 | 880 | 860 | |||||
| Retail Trade | 3,750 | 3,730 | 3,600 | 3,350 | 3,320 | 3,270 | 3,250 | 3,230 | 3,210 | 3,160 | |||||
| Trans. And Utilities | 900 | 880 | 890 | 880 | 870 | 870 | 870 | 880 | 880 | 880 | |||||
| Information | 1,650 | 1,630 | 1,630 | 1,610 | 1,600 | 1,560 | 1,560 | 1,560 | 1,560 | 1,560 | |||||
| Financial Activities | 1,120 | 1,120 | 1,110 | 1,100 | 1,100 | 1,100 | 1,110 | 1,100 | 1,100 | 1,090 | |||||
| Professional And Business Services | 2,600 | 2,700 | 2,600 | 2,560 | 2,530 | 2,510 | 2,530 | 2,570 | 2,540 | 2,480 | |||||
| Education & Health Servs | 3,460 | 3,470 | 3,490 | 3,480 | 3,500 | 3,490 | 3,490 | 3,480 | 3,470 | 3,480 | |||||
| Leisure And Hospitality | 2,840 | 2,810 | 2,850 | 2,900 | 2,960 | 2,970 | 2,940 | 2,930 | 2,900 | 2,880 | |||||
| Other Services | 1,280 | 1,290 | 1,290 | 1,280 | 1,290 | 1,290 | 1,290 | 1,290 | 1,290 | 1,290 | |||||
| Total Government | 7,600 | 7,560 | 7,600 | 7,660 | 7,710 | 7,650 | 7,680 | 7,680 | 7,660 | 7,760 | |||||
| Federal Government | 3,340 | 3,320 | 3,330 | 3,380 | 3,390 | 3,380 | 3,420 | 3,430 | 3,420 | 3,440 | |||||
| State Government | 510 | 510 | 520 | 520 | 510 | 510 | 520 | 520 | 530 | 550 | |||||
| Local Government | 3,740 | 3,730 | 3,750 | 3,760 | 3,800 | 3,760 | 3,740 | 3,740 | 3,720 | 3,770 | |||||
| Labor - Management Dispute (LMD) Status | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| * DATA HAVE BEEN REVISED TO 2007 BENCHMARK. | |||||||||||||||
| ** NONDISCLOSURE | |||||||||||||||