Clay 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			3,480	3,530	3,520	3,560	3,500	3,610	3,540	3,470	3,440	3,460
	Total Employment		3,200	3,190	3,220	3,290	3,270	3,330	3,340	3,290	3,280	3,270
	Total Unemployment		280	340	300	270	240	280	210	180	160	190
		Unemployment Rate	8.1	9.6	8.5	7.6	6.7	7.7	5.8	5.2	4.7	5.6
NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY
Total Nonfarm			2,270	2,250	2,230	2,240	2,300	2,290	2,270	2,270	2,290	2,280
Goods Producing			670	650	650	660	670	670	670	670	670	670
	Natural Resources And Mining		480	490	480	480	480	490	490	490	490	490
	Construction		140	120	110	120	120	120	120	120	120	120
	Manufacturing		50	50	50	60	60	60	60	60	60	60
Service Providing			1,590	1,590	1,580	1,580	1,630	1,620	1,600	1,600	1,630	1,610
Private Service Providing			990	990	990	990	1,030	1,030	1,010	1,010	1,030	1,020
	Trade, Transportation And Utilities		320	320	320	320	330	330	320	310	320	320
		Wholesale Trade	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
		Retail Trade	140	140	140	150	150	150	150	150	150	150
		Trans. And Utilities	150	150	150	150	150	150	150	150	150	150
	Information		**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
	Financial Activities		40	40	40	40	50	50	40	50	40	40
	Professional And Business Services		80	90	80	80	100	90	80	90	100	90
	Education & Health Servs		300	300	300	300	310	310	300	300	310	310
	Leisure And Hospitality		50	50	50	50	60	60	60	60	60	50
	Other Services		190	190	190	190	190	190	190	190	190	190
	Total Government		610	600	590	590	600	590	590	600	600	600
		Federal Government	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	30	30	20
		State Government	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70
		Local Government	510	510	490	490	510	500	500	500	500	500
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