Hampshire 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			10,120	9,960	10,050	10,110	10,130	10,350	10,200	10,000	9,790	9,870
	Total Employment		9,490	9,390	9,490	9,640	9,690	9,870	9,770	9,660	9,490	9,500
	Total Unemployment		630	570	560	470	440	480	430	350	310	370
		Unemployment Rate	6.2	5.7	5.5	4.6	4.4	4.7	4.3	3.4	3.1	3.8
NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY
Total Nonfarm			4,260	4,320	4,340	4,360	4,370	4,380	4,330	4,320	4,310	4,330
Goods Producing			480	490	490	490	480	480	470	480	480	470
	Natural Resources And Mining		30	30	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	30
	Construction		280	280	280	290	280	270	260	270	270	260
	Manufacturing		180	180	180	180	180	180	180	190	190	190
Service Providing			3,780	3,830	3,850	3,870	3,890	3,900	3,860	3,830	3,820	3,860
Private Service Providing			2,370	2,390	2,390	2,410	2,410	2,430	2,450	2,430	2,430	2,400
	Trade, Transportation And Utilities		670	670	670	670	670	670	680	670	670	680
		Wholesale Trade	100	110	100	110	110	100	90	90	90	80
		Retail Trade	440	440	440	430	430	450	460	460	460	470
		Trans. And Utilities	130	130	130	130	130	120	130	120	120	120
	Information		**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
	Financial Activities		230	240	240	240	240	240	250	250	240	250
	Professional And Business Services		130	140	140	140	140	140	140	140	140	140
	Education & Health Servs		630	640	630	630	620	630	630	620	630	620
	Leisure And Hospitality		330	310	330	350	360	360	370	370	350	330
	Other Services		330	330	330	330	330	330	330	330	330	330
	Total Government		1,410	1,450	1,460	1,460	1,480	1,470	1,420	1,400	1,400	1,450
		Federal Government	60	50	60	50	50	60	50	50	50	50
		State Government	510	520	520	510	540	540	500	500	520	510
		Local Government	850	870	890	900	890	880	860	850	820	890
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