Hardy 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			7,220	7,240	7,140	7,050	7,100	7,210	7,130	7,040	7,100	7,030
	Total Employment		6,770	6,750	6,690	6,700	6,760	6,850	6,850	6,790	6,850	6,750
	Total Unemployment		450	490	460	350	340	360	280	250	240	280
		Unemployment Rate	6.2	6.8	6.4	5.0	4.8	5.0	3.9	3.5	3.4	4.0
NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY
Total Nonfarm			6,660	6,550	6,540	6,540	6,610	6,610	6,600	6,590	6,680	6,600
Goods Producing			3,510	3,410	3,360	3,360	3,380	3,380	3,370	3,350	3,330	3,300
	Natural Resources And Mining		10	10	10	10	10	20	20	20	20	20
	Construction		130	120	120	110	110	110	110	110	110	110
	Manufacturing		3,370	3,280	3,230	3,230	3,250	3,250	3,240	3,220	3,200	3,170
Service Providing			3,140	3,150	3,180	3,180	3,230	3,230	3,230	3,240	3,350	3,310
Private Service Providing			2,350	2,340	2,390	2,400	2,420	2,410	2,400	2,420	2,500	2,470
	Trade, Transportation And Utilities		890	880	910	920	940	950	930	940	940	930
		Wholesale Trade	120	120	110	120	120	110	110	110	110	110
		Retail Trade	610	600	640	650	660	670	670	670	680	660
		Trans. And Utilities	160	160	160	160	160	160	160	160	160	160
	Information		80	90	90	90	90	90	90	80	80	90
	Financial Activities		180	170	170	170	170	170	170	170	170	170
	Professional And Business Services		150	150	150	150	150	150	160	150	150	150
	Education & Health Servs		410	410	420	410	400	390	390	390	470	450
	Leisure And Hospitality		410	410	410	420	430	430	430	440	440	440
	Other Services		240	240	240	240	240	240	240	240	240	240
	Total Government		790	810	800	780	810	820	830	820	850	840
		Federal Government	50	50	50	50	50	50	60	50	60	60
		State Government	180	170	170	170	180	200	200	210	200	190
		Local Government	560	580	570	570	580	580	570	560	590	590
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