Lincoln 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			7,790	7,860	7,890	8,040	7,990	8,170	8,050	7,920	7,840	7,840
	Total Employment		7,360	7,340	7,420	7,560	7,530	7,670	7,680	7,570	7,540	7,520
	Total Unemployment		440	520	470	480	460	500	370	350	300	320
		Unemployment Rate	5.6	6.6	5.9	5.9	5.8	6.1	4.6	4.4	3.8	4.0
NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY
Total Nonfarm			3,500	3,480	3,500	3,510	3,530	3,510	3,400	3,420	3,520	3,570
Goods Producing			800	790	800	800	800	810	800	810	800	790
	Natural Resources And Mining		410	420	420	420	420	420	420	430	410	410
	Construction		370	360	360	370	360	370	370	370	370	370
	Manufacturing		20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Service Providing			2,700	2,680	2,700	2,710	2,730	2,700	2,600	2,610	2,720	2,780
Private Service Providing			1,780	1,760	1,760	1,770	1,780	1,780	1,800	1,800	1,820	1,840
	Trade, Transportation And Utilities		610	610	590	590	590	590	600	590	600	620
		Wholesale Trade	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
		Retail Trade	360	350	340	340	330	330	330	330	350	360
		Trans. And Utilities	250	250	250	250	250	250	250	250	250	250
	Information		70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70
	Financial Activities		60	60	60	60	70	70	70	70	70	70
	Professional And Business Services		140	140	150	150	150	150	150	160	150	160
	Education & Health Servs		400	400	400	410	420	410	410	410	440	440
	Leisure And Hospitality		120	110	120	120	120	120	120	120	120	120
	Other Services		380	380	380	380	380	380	370	370	370	370
	Total Government		920	920	940	930	940	920	800	810	900	940
		Federal Government	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50
		State Government	130	130	140	130	140	130	130	130	120	130
		Local Government	750	750	750	760	760	740	630	640	730	760
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