| Mcdowell 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 | 7,100 | 7,060 | 7,040 | 7,110 | 7,130 | 7,290 | 7,150 | 7,000 | 7,010 | 7,090 | |||||
| Total Employment | 6,550 | 6,490 | 6,500 | 6,580 | 6,590 | 6,690 | 6,690 | 6,600 | 6,630 | 6,690 | |||||
| Total Unemployment | 550 | 570 | 540 | 530 | 530 | 600 | 470 | 410 | 380 | 400 | |||||
| Unemployment Rate | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.6 | |||||
| NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY | |||||||||||||||
| Total Nonfarm | 6,430 | 6,420 | 6,420 | 6,450 | 6,450 | 6,490 | 6,470 | 6,450 | 6,540 | 6,570 | |||||
| Goods Producing | 1,330 | 1,320 | 1,320 | 1,340 | 1,340 | 1,360 | 1,360 | 1,350 | 1,380 | 1,380 | |||||
| Natural Resources And Mining | 1,240 | 1,230 | 1,240 | 1,250 | 1,250 | 1,260 | 1,260 | 1,260 | 1,280 | 1,280 | |||||
| Construction | 40 | 40 | 30 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 50 | 50 | |||||
| Manufacturing | 60 | 60 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 60 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | |||||
| Service Providing | 5,100 | 5,100 | 5,100 | 5,110 | 5,100 | 5,130 | 5,120 | 5,100 | 5,160 | 5,190 | |||||
| Private Service Providing | 3,160 | 3,140 | 3,140 | 3,150 | 3,160 | 3,160 | 3,180 | 3,210 | 3,180 | 3,190 | |||||
| Trade, Transportation And Utilities | 1,180 | 1,160 | 1,180 | 1,180 | 1,170 | 1,180 | 1,180 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,210 | |||||
| Wholesale Trade | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | |||||
| Retail Trade | 890 | 880 | 900 | 900 | 900 | 910 | 900 | 910 | 910 | 920 | |||||
| Trans. And Utilities | 260 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 230 | 240 | 240 | 250 | 250 | 250 | |||||
| Information | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 90 | |||||
| Financial Activities | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | |||||
| Professional And Business Services | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | |||||
| Education & Health Servs | 580 | 570 | 570 | 580 | 580 | 580 | 600 | 610 | 590 | 610 | |||||
| Leisure And Hospitality | 160 | 170 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 170 | 150 | 140 | |||||
| Other Services | 790 | 790 | 790 | 790 | 790 | 790 | 790 | 790 | 780 | 790 | |||||
| Total Government | 1,940 | 1,970 | 1,960 | 1,960 | 1,950 | 1,970 | 1,940 | 1,890 | 1,990 | 2,000 | |||||
| Federal Government | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | |||||
| State Government | 480 | 490 | 490 | 490 | 480 | 490 | 490 | 490 | 490 | 480 | |||||
| Local Government | 1,390 | 1,410 | 1,400 | 1,400 | 1,400 | 1,420 | 1,380 | 1,330 | 1,430 | 1,450 | |||||
| Labor - Management Dispute (LMD) Status | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| * DATA HAVE BEEN REVISED TO 2007 BENCHMARK. | |||||||||||||||
| ** NONDISCLOSURE | |||||||||||||||