| Mercer 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 | 24,610 | 24,500 | 24,460 | 24,790 | 24,770 | 25,080 | 24,780 | 24,350 | 24,280 | ||||||
| Total Employment | 23,310 | 23,220 | 23,190 | 23,540 | 23,580 | 23,760 | 23,720 | 23,440 | 23,460 | ||||||
| Total Unemployment | 1,300 | 1,290 | 1,280 | 1,250 | 1,190 | 1,310 | 1,060 | 910 | 830 | ||||||
| Unemployment Rate | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.4 | ||||||
| NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY | |||||||||||||||
| Total Nonfarm | 23,950 | 23,860 | 23,800 | 23,930 | 24,030 | 23,880 | 23,650 | 23,660 | 23,720 | ||||||
| Goods Producing | 2,410 | 2,410 | 2,450 | 2,440 | 2,450 | 2,460 | 2,460 | 2,460 | 2,450 | ||||||
| Natural Resources And Mining | 230 | 230 | 230 | 230 | 230 | 240 | 240 | 240 | 250 | ||||||
| Construction | 830 | 840 | 880 | 880 | 900 | 910 | 910 | 920 | 900 | ||||||
| Manufacturing | 1,350 | 1,350 | 1,340 | 1,330 | 1,320 | 1,320 | 1,310 | 1,310 | 1,300 | ||||||
| Service Providing | 21,540 | 21,450 | 21,360 | 21,500 | 21,580 | 21,420 | 21,200 | 21,200 | 21,270 | ||||||
| Private Service Providing | 16,370 | 16,470 | 16,360 | 16,450 | 16,500 | 16,530 | 16,490 | 16,480 | 16,510 | ||||||
| Trade, Transportation And Utilities | 5,060 | 5,000 | 5,020 | 5,020 | 5,040 | 5,050 | 5,050 | 5,010 | 5,020 | ||||||
| Wholesale Trade | 670 | 680 | 680 | 670 | 680 | 690 | 660 | 650 | 660 | ||||||
| Retail Trade | 3,500 | 3,430 | 3,450 | 3,460 | 3,470 | 3,480 | 3,510 | 3,490 | 3,490 | ||||||
| Trans. And Utilities | 880 | 890 | 890 | 890 | 880 | 880 | 880 | 870 | 870 | ||||||
| Information | 350 | 350 | 350 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 370 | ||||||
| Financial Activities | 700 | 710 | 710 | 710 | 710 | 720 | 720 | 720 | 710 | ||||||
| Professional And Business Services | 2,000 | 1,970 | 1,980 | 2,060 | 2,090 | 2,130 | 2,090 | 2,110 | 2,090 | ||||||
| Education & Health Servs | 3,520 | 3,520 | 3,520 | 3,530 | 3,550 | 3,530 | 3,540 | 3,540 | 3,550 | ||||||
| Leisure And Hospitality | 2,520 | 2,690 | 2,550 | 2,540 | 2,520 | 2,510 | 2,520 | 2,530 | 2,520 | ||||||
| Other Services | 2,230 | 2,230 | 2,240 | 2,240 | 2,240 | 2,230 | 2,220 | 2,210 | 2,240 | ||||||
| Total Government | 5,170 | 4,980 | 5,000 | 5,040 | 5,080 | 4,890 | 4,710 | 4,720 | 4,760 | ||||||
| Federal Government | 240 | 240 | 240 | 250 | 250 | 240 | 250 | 240 | 240 | ||||||
| State Government | 1,560 | 1,350 | 1,360 | 1,380 | 1,440 | 1,270 | 1,230 | 1,220 | 1,260 | ||||||
| Local Government | 3,370 | 3,390 | 3,400 | 3,410 | 3,390 | 3,380 | 3,230 | 3,260 | 3,260 | ||||||
| Labor - Management Dispute (LMD) Status | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| * DATA HAVE BEEN REVISED TO 2007 BENCHMARK. | |||||||||||||||
| ** NONDISCLOSURE | |||||||||||||||