Nicholas 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			10,860	10,890	10,890	11,020	11,100	11,320	11,140	11,080	10,860	10,900
	Total Employment		10,250	10,230	10,280	10,440	10,520	10,690	10,690	10,650	10,450	10,460
	Total Unemployment		610	670	620	580	580	640	460	430	410	450
		Unemployment Rate	5.6	6.1	5.6	5.3	5.2	5.6	4.1	3.9	3.8	4.1
NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY
Total Nonfarm			9,570	9,530	9,600	9,670	9,740	9,770	9,710	9,790	9,560	9,640
Goods Producing			2,200	2,170	2,180	2,240	2,260	2,250	2,250	2,270	2,260	2,250
	Natural Resources And Mining		940	900	910	950	980	990	990	990	990	1,000
	Construction		340	340	340	350	350	350	350	350	350	350
	Manufacturing		920	930	940	940	940	910	920	930	910	910
Service Providing			7,370	7,360	7,420	7,430	7,470	7,530	7,460	7,530	7,310	7,390
Private Service Providing			5,240	5,230	5,270	5,260	5,270	5,290	5,270	5,390	5,250	5,220
	Trade, Transportation And Utilities		1,900	1,870	1,910	1,890	1,910	1,930	1,910	1,970	1,900	1,870
		Wholesale Trade	190	190	190	190	190	190	190	250	190	190
		Retail Trade	1,420	1,400	1,430	1,410	1,420	1,440	1,420	1,430	1,420	1,400
		Trans. And Utilities	290	290	290	290	290	290	290	290	290	290
	Information		50	50	50	50	50	60	50	50	50	50
	Financial Activities		440	440	440	430	420	420	430	430	430	430
	Professional And Business Services		350	360	370	370	380	390	380	410	400	390
	Education & Health Servs		850	850	850	850	830	820	810	840	810	820
	Leisure And Hospitality		800	810	800	820	830	830	840	840	810	810
	Other Services		850	850	850	850	850	850	850	850	850	850
	Total Government		2,140	2,130	2,160	2,180	2,200	2,230	2,190	2,140	2,050	2,170
		Federal Government	100	100	100	100	110	110	110	110	110	100
		State Government	170	180	180	170	180	180	180	180	180	180
		Local Government	1,870	1,860	1,880	1,900	1,920	1,950	1,900	1,850	1,770	1,890
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