Pleasants 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			3,220	3,180	3,160	3,190	3,180	3,250	3,190	3,150	3,160	3,170
	Total Employment		2,950	2,930	2,940	3,000	2,990	3,010	3,000	2,990	3,000	3,030
	Total Unemployment		270	250	220	190	190	240	190	170	160	150
		Unemployment Rate	8.3	7.9	6.9	6.0	6.1	7.4	5.8	5.3	5.0	4.6
NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY
Total Nonfarm			3,360	3,280	3,240	3,240	3,280	3,250	3,160	3,130	3,110	3,160
Goods Producing			970	890	830	830	860	800	790	770	780	780
	Natural Resources And Mining		110	110	100	100	110	110	110	100	100	100
	Construction		300	230	180	230	250	220	200	220	240	240
	Manufacturing		560	550	550	500	500	470	470	450	450	440
Service Providing			2,390	2,390	2,410	2,420	2,420	2,440	2,370	2,360	2,330	2,380
Private Service Providing			1,670	1,670	1,680	1,670	1,680	1,700	1,710	1,690	1,700	1,700
	Trade, Transportation And Utilities		530	530	530	530	540	540	540	540	540	540
		Wholesale Trade	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
		Retail Trade	180	190	190	190	200	200	200	200	200	200
		Trans. And Utilities	320	320	320	320	320	320	320	320	320	320
	Information		40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40
	Financial Activities		80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80
	Professional And Business Services		200	200	210	210	200	210	210	210	210	210
	Education & Health Servs		330	330	340	340	340	340	340	350	350	350
	Leisure And Hospitality		210	200	190	190	190	190	200	180	180	180
	Other Services		290	290	290	290	290	300	300	300	300	300
	Total Government		720	720	730	740	730	750	670	660	630	680
		Federal Government	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
		State Government	270	270	280	280	280	280	280	270	270	270
		Local Government	440	440	440	450	440	450	370	370	340	390
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