| Preston 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 | 15,050 | 15,300 | 15,330 | 15,570 | 15,740 | 15,390 | 15,480 | 15,300 | 15,730 | 15,800 | |||||
| Total Employment | 14,310 | 14,440 | 14,580 | 14,900 | 15,070 | 14,680 | 14,960 | 14,800 | 15,250 | 15,300 | |||||
| Total Unemployment | 740 | 860 | 750 | 670 | 670 | 710 | 530 | 500 | 490 | 500 | |||||
| Unemployment Rate | 4.9 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | |||||
| NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY | |||||||||||||||
| Total Nonfarm | 7,990 | 7,870 | 7,920 | 8,060 | 8,240 | 8,210 | 8,100 | 8,270 | 8,220 | 8,300 | |||||
| Goods Producing | 1,770 | 1,630 | 1,640 | 1,720 | 1,910 | 1,960 | 2,000 | 2,090 | 2,000 | 1,960 | |||||
| Natural Resources And Mining | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | |||||
| Construction | 550 | 450 | 480 | 530 | 660 | 680 | 690 | 780 | 710 | 690 | |||||
| Manufacturing | 860 | 820 | 810 | 820 | 860 | 870 | 880 | 880 | 870 | 850 | |||||
| Service Providing | 6,220 | 6,240 | 6,290 | 6,340 | 6,330 | 6,250 | 6,110 | 6,180 | 6,220 | 6,340 | |||||
| Private Service Providing | 3,840 | 3,850 | 3,880 | 3,960 | 3,960 | 3,860 | 3,860 | 3,930 | 3,910 | 3,980 | |||||
| Trade, Transportation And Utilities | 1,490 | 1,500 | 1,490 | 1,530 | 1,530 | 1,470 | 1,500 | 1,470 | 1,480 | 1,500 | |||||
| Wholesale Trade | 120 | 130 | 120 | 130 | 130 | 110 | 140 | 140 | 130 | 130 | |||||
| Retail Trade | 980 | 980 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 960 | 970 | 940 | 970 | 980 | |||||
| Trans. And Utilities | 380 | 400 | 380 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 390 | 400 | |||||
| Information | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | |||||
| Financial Activities | 270 | 270 | 260 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 260 | 260 | |||||
| Professional And Business Services | 270 | 270 | 300 | 310 | 320 | 330 | 320 | 320 | 310 | 340 | |||||
| Education & Health Servs | 700 | 720 | 730 | 740 | 740 | 710 | 690 | 690 | 680 | 700 | |||||
| Leisure And Hospitality | 500 | 470 | 500 | 520 | 510 | 490 | 480 | 580 | 580 | 580 | |||||
| Other Services | 520 | 520 | 520 | 520 | 520 | 520 | 520 | 520 | 520 | 530 | |||||
| Total Government | 2,380 | 2,390 | 2,410 | 2,380 | 2,380 | 2,390 | 2,250 | 2,260 | 2,310 | 2,360 | |||||
| Federal Government | 590 | 590 | 580 | 580 | 580 | 580 | 580 | 580 | 570 | 550 | |||||
| State Government | 400 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 410 | 420 | 420 | 430 | 420 | 420 | |||||
| Local Government | 1,390 | 1,390 | 1,400 | 1,380 | 1,390 | 1,390 | 1,250 | 1,250 | 1,320 | 1,400 | |||||
| Labor - Management Dispute (LMD) Status | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| * DATA HAVE BEEN REVISED TO 2007 BENCHMARK. | |||||||||||||||
| ** NONDISCLOSURE | |||||||||||||||