| Raleigh 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 | 32,790 | 32,830 | 32,560 | 32,860 | 32,840 | 33,510 | 33,160 | 32,620 | 32,510 | 32,440 | |||||
| Total Employment | 31,310 | 31,130 | 30,980 | 31,270 | 31,280 | 31,750 | 31,890 | 31,430 | 31,380 | 31,290 | |||||
| Total Unemployment | 1,480 | 1,700 | 1,580 | 1,600 | 1,560 | 1,760 | 1,270 | 1,200 | 1,130 | 1,150 | |||||
| Unemployment Rate | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.6 | |||||
| NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY | |||||||||||||||
| Total Nonfarm | 33,950 | 33,950 | 33,680 | 33,500 | 33,530 | 33,730 | 33,670 | 33,570 | 33,680 | 33,530 | |||||
| Goods Producing | 4,460 | 4,500 | 4,540 | 4,560 | 4,580 | 4,630 | 4,660 | 4,660 | 4,710 | 4,690 | |||||
| Natural Resources And Mining | 1,730 | 1,740 | 1,760 | 1,770 | 1,780 | 1,790 | 1,800 | 1,790 | 1,830 | 1,820 | |||||
| Construction | 1,540 | 1,570 | 1,580 | 1,590 | 1,590 | 1,610 | 1,620 | 1,620 | 1,640 | 1,630 | |||||
| Manufacturing | 1,190 | 1,190 | 1,200 | 1,210 | 1,210 | 1,220 | 1,240 | 1,240 | 1,250 | 1,240 | |||||
| Service Providing | 29,490 | 29,460 | 29,140 | 28,940 | 28,950 | 29,110 | 29,010 | 28,910 | 28,970 | 28,850 | |||||
| Private Service Providing | 24,250 | 24,190 | 23,870 | 23,650 | 23,620 | 23,720 | 23,650 | 23,520 | 23,630 | 23,540 | |||||
| Trade, Transportation And Utilities | 7,530 | 7,490 | 7,500 | 7,550 | 7,530 | 7,590 | 7,590 | 7,570 | 7,560 | 7,500 | |||||
| Wholesale Trade | 1,470 | 1,480 | 1,480 | 1,500 | 1,490 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,520 | |||||
| Retail Trade | 5,280 | 5,220 | 5,240 | 5,270 | 5,250 | 5,300 | 5,290 | 5,280 | 5,270 | 5,190 | |||||
| Trans. And Utilities | 790 | 790 | 780 | 780 | 790 | 790 | 800 | 800 | 800 | 790 | |||||
| Information | 540 | 540 | 530 | 530 | 530 | 540 | 540 | 550 | 520 | 530 | |||||
| Financial Activities | 1,000 | 990 | 980 | 980 | 960 | 970 | 960 | 970 | 980 | 980 | |||||
| Professional And Business Services | 2,770 | 2,750 | 2,750 | 2,730 | 2,710 | 2,730 | 2,740 | 2,740 | 2,740 | 2,750 | |||||
| Education & Health Servs | 5,990 | 5,990 | 6,020 | 6,060 | 6,070 | 6,060 | 5,960 | 5,850 | 5,970 | 5,950 | |||||
| Leisure And Hospitality | 4,230 | 4,250 | 3,910 | 3,620 | 3,630 | 3,660 | 3,690 | 3,660 | 3,690 | 3,660 | |||||
| Other Services | 2,180 | 2,190 | 2,180 | 2,180 | 2,190 | 2,190 | 2,180 | 2,180 | 2,180 | 2,180 | |||||
| Total Government | 5,240 | 5,270 | 5,280 | 5,290 | 5,330 | 5,380 | 5,360 | 5,390 | 5,340 | 5,310 | |||||
| Federal Government | 1,660 | 1,660 | 1,670 | 1,680 | 1,680 | 1,690 | 1,690 | 1,710 | 1,710 | 1,710 | |||||
| State Government | 920 | 920 | 910 | 930 | 960 | 960 | 960 | 970 | 950 | 940 | |||||
| Local Government | 2,660 | 2,680 | 2,690 | 2,680 | 2,700 | 2,730 | 2,710 | 2,710 | 2,680 | 2,650 | |||||
| Labor - Management Dispute (LMD) Status | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| * DATA HAVE BEEN REVISED TO 2007 BENCHMARK. | |||||||||||||||
| ** NONDISCLOSURE | |||||||||||||||