Ritchie 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			4,540	4,600	4,580	4,640	4,600	4,690	4,600	4,510	4,470
	Total Employment		4,200	4,210	4,220	4,300	4,310	4,380	4,380	4,310	4,280
	Total Unemployment		340	400	360	340	290	310	220	200	190
		Unemployment Rate	7.5	8.7	7.9	7.3	6.3	6.5	4.8	4.4	4.2
NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY
Total Nonfarm			3,380	3,430	3,430	3,500	3,490	3,520	3,520	3,490	3,460
Goods Producing			1,370	1,450	1,420	1,500	1,480	1,500	1,530	1,510	1,500
	Natural Resources And Mining		390	400	400	400	400	400	400	400	400
	Construction		170	160	160	160	160	160	160	160	160
	Manufacturing		**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
Service Providing			2,010	1,980	2,010	2,000	2,020	2,010	1,990	1,970	1,960
Private Service Providing			1,370	1,360	1,370	1,330	1,340	1,340	1,340	1,340	1,330
	Trade, Transportation And Utilities		620	620	630	620	610	600	600	610	610
		Wholesale Trade	250	250	260	250	240	230	240	240	230
		Retail Trade	290	290	290	290	290	280	280	290	290
		Trans. And Utilities	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90
	Information		30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
	Financial Activities		110	110	110	110	110	110	110	110	100
	Professional And Business Services		60	60	50	40	40	40	40	40	40
	Education & Health Servs		210	200	210	200	210	220	210	220	210
	Leisure And Hospitality		100	90	90	90	90	90	100	90	90
	Other Services		250	250	250	250	250	250	250	250	250
	Total Government		640	610	650	670	670	680	650	630	630
		Federal Government	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
		State Government	120	110	110	110	120	130	140	140	140
		Local Government	500	470	510	530	520	520	480	460	460
Labor - Management Dispute (LMD) Status			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
* DATA HAVE BEEN REVISED TO 2007 BENCHMARK.
** NONDISCLOSURE

Date last revised: 10/17/08