Roane 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			5,520	5,640	5,560	5,590	5,600	5,700	5,580	5,510	5,400	5,440
	Total Employment		5,040	5,080	5,090	5,150	5,190	5,280	5,270	5,240	5,140	5,160
	Total Unemployment		490	560	470	440	410	420	300	270	260	280
		Unemployment Rate	8.8	9.9	8.5	7.9	7.3	7.4	5.4	5.0	4.7	5.2
NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY
Total Nonfarm			3,430	3,500	3,500	3,530	3,540	3,560	3,560	3,580	3,490	3,520
Goods Producing			700	730	730	730	720	720	720	720	710	720
	Natural Resources And Mining		310	310	310	310	310	300	310	310	310	310
	Construction		160	190	190	190	190	190	190	190	190	190
	Manufacturing		240	240	230	230	220	220	220	220	210	220
Service Providing			2,730	2,770	2,770	2,810	2,830	2,840	2,840	2,860	2,770	2,800
Private Service Providing			2,030	2,060	2,060	2,100	2,110	2,120	2,090	2,100	2,090	2,080
	Trade, Transportation And Utilities		710	710	710	730	730	740	730	730	730	710
		Wholesale Trade	100	100	100	100	110	110	110	110	110	110
		Retail Trade	570	570	570	590	580	600	580	590	580	570
		Trans. And Utilities	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40
	Information		30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
	Financial Activities		170	170	170	170	170	170	170	170	170	170
	Professional And Business Services		70	70	70	80	70	80	70	70	70	60
	Education & Health Servs		620	650	660	660	680	680	670	670	670	690
	Leisure And Hospitality		160	160	160	160	160	160	160	160	160	160
	Other Services		270	270	270	270	270	270	270	270	270	270
	Total Government		700	710	700	700	720	720	740	760	680	720
		Federal Government	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40
		State Government	120	120	120	120	120	120	120	120	120	120
		Local Government	550	560	550	550	570	560	590	600	520	560
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