Webster 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			3,330	3,410	3,370	3,360	3,420	3,470	3,370	3,410	3,400	3,320
	Total Employment		3,090	3,190	3,130	3,130	3,180	3,240	3,200	3,230	3,250	3,150
	Total Unemployment		240	220	230	230	250	230	170	170	150	170
		Unemployment Rate	7.1	6.5	6.9	6.9	7.2	6.7	5.2	5.1	4.4	5.0
NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY
Total Nonfarm			2,500	2,540	2,530	2,560	2,570	2,590	2,550	2,590	2,590	2,550
Goods Producing			720	740	720	750	770	790	780	780	770	760
	Natural Resources And Mining		530	530	540	540	550	560	560	560	560	570
	Construction		60	50	50	50	60	60	50	60	60	60
	Manufacturing		130	160	140	160	160	170	160	170	150	140
Service Providing			1,790	1,800	1,800	1,800	1,810	1,800	1,770	1,810	1,820	1,790
Private Service Providing			1,110	1,120	1,130	1,120	1,120	1,110	1,110	1,140	1,140	1,110
	Trade, Transportation And Utilities		430	440	440	440	440	440	430	460	450	440
		Wholesale Trade	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
		Retail Trade	200	200	200	200	200	200	200	210	210	210
		Trans. And Utilities	170	180	180	180	180	180	180	200	190	190
	Information		80	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70
	Financial Activities		50	60	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50
	Professional And Business Services		50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50
	Education & Health Servs		240	250	260	250	250	240	250	270	270	260
	Leisure And Hospitality		90	90	90	90	90	90	90	80	80	80
	Other Services		170	170	170	170	170	170	170	170	170	170
	Total Government		680	680	680	680	690	690	660	670	680	680
		Federal Government	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
		State Government	70	70	70	70	70	90	80	90	80	70
		Local Government	590	590	590	590	600	580	560	560	580	580
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