Workforce Investment Area 2
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			127,090	127,220	127,750	129,900	129,940	132,170	130,880	128,200	127,890	128,690
	Total Employment		121,190	120,580	121,710	123,850	123,700	125,260	125,600	123,500	123,480	123,990
	Total Unemployment		5,900	6,640	6,040	6,050	6,240	6,910	5,280	4,700	4,410	4,710
		Unemployment Rate	4.6	5.2	4.7	4.7	4.8	5.2	4.0	3.7	3.5	3.7
NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY
Total Nonfarm			119,060	118,950	119,420	119,730	119,440	119,290	118,680	118,510	118,920	119,700
Goods Producing			24,340	24,450	24,250	24,680	24,120	24,450	24,650	24,610	25,000	24,830
	Natural Resources And Mining		8,980	9,010	9,030	9,140	9,130	9,130	9,210	9,310	9,360	9,350
	Construction		6,430	6,540	6,300	6,640	6,070	6,360	6,470	6,320	6,580	6,430
	Manufacturing		8,930	8,910	8,930	8,890	8,910	8,960	8,970	8,980	9,060	9,060
Service Providing			94,720	94,500	95,170	95,050	95,320	94,840	94,040	93,900	93,920	94,860
Private Service Providing			74,390	74,200	74,570	74,480	74,650	74,540	74,390	74,320	74,110	74,040
	Trade, Transportation And Utilities		24,260	24,150	24,340	24,380	24,400	24,460	24,410	24,460	24,340	24,330
		Wholesale Trade	4,440	4,440	4,450	4,460	4,480	4,470	4,480	4,480	4,420	4,420
		Retail Trade	14,140	14,030	14,140	14,180	14,160	14,220	14,210	14,260	14,200	14,190
		Trans. And Utilities	5,690	5,680	5,750	5,740	5,760	5,760	5,720	5,730	5,710	5,720
	Information		1,580	1,560	1,580	1,580	1,580	1,570	1,570	1,550	1,520	1,510
	Financial Activities		3,780	3,760	3,710	3,650	3,640	3,550	3,630	3,630	3,600	3,610
	Professional And Business Services		10,560	10,510	10,610	10,280	10,220	10,170	10,100	9,910	10,000	9,980
	Education & Health Servs		16,760	16,740	16,750	16,850	16,950	16,910	16,860	16,930	16,890	16,920
	Leisure And Hospitality		9,850	9,870	9,970	10,140	10,250	10,340	10,330	10,340	10,280	10,200
	Other Services		7,590	7,610	7,610	7,590	7,620	7,560	7,480	7,490	7,480	7,480
	Total Government		20,340	20,290	20,600	20,580	20,680	20,300	19,650	19,590	19,820	20,830
		Federal Government	2,680	2,690	2,720	2,760	2,780	2,800	2,810	2,790	2,790	2,770
		State Government	5,700	5,560	5,750	5,720	5,810	5,230	5,070	4,970	5,010	5,760
		Local Government	11,950	12,040	12,130	12,100	12,090	12,270	11,770	11,820	12,020	12,290
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