| Workforce Investment Area 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | 89,820 | 90,160 | 90,840 | 92,490 | 91,960 | 94,050 | 92,950 | 91,630 | 91,220 | ||||||
| Total Employment | 86,110 | 85,910 | 86,880 | 88,530 | 88,070 | 89,790 | 89,910 | 88,620 | 88,300 | ||||||
| Total Unemployment | 3,710 | 4,240 | 3,960 | 3,960 | 3,890 | 4,260 | 3,040 | 3,010 | 2,920 | ||||||
| Unemployment Rate | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | ||||||
| NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY | |||||||||||||||
| Total Nonfarm | 113,750 | 114,430 | 116,170 | 116,870 | 116,630 | 117,440 | 116,890 | 116,640 | 116,890 | ||||||
| Goods Producing | 11,580 | 11,600 | 12,690 | 12,740 | 12,900 | 13,310 | 13,520 | 13,760 | 13,900 | ||||||
| Natural Resources And Mining | 3,070 | 2,950 | 3,220 | 3,340 | 3,440 | 3,510 | 3,510 | 3,530 | 3,540 | ||||||
| Construction | 4,620 | 4,750 | 5,570 | 5,550 | 5,610 | 5,940 | 6,130 | 6,350 | 6,540 | ||||||
| Manufacturing | 3,890 | 3,900 | 3,890 | 3,850 | 3,860 | 3,860 | 3,880 | 3,880 | 3,820 | ||||||
| Service Providing | 102,160 | 102,830 | 103,480 | 104,130 | 103,730 | 104,130 | 103,370 | 102,880 | 102,990 | ||||||
| Private Service Providing | 80,680 | 81,030 | 81,640 | 82,370 | 81,760 | 82,170 | 82,450 | 81,320 | 81,240 | ||||||
| Trade, Transportation And Utilities | 21,310 | 21,350 | 21,220 | 21,100 | 21,120 | 20,840 | 21,000 | 20,770 | 20,730 | ||||||
| Wholesale Trade | 4,440 | 4,470 | 4,560 | 4,600 | 4,340 | 4,310 | 4,340 | 4,270 | 4,260 | ||||||
| Retail Trade | 12,740 | 12,800 | 12,720 | 12,570 | 12,840 | 12,620 | 12,680 | 12,510 | 12,410 | ||||||
| Trans. And Utilities | 4,120 | 4,070 | 3,940 | 3,930 | 3,950 | 3,910 | 3,980 | 3,990 | 4,070 | ||||||
| Information | 2,370 | 2,370 | 2,350 | 2,370 | 2,340 | 2,340 | 2,330 | 2,240 | 2,220 | ||||||
| Financial Activities | 7,130 | 7,330 | 7,420 | 7,530 | 7,280 | 7,320 | 7,270 | 7,100 | 7,080 | ||||||
| Professional And Business Services | 12,350 | 12,720 | 13,090 | 13,210 | 12,790 | 13,180 | 13,120 | 12,910 | 12,920 | ||||||
| Education & Health Servs | 19,130 | 18,760 | 18,740 | 18,760 | 18,760 | 19,000 | 19,210 | 19,070 | 19,130 | ||||||
| Leisure And Hospitality | 9,410 | 9,540 | 9,630 | 10,120 | 10,220 | 10,190 | 10,330 | 10,130 | 9,990 | ||||||
| Other Services | 8,980 | 8,970 | 9,200 | 9,290 | 9,250 | 9,310 | 9,200 | 9,100 | 9,160 | ||||||
| Total Government | 21,480 | 21,800 | 21,840 | 21,760 | 21,970 | 21,960 | 20,920 | 21,560 | 21,750 | ||||||
| Federal Government | 2,340 | 2,370 | 2,350 | 2,380 | 2,330 | 2,310 | 2,340 | 2,340 | 2,300 | ||||||
| State Government | 10,800 | 11,020 | 10,920 | 10,810 | 10,970 | 10,800 | 10,830 | 10,850 | 11,010 | ||||||
| Local Government | 8,340 | 8,420 | 8,570 | 8,570 | 8,680 | 8,850 | 7,750 | 8,380 | 8,440 | ||||||
| Labor - Management Dispute (LMD) Status | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| * DATA HAVE BEEN REVISED TO 2007 BENCHMARK. | |||||||||||||||
| ** NONDISCLOSURE | |||||||||||||||