| Workforce Investment Area 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | 85,310 | 85,630 | 85,000 | 86,120 | 86,070 | 87,190 | 85,740 | 84,640 | 84,540 | 85,110 | |||||
| Total Employment | 79,380 | 79,230 | 79,520 | 80,750 | 80,720 | 81,470 | 81,260 | 80,680 | 80,790 | 81,100 | |||||
| Total Unemployment | 5,930 | 6,400 | 5,480 | 5,370 | 5,350 | 5,720 | 4,480 | 3,960 | 3,750 | 4,010 | |||||
| Unemployment Rate | 7.0 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.7 | |||||
| NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY | |||||||||||||||
| Total Nonfarm | 73,830 | 73,880 | 73,740 | 74,210 | 74,190 | 73,610 | 73,160 | 73,450 | 73,590 | 73,910 | |||||
| Goods Producing | 14,580 | 14,620 | 14,540 | 14,940 | 14,670 | 14,350 | 14,330 | 14,430 | 14,530 | 14,520 | |||||
| Natural Resources And Mining | 1,930 | 1,950 | 1,950 | 1,940 | 1,960 | 1,970 | 1,980 | 1,950 | 1,980 | 1,970 | |||||
| Construction | 4,290 | 4,220 | 4,160 | 4,540 | 4,300 | 3,970 | 3,940 | 4,030 | 4,090 | 4,100 | |||||
| Manufacturing | 8,360 | 8,450 | 8,430 | 8,460 | 8,420 | 8,410 | 8,410 | 8,460 | 8,460 | 8,440 | |||||
| Service Providing | 59,250 | 59,260 | 59,200 | 59,280 | 59,520 | 59,260 | 58,830 | 59,020 | 59,060 | 59,390 | |||||
| Private Service Providing | 46,410 | 46,210 | 46,060 | 46,050 | 46,210 | 46,150 | 46,060 | 46,250 | 46,060 | 45,970 | |||||
| Trade, Transportation And Utilities | 15,830 | 15,820 | 15,600 | 15,550 | 15,610 | 15,560 | 15,540 | 15,760 | 15,500 | 15,410 | |||||
| Wholesale Trade | 1,760 | 1,770 | 1,780 | 1,780 | 1,800 | 1,800 | 1,800 | 1,790 | 1,770 | 1,690 | |||||
| Retail Trade | 10,700 | 10,660 | 10,440 | 10,400 | 10,420 | 10,380 | 10,350 | 10,490 | 10,240 | 10,240 | |||||
| Trans. And Utilities | 3,370 | 3,400 | 3,380 | 3,370 | 3,380 | 3,380 | 3,390 | 3,480 | 3,490 | 3,480 | |||||
| Information | 1,140 | 1,140 | 1,150 | 1,140 | 1,140 | 1,140 | 1,120 | 1,120 | 1,120 | 1,120 | |||||
| Financial Activities | 3,140 | 3,120 | 3,150 | 3,170 | 3,210 | 3,180 | 3,190 | 3,200 | 3,190 | 3,180 | |||||
| Professional And Business Services | 3,920 | 3,850 | 3,910 | 3,920 | 3,970 | 4,000 | 3,950 | 3,980 | 4,090 | 4,040 | |||||
| Education & Health Servs | 10,540 | 10,480 | 10,500 | 10,500 | 10,520 | 10,520 | 10,450 | 10,440 | 10,480 | 10,520 | |||||
| Leisure And Hospitality | 6,310 | 6,220 | 6,190 | 6,210 | 6,210 | 6,180 | 6,260 | 6,190 | 6,160 | 6,160 | |||||
| Other Services | 5,540 | 5,570 | 5,570 | 5,560 | 5,550 | 5,560 | 5,560 | 5,550 | 5,540 | 5,540 | |||||
| Total Government | 12,840 | 13,050 | 13,140 | 13,230 | 13,300 | 13,110 | 12,760 | 12,770 | 13,000 | 13,420 | |||||
| Federal Government | 2,570 | 2,560 | 2,570 | 2,560 | 2,570 | 2,560 | 2,580 | 2,580 | 2,560 | 2,570 | |||||
| State Government | 2,300 | 2,460 | 2,510 | 2,540 | 2,580 | 2,370 | 2,390 | 2,330 | 2,360 | 2,520 | |||||
| Local Government | 7,970 | 8,030 | 8,050 | 8,130 | 8,160 | 8,170 | 7,800 | 7,860 | 8,080 | 8,330 | |||||
| Labor - Management Dispute (LMD) Status | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| * DATA HAVE BEEN REVISED TO 2007 BENCHMARK. | |||||||||||||||
| ** NONDISCLOSURE | |||||||||||||||