Workforce Investment Area 6
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			176,660	179,190	179,480	181,630	182,700	181,990	181,290	178,640	180,500	181,170
	Total Employment		168,790	169,990	170,850	173,360	174,540	173,070	174,940	172,660	174,620	174,890
	Total Unemployment		7,860	9,200	8,630	8,270	8,150	8,910	6,350	5,980	5,880	6,290
		Unemployment Rate	4.5	5.1	4.8	4.6	4.5	4.9	3.5	3.3	3.3	3.5
NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY
Total Nonfarm			163,050	164,990	165,980	166,930	167,890	164,910	165,940	165,480	168,190	168,660
Goods Producing			25,060	24,490	24,560	25,350	25,970	26,120	26,140	26,290	26,080	26,040
	Natural Resources And Mining		5,550	5,500	5,570	5,640	5,730	5,770	5,810	5,900	5,920	5,950
	Construction		7,240	6,810	6,930	7,550	7,930	7,990	8,020	8,220	8,120	8,110
	Manufacturing		12,280	12,170	12,060	12,160	12,310	12,360	12,310	12,180	12,030	11,970
Service Providing			137,990	140,500	141,420	141,580	141,920	138,790	139,790	139,190	142,110	142,620
Private Service Providing			99,870	100,300	100,890	101,170	101,190	100,720	101,380	101,190	101,660	101,770
	Trade, Transportation And Utilities		28,920	28,670	28,740	28,670	28,680	28,740	28,900	28,890	28,830	28,860
		Wholesale Trade	3,900	3,900	3,870	3,920	3,880	3,850	3,880	3,920	3,870	3,870
		Retail Trade	20,000	19,740	19,880	19,720	19,780	19,900	19,990	19,940	19,980	19,970
		Trans. And Utilities	5,030	5,020	4,990	5,020	5,010	5,000	5,030	5,020	4,990	5,020
	Information		1,990	1,990	1,990	2,000	1,990	1,980	1,980	1,980	1,930	1,930
	Financial Activities		4,980	4,980	4,940	5,010	4,990	5,020	5,050	5,000	4,960	4,970
	Professional And Business Services		11,440	11,580	11,770	11,740	11,790	11,870	12,190	11,930	11,880	11,980
	Education & Health Servs		26,810	27,250	27,390	27,570	27,540	26,870	26,870	26,960	27,630	27,660
	Leisure And Hospitality		14,830	14,910	15,200	15,220	15,310	15,350	15,410	15,530	15,630	15,510
	Other Services		10,900	10,930	10,860	10,960	10,900	10,900	10,970	10,920	10,800	10,850
	Total Government		38,120	40,200	40,530	40,410	40,730	38,080	38,410	37,990	40,460	40,860
		Federal Government	6,730	6,740	6,730	6,750	6,790	6,840	6,870	6,860	6,840	6,810
		State Government	15,230	17,360	17,650	17,540	17,640	14,790	15,630	15,170	17,730	17,830
		Local Government	16,170	16,110	16,150	16,120	16,300	16,450	15,920	15,970	15,890	16,210
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