CHANGE FROM
MAR FEB MAR FEB 2008 MAR 2007
INDUSTRY 2008 2008 2007 TO MAR 2008 TO MAR 2008
TOTAL NONFARM EMPLOYMENT 280,500 278,100 280,200 2,400 0.9% 300 0.1%
Total Private Employment 240,500 238,600 238,400 1,900 0.8% 2,100 0.9%
GOODS PRODUCING 56,400 55,900 57,100 500 0.9% -700 -1.2%
Natural Res. & Construction 500 500 500 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
---Construction 18,200 17,700 18,600 500 2.8% -400 -2.2%
Manufacturing 37,700 37,700 38,000 0 0.0% -300 -0.8%
---Durable Goods 29,600 29,600 29,800 0 0.0% -200 -0.7%
Primary Metal Mfg 18,200 18,200 18,400 0 0.0% -200 -1.1%
Iron and Steel Mills 17,000 16,900 16,700 100 0.6% 300 1.8%
SERVICE PROVIDING 224,100 222,200 223,100 1,900 0.9% 1,000 0.4%
Private Service Providing 184,100 182,700 181,300 1,400 0.8% 2,800 1.5%
---Trade, Transp, & Utilities 60,300 59,900 60,200 400 0.7% 100 0.2%
Wholesale Trade 10,400 10,300 10,400 100 1.0% 0 0.0%
Retail Trade 35,300 35,000 35,100 300 0.9% 200 0.6%
Gen Merch Stores 7,000 6,800 6,700 200 2.9% 300 4.5%
Other Gen Merch Stores 3,500 3,400 3,600 100 2.9% -100 -2.8%
Transp/Warehousing/Utils 14,600 14,600 14,700 0 0.0% -100 -0.7%
---Information 2,300 2,300 2,300 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
---Financial Activities 9,700 9,600 10,000 100 1.0% -300 -3.0%
---Professional & Business 22,600 22,500 22,200 100 0.4% 400 1.8%
Admin/Support/Waste Svcs 3,500 3,400 3,400 100 2.9% 100 2.9%
Employment Services 46,300 46,000 43,600 300 0.7% 2,700 6.2%
---Educational & Health 7,800 7,700 7,900 100 1.3% -100 -1.3%
Educational Services 38,500 38,300 35,700 200 0.5% 2,800 7.8%
Health Care/Social Assist. 13,600 13,500 11,400 100 0.7% 2,200 19.3%
Med/Surgical Hospitals 30,500 30,100 30,400 400 1.3% 100 0.3%
---Leisure & Hospitality 7,400 7,300 7,500 100 1.4% -100 -1.3%
Arts/Entertnmt/Recn 21,800 21,500 21,600 300 1.4% 200 0.9%
Food Srvcs/Drinkg Plcs 12,400 12,300 12,600 100 0.8% -200 -1.6%
---Other Services 40,000 39,500 41,800 500 1.3% -1,800 -4.3%
Government 2,100 2,100 2,100 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
---Federal Government 4,400 4,300 4,600 100 2.3% -200 -4.3%
---State Government 33,500 33,100 35,100 400 1.2% -1,600 -4.6%
---Local Government 19,500 19,300 19,500 200 1.0% 0 0.0%
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CHANGE FROM
FEB JAN FEB JAN 2008 FEB 2007
INDUSTRY 2008 2008 2007 TO FEB 2008 TO FEB 2008
TOTAL NONFARM EMPLOYMENT 278,000 277,100 276,500 900 0.3% 1,500 0.5%
Total Private Employment 238,400 238,500 235,300 -100 0.0% 3,100 1.3%
GOODS PRODUCING 55,800 56,700 55,800 -900 -1.6% 0 0.0%
Natural Res. & Construction 500 500 500 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
---Construction 17,700 18,400 17,400 -700 -3.8% 300 1.7%
Manufacturing 37,600 37,800 37,900 -200 -0.5% -300 -0.8%
---Durable Goods 29,600 29,700 29,700 -100 -0.3% -100 -0.3%
Primary Metal Mfg 18,300 18,300 18,500 0 0.0% -200 -1.1%
Iron and Steel Mills 16,900 17,000 16,800 -100 -0.6% 100 0.6%
SERVICE PROVIDING 222,200 220,400 220,700 1,800 0.8% 1,500 0.7%
Private Service Providing 182,600 181,800 179,500 800 0.4% 3,100 1.7%
---Trade, Transp, & Utilities 59,700 59,800 59,600 -100 -0.2% 100 0.2%
Wholesale Trade 10,300 10,200 10,300 100 1.0% 0 0.0%
Retail Trade 34,800 35,300 34,700 -500 -1.4% 100 0.3%
Gen Merch Stores 6,800 7,000 6,600 -200 -2.9% 200 3.0%
Other Gen Merch Stores 3,400 3,400 3,400 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
Transp/Warehousing/Utils 14,600 14,300 14,600 300 2.1% 0 0.0%
---Information 2,300 2,300 2,300 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
---Financial Activities 9,600 9,600 10,000 0 0.0% -400 -4.0%
---Professional & Business 22,500 22,400 21,900 100 0.4% 600 2.7%
Admin/Support/Waste Svcs 3,400 3,300 3,300 100 3.0% 100 3.0%
Employment Services 46,000 45,400 43,400 600 1.3% 2,600 6.0%
---Educational & Health 7,700 7,200 7,800 500 6.9% -100 -1.3%
Educational Services 38,300 38,200 35,600 100 0.3% 2,700 7.6%
Health Care/Social Assist 13,400 13,400 11,400 0 0.0% 2,000 17.5%
Med/Surgical Hospitals 30,200 30,100 29,900 100 0.3% 300 1.0%
---Leisure & Hospitality 7,300 7,300 7,300 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
Arts/Entertnmt/Recn 21,600 21,500 21,300 100 0.5% 300 1.4%
Food Srvcs/Drinkg Plcs 12,300 12,200 12,400 100 0.8% -100 -0.8%
---Other Services 39,600 38,600 41,200 1,000 2.6% -1,600 -3.9%
Government 2,100 2,000 2,100 100 5.0% 0 0.0%
---Federal Government 4,300 4,100 4,600 200 4.9% -300 -6.5%
---State Government 33,200 32,500 34,500 700 2.2% -1,300 -3.8%
---Local Government 19,400 18,700 19,000 700 3.7% 400 2.1%