Mobile, AL Economy at a Glance

Mobile, AL

Data Series	Dec 2007	Jan 2008	Feb 2008	Mar 2008	Apr 2008	May 2008
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force ⁽¹⁾	186.7 ⁽⁴⁾	186.8	185.2	186.2	185.9	186.5 ^(P)
Employment ⁽¹⁾	179.4 ⁽⁴⁾	178.4	177.6	178.5	179.3	178.7 ^(P)
Unemployment ⁽¹⁾	7.3 ⁽⁴⁾	8.4	7.7	7.7	6.5	7.8 ^(P)
Unemployment Rate ⁽²⁾	3.9 ⁽⁴⁾	4.5	4.1	4.1	3.5	4.2 ^(P)
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm ⁽³⁾	184.6	181.4	182.6	184.1	183.8	184.4 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Total Nonfarm	1.4	0.8	0.3	0.0	0.7	0.7 ^(P)
Natural Resources, Mining, & Construction ⁽³⁾	14.5	14.4	14.6	14.9	14.7	14.6 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Natural Resources, Mining, & Construction	-4.6	-4.6	-4.6	-5.1	-0.7	0.7 ^(P)
Manufacturing ⁽³⁾	16.4	16.2	16.2	16.2	16.1	16.1 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Manufacturing	6.5	3.2	1.9	1.3	0.6	0.0 ^(P)
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities ⁽³⁾	42.7	41.3	41.1	41.4	41.3	41.5 ^(P)
12-month % change -- TTU	2.9	2.7	2.0	2.0	1.7	1.5 ^(P)
Information ⁽³⁾	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Information	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	0.0 ^(P)
Financial Activities ⁽³⁾	9.6	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.5 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Financial	0.0	-1.1	-1.1	-2.1	1.1	1.1 ^(P)
Professional and Business Services ⁽³⁾	23.4	23.2	23.6	23.9	24.0	24.0 ^(P)
12-month % change -- PBS	4.5	5.0	3.1	1.7	3.9	3.4 ^(P)
Education and Health Services ⁽³⁾	23.6	23.3	23.5	23.6	23.7	23.8 ^(P)
12-month % change -- EHS	2.2	0.9	0.9	0.4	1.3	1.7 ^(P)
Leisure and Hospitality ⁽³⁾	14.8	14.4	14.7	15.0	15.1	15.2 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Leisure & Hospitality	-5.7	-3.4	-4.5	-2.6	-3.2	-3.2 ^(P)
Other Services ⁽³⁾	8.9	8.8	8.9	9.0	8.9	9.0 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Other Services	-3.3	-4.3	-4.3	-5.3	-5.3	-4.3 ^(P)
Government ⁽³⁾	28.2	27.9	28.1	28.2	28.1	28.2 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Government	2.2	0.7	1.1	1.1	0.4	0.7 ^(P)

Footnotes:

^(P) Preliminary
⁽¹⁾ Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted
⁽²⁾ In percent, not seasonally adjusted
⁽³⁾ Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted
⁽⁴⁾ Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls.

Data extracted on: July 8, 2008

Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note: More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available through the "Get Detailed Statistics" link at the top of this page

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