Evansville, IN-KY Economy at a Glance

Evansville, IN-KY

Data Series	Dec 2007	Jan 2008	Feb 2008	Mar 2008	Apr 2008	May 2008
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force ⁽¹⁾	180.9 ⁽⁴⁾	180.4	180.5	181.3	181.9 ^(P)
Employment ⁽¹⁾	173.2 ⁽⁴⁾	172.0	171.8	172.3	174.0 ^(P)
Unemployment ⁽¹⁾	7.7 ⁽⁴⁾	8.4	8.8	9.0	7.9 ^(P)
Unemployment Rate ⁽²⁾	4.3 ⁽⁴⁾	4.6	4.9	5.0	4.3 ^(P)
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm ⁽³⁾	181.1	177.5	177.5	179.5	181.3	182.6 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Total Nonfarm	0.8	1.3	1.1	0.7	2.1	2.2 ^(P)
Natural Resources, Mining, & Construction ⁽³⁾	13.3	12.5	12.2	12.8	13.4	13.8 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Natural Resources, Mining, & Construction	-2.9	0.8	-0.8	-5.9	1.5	0.0 ^(P)
Manufacturing ⁽³⁾	31.7	31.6	31.7	31.8	31.7	31.8 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Manufacturing	-4.2	-4.0	-3.4	-2.5	-1.9	-1.5 ^(P)
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities ⁽³⁾	37.7	36.8	36.6	36.9	37.1	37.2 ^(P)
12-month % change -- TTU	-1.0	0.0	0.5	-0.5	0.8	1.4 ^(P)
Information ⁽³⁾	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Information	14.8	14.8	19.2	19.2	24.0	24.0 ^(P)
Financial Activities ⁽³⁾	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Financial	-3.2	-1.6	-1.6	-1.6	-1.6	-1.6 ^(P)
Professional and Business Services ⁽³⁾	17.3	16.6	16.7	16.9	17.2	17.4 ^(P)
12-month % change -- PBS	4.8	0.6	1.2	0.6	1.2	4.2 ^(P)
Education and Health Services ⁽³⁾	28.1	27.8	28.1	28.4	28.4	28.3 ^(P)
12-month % change -- EHS	2.9	2.6	3.3	3.6	3.3	2.9 ^(P)
Leisure and Hospitality ⁽³⁾	16.3	15.8	15.8	16.0	16.5	16.9 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Leisure & Hospitality	-2.4	-1.3	-1.3	-1.8	0.6	0.0 ^(P)
Other Services ⁽³⁾	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.5	7.6	7.6 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Other Services	1.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.3	0.0 ^(P)
Government ⁽³⁾	20.1	19.8	19.8	20.0	20.2	20.3 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Government	11.7	15.1	8.8	9.9	11.6	10.3 ^(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 3, 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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