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Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV: Nonfarm employment and labor force data

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2007	101.1	100.5	101.4	102.0	102.7	103.0	102.3	102.2	102.5	102.5	102.8	103.0	102.2
2008	101.0	100.8	101.5	102.1	102.9	103.4	102.8	(P) 102.7
Natural Resources, Mining, & Construction
2007	6.0	5.7	5.9	6.3	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.5	6.5	6.4	6.3
2008	6.1	6.0	6.1	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.4	(P) 6.4
Manufacturing
2007	10.7	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.5	10.3	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.4
2008	10.1	10.1	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	(P) 10.0
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2007	23.0	22.5	22.8	22.7	22.9	23.1	22.9	22.8	22.6	22.7	23.0	23.1	22.8
2008	22.4	22.2	22.4	22.5	22.6	22.8	22.7	(P) 22.7
Information
2007	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.2
2008	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	(P) 3.3
Financial Activities
2007	7.9	8.0	8.0	7.9	8.0	7.9	7.8	7.8	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.8	7.9
2008	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	(P) 7.8
Professional & Business Services
2007	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.3	7.1	7.3	7.4	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.7	7.7	7.4
2008	7.5	7.6	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.8	7.8	(P) 7.8
Educational & Health Services
2007	13.0	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.2	13.1	13.2	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.3
2008	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.4	13.4	(P) 13.4
Leisure & Hospitality
2007	9.0	8.9	9.1	9.2	9.5	9.6	9.7	9.8	9.6	9.3	9.2	9.1	9.3
2008	8.8	8.8	9.0	9.3	9.6	9.9	9.9	(P) 9.9
Other Services
2007	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2
2008	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	(P) 4.2
Government
2007	17.0	17.1	17.3	17.5	17.6	17.5	17.1	16.8	17.5	17.8	17.8	17.9	17.4
2008	17.5	17.5	17.7	17.8	18.0	17.9	17.3	(P) 17.2
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2007	(1) 120,937	(1) 119,841	(1) 120,181	(1) 120,089	(1) 121,293	(1) 122,468	(1) 123,138	(1) 120,526	(1) 120,567	(1) 120,299	(1) 120,361	(1) 120,641	(1) 120,862
2008	120,589	120,654	120,906	121,454	123,039	124,999	(P) 124,527
Employment
2007	(1) 115,248	(1) 113,650	(1) 114,543	(1) 115,115	(1) 116,304	(1) 117,075	(1) 117,640	(1) 115,297	(1) 115,665	(1) 115,436	(1) 115,547	(1) 115,438	(1) 115,580
2008	114,693	114,283	114,621	115,324	116,478	117,987	(P) 118,114
Unemployment
2007	(1) 5,689	(1) 6,191	(1) 5,638	(1) 4,974	(1) 4,989	(1) 5,393	(1) 5,498	(1) 5,229	(1) 4,902	(1) 4,863	(1) 4,814	(1) 5,203	(1) 5,282
2008	5,896	6,371	6,285	6,130	6,561	7,012	(P) 6,413
Unemployment Rate
2007	(1) 4.7	(1) 5.2	(1) 4.7	(1) 4.1	(1) 4.1	(1) 4.4	(1) 4.5	(1) 4.3	(1) 4.1	(1) 4.0	(1) 4.0	(1) 4.3	(1) 4.4
2008	4.9	5.3	5.2	5.0	5.3	5.6	(P) 5.1
Footnotes (1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls. (P) Preliminary
The Hagerstown-Martinsburg, Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Washington County in Maryland and Berkeley and Morgan Counties in West Virginia.