Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL: 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
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Fla. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Total Nonfarm

 

2008

1,237.1 1,245.0 1,249.9 1,239.3 1,234.5 1,219.7 1,207.4 1,218.6 1,216.9 1,215.7 1,211.6 1,214.1 1,225.8

2009

1,194.0 1,194.1 (P) 1,189.7                    

Mining & Logging

 

2008

0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6

2009

0.6 0.6 (P) 0.6                    

Construction

 

2008

78.7 79.5 79.3 77.6 77.3 77.4 75.3 74.7 73.6 73.2 70.5 69.0 75.5

2009

66.8 66.4 (P) 63.7                    

Manufacturing

 

2008

73.1 73.1 73.0 72.5 72.3 72.2 71.4 71.2 70.8 70.3 69.6 69.1 71.6

2009

68.5 67.3 (P) 66.7                    

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 

2008

233.0 232.1 232.1 228.3 228.2 226.3 225.0 224.9 224.3 225.2 225.7 224.9 227.5

2009

220.2 218.8 (P) 218.1                    

Information

 

2008

31.7 31.9 31.8 31.6 31.6 31.4 31.0 30.6 30.1 29.8 29.6 29.7 30.9

2009

29.5 29.4 (P) 29.2                    

Financial Activities

 

2008

99.0 99.0 98.7 97.8 97.7 97.1 97.6 97.2 97.9 97.6 96.7 96.9 97.8

2009

96.4 97.2 (P) 96.7                    

Professional & Business Services

 

2008

228.4 229.5 231.2 229.7 228.0 228.5 227.1 228.7 226.1 224.5 225.3 227.1 227.8

2009

217.2 212.8 (P) 211.8                    

Educational & Health Services

 

2008

168.6 169.9 171.0 170.9 170.9 169.2 168.1 169.3 170.1 170.6 171.2 172.2 170.2

2009

171.9 172.1 (P) 172.3                    

Leisure & Hospitality

 

2008

122.0 124.6 127.7 127.0 125.6 124.9 121.2 121.4 120.0 119.1 118.1 120.2 122.7

2009

119.4 123.3 (P) 126.2                    

Other Services

 

2008

48.5 49.0 49.2 48.5 49.0 49.4 48.8 47.9 48.2 48.3 47.9 47.8 48.5

2009

47.9 49.0 (P) 48.4                    

Government

 

2008

153.4 155.8 155.2 154.7 153.2 142.6 141.3 152.1 155.2 156.5 156.4 156.6 152.8

2009

155.6 157.2 (P) 156.0                    

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

 

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Fla. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Labor Force

 

2008

(1) 1,303,464 (1) 1,302,184 (1) 1,312,363 (1) 1,307,394 (1) 1,317,710 (1) 1,327,438 (1) 1,340,657 (1) 1,337,594 (1) 1,338,261 (1) 1,338,544 (1) 1,331,508 (1) 1,330,760 (1) 1,323,990

2009

1,321,861 1,321,778 (P) 1,316,801                    

Employment

 

2008

(1) 1,234,395 (1) 1,235,195 (1) 1,242,099 (1) 1,239,383 (1) 1,240,144 (1) 1,243,112 (1) 1,248,190 (1) 1,241,325 (1) 1,241,727 (1) 1,238,772 (1) 1,226,101 (1) 1,219,110 (1) 1,237,463

2009

1,192,901 1,185,433 (P) 1,179,905                    

Unemployment

 

2008

(1) 69,069 (1) 66,989 (1) 70,264 (1) 68,011 (1) 77,566 (1) 84,326 (1) 92,467 (1) 96,269 (1) 96,534 (1) 99,772 (1) 105,407 (1) 111,650 (1) 86,527

2009

128,960 136,345 (P) 136,896                    

Unemployment Rate

 

2008

(1) 5.3 (1) 5.1 (1) 5.4 (1) 5.2 (1) 5.9 (1) 6.4 (1) 6.9 (1) 7.2 (1) 7.2 (1) 7.5 (1) 7.9 (1) 8.4 (1) 6.5

2009

9.8 10.3 (P) 10.4                    

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls.
(P) Preliminary