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Business Indicators for Lafayette
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Description | Oct 09 | Sep 09 | Oct 08 |
Percent Changes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 09/ Sep 09 |
Oct 09/ Oct 08 | ||||||
| Establishment Employment (000) | |||||||
| Total Non-agricultural | 96.7 | 95.8 | 96.7 | 0.9 | 0.0 | ||
| Construction | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 0.0 | -17.5 | ||
| Manufacturing | 15.1 | 15.1 | 17.4 | 0.0 | -13.2 | ||
| Durable Goods | 11.3 | 11.3 | 13.4 | 0.0 | -15.7 | ||
| Non-durable Goods | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 0.0 | -5.0 | ||
| Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Wholesale Trade | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | ||
| Retail Trade | 10.2 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Transportation and Warehousing | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -10.0 | ||
| Information | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | -9.1 | ||
| Financial Activities | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 0.0 | -5.0 | ||
| Professional and Business Services | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 3.6 | ||
| Educational and Health Services | 10.7 | 10.6 | 10.0 | 0.9 | 7.0 | ||
| Leisure and Hospitality Services | 8.7 | 8.9 | 8.7 | -2.2 | 0.0 | ||
| Other Services | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 0.0 | ||
| Government | 31.3 | 30.4 | 28.9 | 3.0 | 8.3 | ||
| Unemployment Rate (pct) | 8.1 | 8.4 | 4.6 | --- | --- | ||
| Building Permits (units) | --- | 29 | 71 | --- | --- | ||
Note: All figures not seasonally adjusted.