Starke County Covered Employment

Employment

Quarter Annual
2006:3 2006:4 2007:1 2007:2 2007:3 2006
Total Employment 4,199 4,358 4,134 4,309 4,279 4,245
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -2.7 1.4 -0.2 0.6 1.9 -0.6
Total Private 3,352 3,342 3,159 3,318 3,389 3,284
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -2.3 0.7 -0.2 1.2 1.1 -0.4
Construction 122 119 99 107 104 113
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 1.9 -2.5 -6.9 0.9 -15 -1.8
Manufacturing 1,008 976 910 940 979 961
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 3.1 -1.4 -1.5 0.6 -2.9 -0.1
Fabricated Metals 95 84 85 0 0 70
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 416 143 107 -100 -100 153
Wholesale Trade 114 118 101 120 126 113
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 11.0 18.7 0.0 2.8 10.2 13.6
Retail Trade 643 641 605 610 614 634
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -5.3 1.2 -2.1 -3.6 -4.5 -1.8
Information 34 28 32 44 43 30
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -1.0 29.7 35.7 20.9 27.5 1.7
Financial Activities 84 90 87 84 79 89
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -10 -5.9 -4.1 -7.3 -5.2 -6.6
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 60 57 57 58 59 57
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -0.5 -3.9 8.3 -0.6 -2.2 -6.0
Administrative and Waste Services 58 92 107 121 120 61
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 63.6 141 134 164 105 77.8
Leisure and Hospitality Services 344 328 301 336 370 334
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -23 -13 -4.4 -3.5 7.7 -13
Other Services 77 79 74 68 70 79
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -1.3 3.0 -7.9 -17 -8.3 5.2
Government 847 1,016 975 992 890 961
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -4.1 3.7 -0.2 -1.3 5.1 -1.4

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Notes:   All variables are not seasonally adjusted.

            Quarterly percent changes computed using same quarter of previous year.

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