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Business Indicators for South Bend
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Description | May 08 | Apr 08 | May 07 |
Percent Changes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 08/ Apr 08 |
May 08/ May 07 | ||||||
| Establishment Employment (000) | |||||||
| Total Non-agricultural | 144.0 | 144.2 | 145.8 | -0.1 | -1.2 | ||
| Construction | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 1.6 | -6.1 | ||
| Manufacturing | 19.3 | 19.2 | 21.0 | 0.5 | -8.1 | ||
| Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 28.3 | 28.2 | 29.1 | 0.4 | -2.7 | ||
| Wholesale Trade | 7.3 | 7.4 | 8.0 | -1.4 | -8.8 | ||
| Retail Trade | 16.4 | 16.2 | 16.3 | 1.2 | 0.6 | ||
| Transportation and Warehousing | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 0.0 | -4.2 | ||
| Information | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 0.0 | -4.5 | ||
| Financial Activities | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 0.0 | -5.4 | ||
| Professional and Business Services | 13.7 | 13.4 | 12.7 | 2.2 | 7.9 | ||
| Educational and Health Services | 32.1 | 33.3 | 30.8 | -3.6 | 4.2 | ||
| Leisure and Hospitality Services | 12.5 | 12.1 | 12.7 | 3.3 | -1.6 | ||
| Other Services | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | ||
| Government | 17.0 | 17.1 | 17.6 | -0.6 | -3.4 | ||
| Unemployment Rate (pct) | 5.8 | 5.0 | 4.6 | --- | --- | ||
| Building Permits (units) | 37 | 45 | 245 | -17.8 | -84.9 | ||
Note: All figures not seasonally adjusted.