Jasper County Covered Employment

Employment

Quarter Annual
2008:2 2008:3 2008:4 2009:1 2009:2 2008
Total Employment 12,317 12,438 11,959 11,722 11,608 12,175
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -3.1 -0.7 -2.5 -2.2 -5.8 -2.1
Total Private 10,359 10,603 10,020 9,712 9,600 10,257
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -3.2 -0.9 -2.8 -3.3 -7.3 -2.3
Construction 982 1,018 945 730 790 977
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -5.0 -4.7 -4.6 -24 -20 -4.2
Manufacturing 1,580 1,554 1,590 1,363 1,366 1,577
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -2.7 -2.5 1.4 -14 -14 -0.7
Non-metallic Mineral Products 135 129 124 111 115 128
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -4.5 -5.1 -14 -11 -15 -9.7
Fabricated Metals 359 337 369 253 235 358
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -0.4 -8.1 7.0 -31 -34 1.2
Machinery 9 11 0 0 0 5
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -36 -30 --- --- -100 -33
Retail Trade 1,353 1,403 1,294 1,305 1,354 1,343
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -7.2 1.3 -10 -1.4 0.1 -6.2
Information 112 116 113 118 119 114
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 1.2 7.1 -4.2 4.4 6.6 -0.2
Financial Activities 366 376 359 373 370 365
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 0.0 0.1 -1.8 4.0 1.3 -0.9
Professional and Business Services 561 561 538 492 485 548
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -58 -56 -60 -7.3 -13 -58
Leisure and Hospitality Services 1,086 1,148 994 1,081 1,055 1,057
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -6.9 -2.9 -0.9 7.9 -2.9 -3.0
Other Services 154 149 149 149 142 150
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 8.7 4.7 1.4 0.2 -7.6 3.9
Government 1,958 1,835 1,939 2,010 2,008 1,918
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -2.4 0.1 -0.8 3.6 2.6 -1.0

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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