St. Joseph County Covered Employment

Employment

Quarter Annual
2009:3 2009:4 2010:1 2010:2 2010:3 2009
Total Employment 112,816 115,241 112,574 114,681 112,800 114,509
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -7.3 -5.5 -2.3 -0.1 -0.0 -6.3
Total Private 99,915 100,401 97,858 100,202 100,681 100,490
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -7.6 -6.8 -2.9 -0.6 0.8 -7.2
Construction 4,829 4,334 3,415 4,002 4,290 4,612
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -19 -15 -24 -16 -11 -16
Manufacturing 13,717 14,096 13,840 13,878 13,688 14,160
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -15 -17 -5.8 -1.9 -0.2 -15
Durable Goods 9,883 10,229 9,972 9,990 9,713 10,332
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -15 -18 -8.1 -3.6 -1.7 -16
Wood Products 381 402 311 321 309 414
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -29 -35 -31 -24 -19 -31
Non-metallic Mineral Products 233 243 222 234 238 241
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -17 -12 -10 -2.4 2.1 -14
Primary Metals 715 669 748 776 794 700
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -19 -27 5.1 10.1 11.1 -22
Fabricated Metals 2,064 2,059 2,053 2,153 2,237 2,140
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -19 -19 -11 1.3 8.4 -16
Machinery 811 828 810 831 870 830
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -15 -14 -6.9 2.8 7.2 -14
Electronics and Computers 367 366 374 387 394 378
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 42.7 36.9 -7.6 3.3 7.5 43.0
Electrical Equipment 385 387 384 379 371 405
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -21 -19 -11 -8.3 -3.5 -16
Transportation Equipment 4,034 4,378 4,172 3,997 3,590 4,319
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -13 -20 -7.1 -8.6 -11 -17
Furniture and Related Products 150 128 126 135 147 156
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -27 -45 -30 -18 -2.0 -30
Miscellaneous 744 768 772 778 762 750
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -8.1 -4.8 3.1 5.3 2.5 -6.9
Nondurable Goods 3,834 3,867 3,868 3,887 3,975 3,829
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -16 -14 0.8 3.0 3.7 -15
Food Manufacturing 657 656 648 644 668 647
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -3.3 -4.7 1.3 1.5 1.7 -5.4
Printing and Related Support Activities 559 551 541 525 528 571
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -12 -11 -8.1 -9.9 -5.5 -8.2
Chemicals 466 471 465 464 464 473
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 2.7 -0.8 -3.3 -2.5 -0.4 0.9
Plastics and Rubber Products 1,437 1,503 1,581 1,639 1,715 1,453
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -26 -24 7.5 17.1 19.4 -26
Wholesale Trade 5,515 5,435 5,472 5,575 5,680 5,519
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -12 -15 -2.9 1.6 3.0 -13
Retail Trade 13,571 13,996 13,253 13,390 13,632 13,676
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -7.2 -4.3 -2.7 -0.9 0.5 -6.3
Information 1,803 0 1,719 1,698 1,610 908
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -9.8 -100 --- -7.1 -11 -55
Financial Activities 5,774 5,601 5,372 5,403 5,362 5,766
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -7.4 -11 -7.8 -7.8 -7.1 -8.4
Professional and Business Services 10,402 10,579 10,620 11,277 11,464 10,481
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -11 -10 1.2 7.9 10.2 -11
Education and Health Services 26,214 27,194 27,200 27,050 26,780 26,727
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 1.3 3.5 1.2 1.6 2.2 2.0
Leisure and Hospitality Services 11,074 10,464 10,133 10,828 10,936 10,766
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -6.3 -3.9 -2.5 -2.7 -1.2 -4.6
Other Services 3,629 0 3,455 3,518 3,616 2,733
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -6.3 -100 -5.1 -3.9 -0.4 -28
Government 12,902 14,840 14,717 14,479 12,119 14,020
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -4.7 4.5 2.3 3.8 -6.1 -0.1

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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