Lafayette, LA

Lafayette, LA
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2008

Labor Force Data

  

Civilian Labor Force (1)

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 131.9 132.8 132.8 135.3 134.9 (P) 135.8

Employment (1)

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 127.6 129.5 129.1 130.3 130.8 (P) 131.1

Unemployment (1)

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 4.3 3.4 3.7 5.0 4.1 (P) 4.8

Unemployment Rate (2)

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 3.2 2.6 2.8 3.7 3.0 (P) 3.5

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

  

Total Nonfarm (3)

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 151.9 152.3 152.2 152.4 151.6 (P) 152.7

12-month % change
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 2.8 1.9 1.4 1.1 2.1 (P) 1.7

Natural Resources and Mining (3)

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 16.6 16.6 16.6 16.7 16.8 (P) 16.9

12-month % change
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 3.1 0.6 1.8 1.8 3.1 (P) 3.7

Construction (3)

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 6.8 6.9 7.0 7.2 7.1 (P) 7.1

12-month % change
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 7.9 7.8 7.7 9.1 9.2 (P) 6.0

Manufacturing (3)

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 10.6 10.6 10.5 10.6 10.4 (P) 10.5

12-month % change
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 2.9 1.9 1.0 1.9 0.0 (P) 1.0

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3)

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 28.8 28.5 28.5 28.7 28.4 (P) 28.9

12-month % change
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 0.7 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 -0.4 (P) 0.3

Information (3)

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 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 (P) 3.5

12-month % change
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 0.0 -2.8 0.0 -2.8 2.9 (P) 2.9

Financial Activities (3)

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 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 (P) 9.3

12-month % change
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 3.3 2.2 2.2 1.1 2.2 (P) 1.1

Professional and Business Services (3)

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 17.8 17.9 17.9 18.0 17.9 (P) 18.0

12-month % change
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 5.3 2.9 1.7 0.6 2.9 (P) 1.7

Education and Health Services (3)

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 20.9 21.1 21.1 21.2 21.2 (P) 21.4

12-month % change
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 3.5 2.4 1.9 0.5 3.4 (P) 3.4

Leisure and Hospitality (3)

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 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.3 15.2 (P) 15.3

12-month % change
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 3.4 4.8 4.1 1.3 2.0 (P) 1.3

Other Services (3)

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 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.8 (P) 4.9

12-month % change
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 0.0 0.0 -2.0 0.0 0.0 (P) 0.0

Government (3)

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 17.5 17.7 17.5 16.9 16.9 (P) 16.9

12-month % change
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 1.7 1.7 -0.6 1.2 1.8 (P) -0.6

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(P) Preliminary

Data extracted on: October 03, 2008

Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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