Glens Falls, NY Economy at a Glance

Glens Falls, NY

Data Series	Dec 2007	Jan 2008	Feb 2008	Mar 2008	Apr 2008	May 2008
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force ⁽¹⁾	66.1 ⁽⁶⁾	66.4	66.5	66.2	66.3 ^(P)
Employment ⁽¹⁾	62.7 ⁽⁶⁾	62.3	62.2	62.0	62.7 ^(P)
Unemployment ⁽¹⁾	3.4 ⁽⁶⁾	4.1	4.3	4.2	3.5 ^(P)
Unemployment Rate ⁽²⁾	5.1 ⁽⁶⁾	6.1	6.5	6.3	5.3 ^(P)
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm ⁽³⁾	54.1	52.4	52.7	52.7	53.0	54.8 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Total Nonfarm	1.3	1.4	1.3	1.7	1.3	-0.4 ^(P)
Natural Resources, Mining, & Construction ⁽³⁾	2.9	2.7	2.6	2.7	2.8	2.9 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Natural Resources, Mining, & Construction	3.6	8.0	8.3	8.0	3.7	-3.3 ^(P)
Manufacturing ⁽³⁾	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Manufacturing	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-1.5	-3.0 ^(P)
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities ⁽³⁾	9.9	9.3	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.2 ^(P)
12-month % change -- TTU	1.0	0.0	1.1	0.0	0.0	-5.2 ^(P)
Information ⁽³⁾	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Information	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0 ^(P)
Financial Activities ⁽³⁾	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Financial	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0 ^(P)
Professional and Business Services ⁽³⁾	4.1	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1 ^(P)
12-month % change -- PBS	5.1	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.1	2.5 ^(P)
Education and Health Services ⁽³⁾	8.2	8.0	8.1	8.2	8.2	8.2 ^(P)
12-month % change -- EHS	0.0	0.0	1.3	1.2	2.5	1.2 ^(P)
Leisure and Hospitality ⁽³⁾	5.3	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3	6.5 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Leisure & Hospitality	1.9	2.0	0.0	4.0	1.9	0.0 ^(P)
Other Services ⁽³⁾	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Other Services	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0 ^(P)
Government ⁽³⁾	11.8	11.4	11.8	11.6	11.6	12.0 ^(P)
12-month % change -- Government	1.7	1.8	0.9	1.8	1.8	3.4 ^(P)
Consumer Price Index: Northeast Region
CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change ⁽⁴⁾	3.8	3.9	4.0	3.9	3.9	4.3
CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change ⁽⁵⁾	4.1	4.2	4.3	4.1	4.2	4.7

Footnotes:

^(P) Preliminary
⁽¹⁾ Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted
⁽²⁾ In percent, not seasonally adjusted
⁽³⁾ Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted
⁽⁴⁾ All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted
⁽⁵⁾ Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted
⁽⁶⁾ Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls.

Data extracted on: July 3, 2008

Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note: More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available through the "Get Detailed Statistics" link at the top of this page

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