Employment Situation

Iowa Employment Situation
	May 08p	Apr 08	May 07	% Chg OTM	% Chg OTY
Place of Residence
Labor Force	1,679,800	1,675,400	1,660,000	0.3%	1.2%
Unemployed	65,500	58,800	62,400	11.4%	5.0%
Employment	1,614,300	1,616,700	1,597,700	-0.1%	1.0%
Rate (%)	3.9%	3.5%	3.8%	0.4%	0.1%
Place of Work (Seasonally Adjusted)
	May 08p	Apr 08	May 07	% Chg OTM	% Chg OTY
Total Nonfarm	1,526,300	1,522,200	1,516,100	0.3%	0.7%
Mining	2,100	2,100	2,200	0.0%	-4.5%
Construction	72,300	71,200	72,600	1.5%	-0.4%
Manufacturing	229,900	229,800	228,300	0.0%	0.7%
Durable Goods	142,200	142,000	140,600	0.1%	1.1%
Nondur. Goods	87,700	87,800	87,700	-0.1%	0.0%
Trade & Transport.	309,800	308,700	309,500	0.4%	0.1%
Wholesale Trade	68,500	68,300	67,700	0.3%	1.2%
Retail Trade	178,400	177,600	179,200	0.5%	-0.4%
Transportation	62,900	62,800	62,600	0.2%	0.5%
Information	33,400	33,400	34,100	0.0%	-2.1%
Financial Activities	103,500	103,400	102,500	0.1%	1.0%
Finance & Insurance	89,400	89,500	88,500	-0.1%	1.0%
Prof. & Bus. Svcs.	121,700	121,800	120,700	-0.1%	0.8%
Prof, Scientific & Tech Serv	41,700	42,300	41,400	-1.4%	0.7%
Admin & Support	66,200	65,600	65,300	0.9%	1.4%
Educ. & Health	204,700	204,200	201,700	0.2%	1.5%
Educ. Services	35,400	35,200	34,400	0.6%	2.9%
Health Services	169,300	169,000	167,300	0.2%	1.2%
Leisure & Hospitality	137,700	136,900	137,200	0.6%	0.4%
Accomm & Food Services	116,000	115,700	116,400	0.3%	-0.3%
Other Services	58,100	57,900	57,800	0.3%	0.5%
Government	253,100	252,800	249,500	0.1%	1.4%
Federal Govt.	18,300	18,100	18,300	1.1%	0.0%
State Govt.	66,200	66,400	65,100	-0.3%	1.7%
Local Govt.	168,600	168,300	166,100	0.2%	1.5%
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