Employment Situation

Iowa Employment Situation
	May 09p	Apr 09	May 08	% Chg OTM	% Chg OTY
Place of Residence
Labor Force	1,680,000	1,674,800	1,676,100	0.3%	0.2%
Unemployed	96,900	84,900	67,600	14.1%	43.3%
Employment	1,583,100	1,589,900	1,608,500	-0.4%	-1.6%
Rate (%)	5.8%	5.1%	4.0%	0.7%	1.8%
Place of Work (Seasonally Adjusted)
	May 09p	Apr 09	May 08	% Chg OTM	% Chg OTY
Total Nonfarm	1,484,400	1,487,800	1,527,500	-0.2%	-2.8%
Mining	2,200	2,200	2,200	0.0%	0.0%
Construction	67,300	66,500	73,800	1.2%	-8.8%
Manufacturing	201,800	206,900	229,600	-2.5%	-12.1%
Durable Goods	116,000	119,600	139,800	-3.0%	-17.0%
Nondur. Goods	85,800	87,300	89,800	-1.7%	-4.5%
Trade & Transport.	312,900	312,700	309,400	0.1%	1.1%
Wholesale Trade	69,000	69,200	69,200	-0.3%	-0.3%
Retail Trade	181,900	182,000	177,900	-0.1%	2.2%
Transportation	62,000	61,500	62,300	0.8%	-0.5%
Information	32,600	32,600	33,800	0.0%	-3.6%
Financial Activities	102,800	102,000	102,900	0.8%	-0.1%
Finance & Insurance	89,100	89,100	89,400	0.0%	-0.3%
Prof. & Bus. Svcs.	114,200	112,600	123,200	1.4%	-7.3%
Prof, Scientific & Tech Serv	40,900	40,800	42,600	0.2%	-4.0%
Admin & Support	61,000	59,100	66,500	3.2%	-8.3%
Educ. & Health	209,400	210,100	205,900	-0.3%	1.7%
Educ. Services	36,700	36,400	35,900	0.8%	2.2%
Health Services	172,700	173,700	170,000	-0.6%	1.6%
Leisure & Hospitality	132,000	132,300	135,900	-0.2%	-2.9%
Accomm & Food Services	112,000	112,400	115,500	-0.4%	-3.0%
Other Services	56,200	56,400	57,800	-0.4%	-2.8%
Government	253,000	253,500	253,000	-0.2%	0.0%
Federal Govt.	18,500	18,300	18,200	1.1%	1.6%
State Govt.	65,900	66,800	66,900	-1.3%	-1.5%
Local Govt.	168,600	168,400	167,900	0.1%	0.4%
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