Employment Situation

Iowa Employment Situation
	Jul 08p	Jun 08	Jul 07	% Chg OTM	% Chg OTY
Place of Residence
Labor Force	1,677,700	1,672,300	1,660,500	0.3%	1.0%
Unemployed	72,500	66,900	62,900	8.4%	15.3%
Employment	1,605,200	1,605,300	1,597,700	0.0%	0.5%
Rate (%)	4.3%	4.0%	3.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Place of Work (Seasonally Adjusted)
	Jul 08p	Jun 08	Jul 07	% Chg OTM	% Chg OTY
Total Nonfarm	1,524,200	1,523,800	1,517,400	0.0%	0.4%
Mining	2,200	2,200	2,100	0.0%	4.8%
Construction	72,200	72,500	72,300	-0.4%	-0.1%
Manufacturing	228,200	228,400	229,500	-0.1%	-0.6%
Durable Goods	140,300	140,300	141,500	0.0%	-0.8%
Nondur. Goods	87,900	88,100	88,000	-0.2%	-0.1%
Trade & Transport.	309,400	308,800	308,700	0.2%	0.2%
Wholesale Trade	68,200	68,100	67,700	0.1%	0.7%
Retail Trade	178,000	177,600	179,100	0.2%	-0.6%
Transportation	63,200	63,100	61,900	0.2%	2.1%
Information	33,200	33,400	33,400	-0.6%	-0.6%
Financial Activities	103,900	103,600	103,100	0.3%	0.8%
Finance & Insurance	89,800	89,900	89,100	-0.1%	0.8%
Prof. & Bus. Svcs.	120,300	120,700	121,500	-0.3%	-1.0%
Prof, Scientific & Tech Serv	42,300	42,300	41,800	0.0%	1.2%
Admin & Support	65,000	65,200	65,700	-0.3%	-1.1%
Educ. & Health	206,400	205,800	202,300	0.3%	2.0%
Educ. Services	36,800	36,200	34,900	1.7%	5.4%
Health Services	169,600	169,600	167,400	0.0%	1.3%
Leisure & Hospitality	138,600	138,700	136,900	-0.1%	1.2%
Accomm & Food Services	116,900	116,100	116,200	0.7%	0.6%
Other Services	57,900	58,000	57,700	-0.2%	0.3%
Government	251,900	251,700	249,900	0.1%	0.8%
Federal Govt.	17,800	18,000	18,300	-1.1%	-2.7%
State Govt.	66,000	65,600	65,200	0.6%	1.2%
Local Govt.	168,100	168,100	166,400	0.0%	1.0%
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