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ALABAMA
FIRST QUARTER 2008 |
| EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES |
MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT |
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Employment averaged 1,938,859
down 26,460 from the prior quarter.
Covered wages totaled $18,629,025,611
down $859.9 million from the preceding quarter.
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Manufacturing employment averaged 290,040
registering a decrease of 1.5 percent from the
prior quarter and a decrease of 2.6 percent from
the year-ago quarter. |
| NONMANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT |
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Nonmanufacturing employment averaged
1,648,819 down 21,901 from the prior quarter.
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AVERAGE COVERED EMPLOYMENT |
|
Industry |
Revised
1st Qtr 2008 |
Revised
4th Qtr 2007 |
Revised
1st Qtr 2007 |
Percent Change From |
|
4th Qtr 2007 |
1st Qtr 2007 |
| TOTAL |
1,938,859 |
1,965,319 |
1,935,377 |
-1.3 |
0.2 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting |
12,618 |
13,105 |
13,518 |
-3.7 |
-6.7 |
| Mining |
8,078 |
8,153 |
8,234 |
-0.9 |
-1.9 |
| Construction |
110,066 |
113,995 |
111,072 |
-3.4 |
-0.9 |
| Manufacturing |
290,040 |
294,599 |
297,724 |
-1.5 |
-2.6 |
| Wholesale Trade |
80,925 |
83,063 |
81,652 |
-2.6 |
-0.9 |
| Retail Trade |
238,810 |
246,830 |
237,092 |
-3.2 |
0.7 |
| Transportation & Warehousing |
53,393 |
54,801 |
53,496 |
-2.6 |
-0.2 |
| Utilities |
13,394 |
13,475 |
13,068 |
-0.6 |
2.5 |
| Information |
27,341 |
27,746 |
28,064 |
-1.5 |
-2.6 |
| Finance & Insurance |
71,833 |
72,296 |
71,321 |
-0.6 |
0.7 |
| Real Estate & Rental & Leasing |
24,589 |
25,621 |
25,253 |
-4.0 |
-2.6 |
| Professional, Scientific & Technical Services |
99,802 |
97,335 |
97,629 |
2.5 |
2.2 |
| Management of Companies & Enterprises |
14,756 |
14,960 |
14,577 |
-1.4 |
1.2 |
| Admin. & Support & Waste Mgmt. & Remediation |
106,691 |
109,722 |
105,521 |
-2.8 |
1.1 |
| Educational Services |
16,255 |
17,037 |
16,509 |
-4.6 |
-1.5 |
| Health Care & Social Assistance |
187,044 |
187,709 |
184,013 |
-0.4 |
1.6 |
| Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation |
15,788 |
16,470 |
15,725 |
-4.1 |
0.4 |
| Accommodation & Food Services |
153,631 |
155,696 |
153,322 |
-1.3 |
0.2 |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration |
47,846 |
47,965 |
48,033 |
-0.2 |
-0.4 |
| State Government |
95,332 |
94,788 |
92,007 |
0.6 |
3.6 |
| Local Government |
218,822 |
218,130 |
215,612 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
| Federal Government |
51,804 |
51,824 |
51,936 |
** |
-0.3 |