| SELECTED INDICATOR SUMMARY (Seasonally Adjusted)* |
|
2006M09 |
2007M08 |
2007M09 |
| CURRENT CONDITIONS INDEX (out of 100) |
67 |
33 |
42 |
| Payroll Employment (thous) |
495.5 |
499.5 |
499.8 |
| % change (y/y) |
0.7% |
1.2% |
0.9% |
| Construction Employment (thous) |
23.1 |
24.2 |
24.2 |
| Manufacturing Employment (thous) |
52.4 |
51.1 |
51.0 |
| Manufacturing Wage ($) |
$13.45 |
$13.93 |
$13.95 |
| Service-Producing Employment (thous) |
420.0 |
424.2 |
424.6 |
| Retail Trade Employment (thous) |
51.9 |
51.9 |
52.0 |
| Information Employent (thous) |
10.8 |
11.1 |
11.0 |
| Financial Activities Employment (thous) |
35.8 |
36.0 |
36.0 |
| Professional & Business Service Employment (thous) |
57.0 |
59.1 |
58.8 |
| Education and Health Employment (thous) |
97.5 |
99.1 |
99.1 |
| Leisure & Hospitality Employment (thous) |
50.6 |
51.1 |
51.8 |
| Other Service Employment (thous) |
23.1 |
23.1 |
23.5 |
| Government Employment (thous) |
64.9 |
64.5 |
64.2 |
| Single-Unit Housing Permits (AR) |
1,031.1 |
1,262.1 |
1,239.9 |
| % change (y/y) |
-43.4% |
-18.8% |
20.2% |
| Unemployment Rate (%) |
5.1 |
5.1 |
4.9 |
| Labor Force (thous) |
579.0 |
571.0 |
580.6 |
| Resident Employment (thous) |
549.3 |
542.1 |
552.0 |
| Initial Claims (thous, AR) |
82.2 |
85.2 |
87.6 |
| % change (y/y) |
15.8% |
7.1% |
6.6% |
| Retail Sales (bil $) |
$12.933 |
$12.131 |
$12.538 |
| % change (y/y) |
6.1% |
-3.2% |
-3.1% |
| US Consumer Confidence |
88.0 |
85.1 |
86.0 |
| % change (y/y) |
11.2% |
1.9% |
-2.3% |
| *AR denotes annual rate. % change is year-over-year (y/y) |