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Community Data

Labor Force Data ( statistical area includes Knox and Warren counties )
	June '05	May '05	June '05	Change From Month Ago	Change From Year Ago
Labor Force	35,175	35,338	34,944	-163	231
Employment	32,729	32,916	32,432	-187	297
Unemployment	2,446	2,422	2,512	24	-66
Unemployment Rate	7.0%	6.9%	7.2%	0.1%	-0.2%
Industry
Total Nonfarm	28,300	28,475	28,675	-175	-375
Natural Resources, Mining, and Construction	700	575	700	125	0
Manufacturing	3,450	3,450	4,200	0	-750
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities	6,550	6,675	6,700	-125	-150
Wholesale Trade	1,075	1,100	1,025	-25	50
Retail Trade	3,875	3,900	4,050	-25	-175
Transportation, Warehouse, and Utilities	1,575	1,650	1,625	-75	-50
Information	425	400	400	25	25
Financial Activities	950	875	900	75	50
Professional and Business Services	1,800	1,750	1,775	50	25
Educational and Health Services	6,025	6,175	5,600	-150	425
Leisure and Hospitality	2,525	2,425	2,550	100	-25
Other Services	1,175	1,150	1,200	25	-25
Government	4,700	5,025	4,700	-325	0
Source: Illinois Department of Employment Security

Subject

Number

Percent

Employed civilian population 16 years and over	4,722	100.0
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	1,170	24.8
Service occupations	959	20.3
Sales and office occupations	1,208	25.6
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	16	0.3
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	318	6.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	1,051	22.3

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	75	1.6
Construction	135	2.9
Manufacturing	901	19.1
Wholesale trade	101	2.1
Retail trade	549	11.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	237	5.0
Information	131	2.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	251	5.3
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	241	5.1
Educational, health and social services	1,288	27.3
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	357	7.6
Other services (except public administration)	217	4.6
Public administration	239	5.1

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	3,777	80.0
Government workers	600	12.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	338	7.2
Unpaid family workers	7	0.1
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder