Monthly % Change

Annual % Change

Labor Market

Jun-10

Apr-11

May-11

Jun-11

Unemployment Rate

8.6

7.9

7.8

8

2.56%

-6.98%

Jun-10

Apr-11

May-11

Jun-11

Nonfarm Employment (thousands)

8580.6

8637.1

8619.6

8622.5

0.03%

0.49%

Jun-10

Apr-11

May-11

Jun-11

Mfg. Employment (thousands)

458.1

453.4

454.9

454.8

-0.02%

-0.72%

Economic Activity

Jun-10

Apr-11

May-11

Jun-11

Housing Permits

3482

1495

2576

3281

27.37%

-5.77%

May-10

Mar-11

Apr-11

May-11

Total Exports (millions of $)

5545.3

7703.2

6618.9

6672.1

0.80%

20.32%

2007

2008

2009

2010

Gross Domestic Product (millions of $)

1,085,225

1,109,080

1,094,104

1,159,540

5.98%

Federal Government Spending / Taxation

2006

2007

2008

2009

Total Spending (millions of $)

152,946

157,789

174,071

194,975

12.01%

2006

2007

2008

2009

Per Capita Spending ($)

7,922

8,177

8,931

9,978

11.72%

2007

2008

2009

2010

Total Tax Burden (thousands of $)

244,672,914

229,647,494

193,446,916

200,209,720

3.50%

2006

2007

2008

2009

Per Capita Tax Burden ($)

11,133

12,679

11,783

9,899

-15.98%

Demographics

2007

2008

2009

2010

Population

19,419,540

19,464,482

19,522,612

19,378,102

-0.74%

2007

2008

2009

2010

Poverty Rate

13.7

13.6

14.2

14.9

4.93%

2006

2007

2008

2009

Med. Household Income (dollars)

51,384

53,514

56,033

54,659

-2.45%

2007r

2008r

2009p

2010p

Per-Capita Income (dollars)

46,364

48,809

46,957

48,821

3.97%

Educational Attainment Rate (25+)

2009

Age Groups

2009

Less Than 9th Grade

7.0

< 5 yrs.

6.3

9th-12th Grade, No Diploma

8.4

5-17

16.4

High School Graduate (incl. equivalency)

27.6

18-24

9.8

Some College, No Degree

16.3

25-34

13.6

Associate's Degree

8.3

35-44

13.8

Bachelor's Degree

18.4

45-54

15.1

Graduate or Professional Degree

14.0

55-64

11.7

65-74

6.9

75-84

4.5

85+

2.0