Monthly % Change

Annual % Change

Labor Market

Jun-10

Apr-11

May-11

Jun-11

Unemployment Rate

8.7

7.5

7.4

7.6

2.70%

-12.64%

Jun-10

Apr-11

May-11

Jun-11

Nonfarm Employment (thousands)

5630.5

5692.9

5679.5

5676.9

-0.05%

0.82%

Jun-10

Apr-11

May-11

Jun-11

Mfg. Employment (thousands)

562.8

571.2

571.4

573.4

0.35%

1.88%

Economic Activity

Jun-10

Apr-11

May-11

Jun-11

Housing Permits

1981

1225

1714

1471

-14.18%

-25.74%

May-10

Mar-11

Apr-11

May-11

Total Exports (millions of $)

3051.3

3705.9

3502.7

3615.8

3.23%

18.50%

2007

2008

2009

2010

Gross Domestic Product (millions of $)

532,117

545,198

546,538

569,679

4.23%

Federal Government Spending / Taxation

2006

2007

2008

2009

Total Spending (millions of $)

103,243

117,151

121,551

135,687

11.63%

2006

2007

2008

2009

Per Capita Spending ($)

8,301

9,423

9,764

10,765

10.25%

2007

2008

2009

2010

Total Tax Burden (thousands of $)

112,368,286

116,554,665

106,613,979

101,858,754

-4.46%

2006

2007

2008

2009

Per Capita Tax Burden ($)

8,240

9,038

9,363

8,458

-9.66%

Demographics

2007

2008

2009

2010

Population

12,517,701

12,562,536

12,602,112

12,702,379

0.80%

2007

2008

2009

2010

Poverty Rate

11.6

12.1

12.5

13.4

7.20%

2006

2007

2008

2009

Med. Household Income (dollars)

46,259

48,576

50,713

49,520

-2.35%

2007r

2008r

2009p

2010p

Per-Capita Income (dollars)

38,793

39,762

39,578

41,152

3.98%

Educational Attainment Rate (25+)

2009

Age Groups

2009

Less Than 9th Grade

3.9

< 5 yrs.

5.9

9th-12th Grade, No Diploma

8.2

5-17

16.1

High School Graduate (incl. equivalency)

37.7

18-24

9.7

Some College, No Degree

16.6

25-34

12.2

Associate's Degree

7.3

35-44

13.1

Bachelor's Degree

16.2

45-54

15.3

Graduate or Professional Degree

10.2

55-64

12.2

65-74

7.6

75-84

5.4

85+

2.5