Deep East Texas Workforce Development Area July 2008

Deep East Texas WDA Texas

CLF Employed Unemployed Rate CLF Employed Unemployed Rate
Jul-08 161,963 152,648 9,315 5.8 11,809,314 11,215,022 594,292 5.0
Jun-08 162,586 153,559 9,027 5.6 11,776,320 11,206,496 569,824 4.8
Jul-07 160,370 151,351 9,019 5.6 11,578,265 11,031,259 547,006 4.7

Historical Unemployment Rates

9.0
10.0 #REF! #REF!
Texas Deep East
8.0
8.0
7.0
6.0
6.0
5.0
4.0
4.0
3.0
2.0
2.0
Jul-00 Jan-01 Jul-01 Jan-02 Jul-02 Jan-03 Jul-03 Jan-04 Jul-04 Jan-05 Jul-05 Jan-06 Jul-06 Jan-07 Jul-07 Jan-08 Jul-08
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Total Claims Average Weekly Wage

Jul-08 Jun-08 Jul-07 OTY
Initial 1,076 1,024 963 113 Deep East Change Texas
Continued 5,798 5,399 6,073 -275 1st Qtr 2008 $623.07 0.00 $902.56
Continued Claims for the Week of the 12th 2008 Average $623.07 24.08 $871.92
Continued 953 962 1,126 -173 2007 Average $598.99 $911.41

Deep East Texas WDA Industry Composition Top 10 Private Employers in the WDA
1st Quarter 2008 1st Quarter 2008

Natural Construction Manufacturing BROOKSHIRE BROTHERS LTD

Government Resources and 17%
Mining
1% ETECH INC
18%
Leisure
Hospitality
6%
Trade, Trans.,
LUFKIN INDUSTRIES INC
9% and Utilities MEADWESTVACO TEXAS LP
4%
MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER OF EAST TEXAS
Education and
Health Services Information PILGRIMS PRIDE CORP
13% 1%
TEMPLE-INLAND
Financial TEXAS HOME OF AMERICA INC
Activities
Professional and 1 10% TYSON FARMS INC
Business Svcs 100%
21% WAL-MART ASSOCIATES INC

NAICS COVERED EMPLOYMENT QUARTERLY DATA Size Class Employment Composition

1st Quarter 2008 1st Quarter 2008
Change
SUPER SECTOR Total Quarter Year 25000
Construction 4,823 -70 397
Education and Health Services 15,610 284 620
Federal 1,094 15 16 20000
Financial Activities 3,764 -35 3
Information 1,057 -83 -46 15000
Leisure and Hospitality 9,146 -34 82
Local 18,785 -214 246
Manufacturing 16,391 -474 -1,139 10000
Natural Resources and Mining 3,203 38 396
Nonclassified 43 4 -242 5000
Other Services 2,401 41 121
Professional and Business Service 7,534 -186 -106
State 6,348 140 130 0
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Trade, Transportation and Utilities 19,654 -627 -256

TOTAL 109,853 -1,201 222

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