BURKE COUNTY
Civilian Labor Force	2000	1999	1998	1997	1996	1995
Unemployment Rate (for month & year use most recent information available	9.80%
Month & Year	Jun-00
Annual Average seasonally adjusted		9.8%	12.7%	14.7%	16.5%	13.9%
Non-Agricultural Employment Reported by Place of Work	Total Number Employed				% of Total Employed Persons
	Present Year 3rd Qtr 1999	Last Year 1998	1990	5 Year Projection	Present Year	Last Year	1990	5 Year Projection
Mining	0	0	0	10	0%	0%	0%	0%
Construction	114	60	61	210	2%	1%	1%	3%
Manufacturing	1,343	916	1,421	1,370	26%	21%	30%	18%
Transportation & Public Utilities	0	0	0	510	0%	0%	0%	7%
Wholesale Trade	300	289	191	330	6%	6%	4%	5%
Retail Trade	866	826	830	750	17%	18%	18%	10%
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate	155	158	130	260	3%	3%	3%	3%
Service	923	834	698	2,270	18%	18%	15%	30%
Government	1,452	1,494	1,354	1,820	28%	33%	29%	24%
Total	5,153	4,577	4,685	7,530	100%	100%	100%	100%
Resident Employment Reported by Group Occupation	Latest Available Year	1990
Executive,Administrative & Managerial	1,698
Technician	220
Sales	533
Administrative/Clerical	899
Service	928
Farming & Forestry	523
Precision Production	1,138
Machine Operators/laborers/fabricators	3,544
Private Household	211
Protected Service	211
Total	9,905
Employed Residents Working in 1990 Outside	Number	Percent
the County Residence	4,960	50.07%
Commute Times	Number	Percent
Less than 15 Minutes	3,328	33.6
15 - 29 Minutes	3,001	30.3
Over 30 Minutes	3,575	36.1
Median	3,298	33.3
Labor Participation Rate	Percentage (%)
Male	53
Female	47
Total	100
Education & Labor Force	Enrollment	Graduates
High School (Public/Private)	1,325	216
High School Students Enrolling in College	75
Community College (Full-Time)	11
4 Year University (Full-Time)	65