COLUMBIA
Civilian Labor Force	2000	1999	1998	1997	1996	1995
Unemployment Rate (for month & year use most recent information available	3.30%
Month & Year	Jun-00
Annual Average seasonally adjusted	1999-3.2%	3.2%	3.3%	4.0%	4.1%	4.2%
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	Jun-00	1998	1990	5 Year Projection
Mining	0	0	0	50	0%	0%	0.0%	0.0%
Construction	2,078	1,782	1,464	3,030	11.0%	9%	11.0%	10.5%
Manufacturing	2,849	3,611	2,656	4,010	14.0%	19%	21.0%	13.5%
Transportation & Public Utilities	604	512	217	650	4.0%	3%	2.0%	2.0%
Wholesale Trade	534	527	407	920	3.0%	4%	4.0%	3.0%
Retail Trade	4,472	3,959	2,308	7,550	22.0%	21%	18.0%	24.0%
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate	908	850	897	2,820	4.0%	4%	7.0%	9.0%
Service	5,716	4,800	2,295	8,460	28.0%	25%	18.0%	27.0%
Government	2,865	2,912	2,379	3,530	14.0%	15%	19.0%	11.0%
Total	20,026	18,953	12,623	31,020	100%	100%	100.0%	100.0%
Resident Employment Reported by Group Occupation	1999	1990
Executive,Administrative & Managerial	3,850
Technician	1,230
Sales	3,798
Administrative/Clerical	3,652
Service	3,928
Farming & Forestry	756
Precision Production	5,230
Machine Operators/laborers/fabricators	24,120
Private Household	142
Protected Service	650
Total	47,356
Employed Residents Working in 1990 Outside	Number	Percent
the County Residence	38,651	82%
Commute Times	Number	Percent
Less than 15 Minutes	10,086	21.3
15 - 29 Minutes	21,736	45.9
Over 30 Minutes	15,580	32.9
Median	15,801	33.3
Labor Participation Rate	Percentage %
Male	57
Female	43
Total	100
Education & Labor Force	Enrollment	Graduates
High School (Public/Private)	5,285	1,100
High School Students Enrolling in College	1,016
Community College (Full-Time)	246
4 Year University (Full-Time)	770