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Ashland

2008 Population 15,807

Laborforce, Employment and Unemployment

(not seasonally adjusted)

Month	Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemployment Rate
12	2009	9,648	8,955	693	7.2
11	2009	9,738	9,075	663	6.8
10	2009	9,663	8,972	691	7.2
09	2009	9,605	8,857	748	7.8
08	2009	9,849	9,056	793	8.1
07	2009	9,863	9,079	784	7.9
06	2009	9,767	9,049	718	7.4
05	2009	9,580	8,958	622	6.5
04	2009	9,578	8,973	605	6.3
03	2009	9,559	8,965	594	6.2
02	2009	9,541	8,949	592	6.2
01	2009	9,558	9,020	538	5.6

Annual	Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemployment Rate
Average	2008	9,592	9,205	387	4.0
Average	2007	9,502	9,179	323	3.4
Average	2006	9,352	9,010	342	3.7
Average	2005	9,240	8,896	344	3.7
Average	2004	9,144	8,762	382	4.2
Average	2003	9,114	8,659	455	5.0
Average	2002	9,217	8,763	454	4.9
Average	2001	9,145	8,864	281	3.1
Average	2000	8,852	8,659	193	2.2

2008 Average Employment and Wages
by Industry All Ownership

Industry	Establish- ments	Total Wages	Average Employment	Average Weekly Wage
Total, All Industries	446	$209,705,611	5,164	$781
Construction	57	$24,292,257	345	$1,354
Manufacturing	24	$48,926,032	856	$1,099
Wholesale Trade	41	$14,605,974	282	$996
Retail Trade	40	$17,891,323	765	$450
Transportation and Warehousing	11	$10,644,902	233	$879
Information	8	$1,718,820	26	$1,271
Finance and Insurance	16	$4,140,511	59	$1,350
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	15	$963,599	38	$488
Professional and Technical Services	58	$11,781,142	182	$1,245
Administrative and Waste Services	36	$25,119,078	737	$655
Health Care and Social Assistance	20	$4,283,058	151	$545
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	4	$702,346	35	$386
Accommodation and Food Services	40	$8,366,253	474	$339
Other Services, Ex. Public Admin	60	$8,926,127	272	$631