Civilian Labor Force

Unemployment Rate
	Dec '07	Nov '07	Dec ‘06
National	4.8	4.5	4.3
Louisiana	3.8	3.2	3.6
Shreveport-Bossier City MSA	4.1	3.5	3.8
Bossier	3.4	2.9	3.3
Caddo	4.3	3.6	4.0
DeSoto	5.4	5.1	4.4
Webster	4.6	3.8	4.2
Claiborne	4.3	3.6	4.2
Sabine	4.0	3.4	4.0
Natchitoches	4.3	3.5	4.0
Bienville	4.8	4.0	4.6
Lincoln	4.2	3.5	3.9
Red River	7.2	5.9	6.8

Worker's Compensation Per $100 of Payroll
Office/Clerical (8810)	$0.64
Retail (8017)	$3.48
Pharmaceutical/Surgical Manufacturing (4693)	$2.66
Machine Shop (3632)	$6.85
Wood Working Machine Manufacturing (3632)	$6.85
Restaurant (9084)	$3.80
Electrical Manufacturing (3179)	$7.53
Plastic Manufacturing (4452)	$6.64
Automobile Parts Distribution (3648)	$4.17
source: Louisiana Worker's Compensation Corporation