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Economic Indicators
Oct'04
Aug-04 Jul-04 % of change
July'04-Aug'04
Aug'03 % of change
Aug'03-Aug'04
Total Labor Force - City 11,856 11,856 0.00% 12,158 -2.48%
Total Employment - City 11,090 11,064 0.23% 11,137 -0.42%
% Unemployed - City 6.5 6.7 2.99% 8.4 -22.62%
Total Labor Force - County 22,288 22,282 0.03% 22,806 -2.27%
Total Employment - County 20,993 20,943 0.24% 21,081 -0.42%
% Unemployed - County 5.8 6.0 -3.33% 7.6 -23.68
Gas (# of meters) 7,014 annual average active for Paris
Water (# of accounts) 10,368 10,332 0.35% 10,355 0.13%
Total Construction Value ($000)* 1,378,700 383,500 259.50% 673,800 104.62%
Comm. Construction Value ($000) 1,239,700 47,000 2537.66% 40,000 2999.25%
# Commercial Permits 3 1 200% 1 200%
Res. Construction Value ($000) 70,000 237,500 -70.53% 563,700 -87.58%
# Residential Permits 3 5 -40.00% 6 -50.00%
Sales Tax Receipts ($000)** 315,552 283,192 11.43% 345,304 -8.62%
* Includes repair permits
 

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