Covered Employment (2006)
County	High Month	Low Month	Avg Monthly Employment	Total Wages	Benefit Payments
Fayette	5,496	5,203	5,358	157,628,757	729,624
Lamar	4,115	3,846	3,929	118,789,668	908,165
Total	9,611	9,049	9,287	$276,418,425	$1,637,789

	Total	Construction	Manufacturing	Wholesale & Retail Trade	Trans. & Warhousing	Utilities & Information
Fayette	157,628	3,791	41,423	12,823	2,547	3,449
Lamar	118,789	1,957	53,545	6,994	14,513	2,621