Latest Forecast

Hampton Roads Latest Quarterly Forecast

OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY

ECONOMIC FORECAST FOR HAMPTON ROADS MSA

BY SELECTED CATEGORIES

	Third  Quarter >07	Third  Quarter >08	% Change From Third  Quarter 2007
Civilian Non-Agricultural Employment	776,882	783,874	+0.9%
Unemployment Rate	3.3%	4.2%
Taxable Sales	$5.23 Billion	$5.20 Billion	-0.5%
Hotel Room Revenues	$263.5 Million	$255.8 Million	-2.9%
General Cargo Tonnage	4.41 Million	4.59 Million	+4.2%
Value of Single Family Housing Permits	$214.3 Million	$151.4 Million	-29.4%