West Virginia

West Virginia
Data Series	Aug 2024	Sept 2024	Oct 2024	Nov 2024	Dec 2024	Jan 2025
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)	(r)786.6	(r)785.4	(r)784.4	(r)784.2	(r)784.3	(p)783.5
Employment(1)	(r)754.3	(r)753.2	(r)752.4	(r)752.3	(r)752.4	(p)751.8
Unemployment(1)	(r)32.3	(r)32.2	(r)32.0	(r)31.9	(r)31.9	(p)31.7
Unemployment Rate(2)	(r)4.1	(r)4.1	(r)4.1	(r)4.1	(r)4.1	(p)4.0
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)	715.9	715.6	715.7	716.3	716.1	(p)712.1
12-month % change	0.9	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.2	(p)-0.5
Mining and Logging(3)	21.1	20.9	20.7	21.4	21.4	(p)21.2
12-month % change	-1.4	-2.3	-2.8	0.5	-0.5	(p)-1.4
Construction(3)	33.3	33.6	33.4	33.0	33.1	(p)33.4
12-month % change	1.8	1.8	-0.3	-1.8	-2.1	(p)-3.2
Manufacturing(3)	45.9	45.8	46.1	46.0	46.1	(p)46.1
12-month % change	-0.4	-0.9	-0.4	-0.6	-0.9	(p)-1.1
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)	123.4	123.1	123.3	123.0	122.5	(p)122.4
12-month % change	0.9	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	(p)-0.4
Information(3)	7.9	7.9	7.9	8.0	8.0	(p)8.0
12-month % change	1.3	0.0	1.3	2.6	2.6	(p)2.6
Financial Activities(3)	25.9	25.9	25.8	25.6	25.5	(p)25.7
12-month % change	0.8	0.0	-0.8	-1.5	-1.9	(p)-1.2
Professional & Business Services(3)	71.6	71.6	71.3	71.1	71.0	(p)70.8
12-month % change	-1.0	-0.7	-1.4	-1.3	-1.5	(p)-1.7
Education & Health Services(3)	142.3	142.6	142.8	143.3	143.8	(p)143.8
12-month % change	5.6	5.3	4.9	4.5	4.7	(p)4.5
Leisure & Hospitality(3)	71.2	71.1	71.0	71.0	70.9	(p)69.5
12-month % change	-0.1	-0.7	-0.8	-1.1	-1.8	(p)-3.9
Other Services(3)	24.0	23.9	23.7	23.7	23.9	(p)23.4
12-month % change	0.4	-0.4	-1.3	-1.3	-0.4	(p)-3.3
Government(3)	149.3	149.2	149.7	150.2	149.9	(p)147.8
12-month % change	-1.5	-1.2	-0.4	-0.2	-0.7	(p)-1.8
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted. (p) Preliminary (r) Revised

Data extracted on: March 21, 2025

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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