West Virginia

West Virginia
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2018

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (2)781.9 783.1 784.8 785.4 785.4 (p)785.7

Employment(1)

 (2)739.6 740.9 742.6 743.2 743.1 (p)743.5

Unemployment(1)

 (2)42.3 42.1 42.2 42.2 42.2 (p)42.3

Unemployment Rate(3)

 (2)5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 (p)5.4

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(4)

 748.6 749.3 752.5 751.2 749.7 (p)760.3

12-month % change

 0.7 0.5 1.0 0.6 0.9 (p)2.3

Mining and Logging(4)

 21.5 22.3 22.9 22.7 22.8 (p)22.8

12-month % change

 5.9 7.7 8.0 6.6 7.0 (p)5.1

Construction(4)

 34.3 34.0 34.3 33.7 34.0 (p)33.9

12-month % change

 14.7 14.1 14.0 11.2 12.2 (p)11.1

Manufacturing(4)

 47.2 47.2 47.4 47.2 47.1 (p)47.1

12-month % change

 0.9 1.1 1.3 0.9 0.4 (p)1.1

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)

 131.9 131.9 132.9 133.0 132.9 (p)133.9

12-month % change

 -0.6 -0.5 0.7 1.0 1.3 (p)2.1

Information(4)

 8.3 8.3 8.3 7.3 8.3 (p)8.2

12-month % change

 -11.7 -9.8 -7.8 -18.0 -5.7 (p)-5.7

Financial Activities(4)

 26.8 26.9 26.9 26.9 26.6 (p)26.5

12-month % change

 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.4 -0.7 (p)-0.7

Professional & Business Services(4)

 66.6 65.8 66.1 66.5 66.5 (p)66.8

12-month % change

 1.7 -0.5 -0.3 -0.2 0.3 (p)0.0

Education & Health Services(4)

 130.9 132.1 131.4 131.2 130.4 (p)131.5

12-month % change

 0.8 1.3 0.9 0.7 0.4 (p)1.4

Leisure & Hospitality(4)

 74.0 74.0 75.1 75.4 74.6 (p)74.6

12-month % change

 0.1 0.1 1.6 1.8 0.8 (p)0.9

Other Services(4)

 53.5 53.1 53.0 53.0 53.1 (p)52.6

12-month % change

 -0.4 -1.5 -1.3 -1.1 -0.9 (p)-1.9

Government(4)

 153.6 153.7 154.2 154.3 153.4 (p)162.4

12-month % change

 -0.6 -1.0 -0.6 -1.3 -0.5 (p)5.6

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and a new seasonal adjustment procedure.
(3) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(4) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary

Data extracted on: June 15, 2018

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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