Charleston, WV

Charleston, WV
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2017

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (r)95.2 95.2 95.7 95.0 (p)95.8  

Employment(1)

 (r)90.5 89.6 90.2 90.0 (p)91.0  

Unemployment(1)

 (r)4.8 5.6 5.5 5.0 (p)4.8  

Unemployment Rate(2)

 (r)5.0 5.9 5.7 5.3 (p)5.0  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 119.2 117.0 117.2 117.9 118.5 (p)119.1

12-month % change

 -2.4 -0.8 -0.3 -1.1 -0.9 (p)-1.4

Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)

 6.7 6.2 6.2 6.3 6.2 (p)6.4

12-month % change

 -14.1 -15.1 -12.7 -17.1 -16.2 (p)-12.3

Manufacturing(3)

 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 (p)3.9

12-month % change

 8.6 8.6 8.6 5.6 2.7 (p)2.6

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 19.8 19.2 18.8 18.9 19.1 (p)19

12-month % change

 -3.4 -1.0 -2.6 -2.1 -1.0 (p)-2.1

Information(3)

 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 (p)1.7

12-month % change

 0.0 -5.6 -5.6 -5.6 -5.6 (p)-5.6

Financial Activities(3)

 6.8 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.8 (p)6.8

12-month % change

 0.0 -2.9 -1.5 -1.5 0.0 (p)0.0

Professional and Business Services(3)

 13.5 13.6 13.7 13.9 14.2 (p)14.5

12-month % change

 -6.3 -2.2 -0.7 0.0 1.4 (p)4.3

Education and Health Services(3)

 22.2 21.9 22.0 21.8 22 (p)21.8

12-month % change

 0.0 1.9 2.3 0.5 0.9 (p)0.0

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

 10.0 9.7 10.0 10.1 10 (p)10.3

12-month % change

 -2.0 -1.0 3.1 1.0 -2.9 (p)-1.0

Other Services(3)

 9.5 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.5 (p)9.5

12-month % change

 -1.0 0.0 -1.1 -1.1 0.0 (p)0.0

Government(3)

 25.1 24.8 24.9 25.3 25.2 (p)25.2

12-month % change

 -0.8 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.8 (p)-3.4

Footnotes
 (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised

Data extracted on: June 20, 2017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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