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Charleston, WV: Nonfarm employment and labor force data

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector	Charleston, W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2024	106.7	107.8	108.6	108.1	109.8	108.8	107.5	107.6	107.6	108.4	108.7	108.7	108.2
2025	106.2	106.8	107.1	107.4	108.6	(p)109.1
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2024	6.7	6.9	7.0	7.0	7.1	7.2	7.1	7.1	7.2	7.3	7.1	7.1	7.1
2025	6.6	6.9	7.0	7.2	7.5	(p)7.7
Manufacturing
2024	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4
2025	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	(p)3.4
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2024	16.8	16.8	16.9	16.8	16.9	16.8	16.9	16.9	16.8	17.0	17.2	17.4	16.9
2025	16.8	16.8	16.7	16.6	16.7	(p)16.8
Information
2024	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3
2025	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	(p)1.3
Financial Activities
2024	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1
2025	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	(p)5.1
Professional & Business Services
2024	13.2	13.4	13.5	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.4	13.4	13.4
2025	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.5	13.7	(p)13.9
Educational & Health Services
2024	23.1	23.4	23.7	23.6	23.4	23.3	23.3	23.5	23.5	23.8	23.9	23.9	23.5
2025	23.5	23.6	23.6	23.6	23.7	(p)23.8
Leisure & Hospitality
2024	9.0	9.1	9.3	9.4	9.6	9.8	9.5	9.4	9.1	9.1	9.2	9.1	9.3
2025	8.8	8.8	9.1	9.2	9.5	(p)9.5
Other Services
2024	3.9	4.0	4.1	4.0	4.0	3.8	3.9	3.8	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0
2025	3.9	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.9	(p)3.9
Government
2024	24.1	24.3	24.2	24.1	25.5	24.5	23.4	23.6	23.8	23.9	24.1	24.0	24.1
2025	23.7	23.8	23.8	23.7	23.9	(p)23.7
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Charleston, W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2024	(1)90,239	(1)90,842	(1)90,915	(1)91,034	(1)91,369	(1)92,878	(1)92,365	(1)91,349	(1)90,748	(1)90,256	(1)88,877	(1)88,430	(1)90,775
2025	88,786	88,347	88,370	89,815	(p)89,767
Employment
2024	(1)86,267	(1)86,665	(1)86,977	(1)87,632	(1)87,991	(1)88,910	(1)88,358	(1)87,432	(1)87,420	(1)87,084	(1)85,689	(1)85,300	(1)87,144
2025	84,839	84,732	84,851	86,610	(p)86,606
Unemployment
2024	(1)3,972	(1)4,177	(1)3,938	(1)3,402	(1)3,378	(1)3,968	(1)4,007	(1)3,917	(1)3,328	(1)3,172	(1)3,188	(1)3,130	(1)3,631
2025	3,947	3,615	3,519	3,205	(p)3,161
Unemployment Rate
2024	(1)4.4	(1)4.6	(1)4.3	(1)3.7	(1)3.7	(1)4.3	(1)4.3	(1)4.3	(1)3.7	(1)3.5	(1)3.6	(1)3.5	(1)4.0
2025	4.4	4.1	4.0	3.6	(p)3.5
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 18, 2025. (p) Preliminary
The Charleston, W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Boone, Clay, Kanawha, Lincoln and Putnam Counties in West Virginia.