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Sector |
Charleston, W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area | ||||||||||||
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Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual Avg |
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Total Nonfarm |
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2021 |
101.4 | 102.0 | 103.2 | 103.4 | 103.5 | 104.1 | 104.0 | 103.8 | 103.6 | 103.7 | 103.8 | 104.8 | 103.4 |
2022 |
102.2 | 103.0 | 104.1 | 104.8 | 105.7 | 105.7 | (p)104.4 | ||||||
Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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2021 |
6.3 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.5 |
2022 |
6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.1 | (p)6.1 | ||||||
Manufacturing |
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2021 |
3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
2022 |
2.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | (p)3.1 | ||||||
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2021 |
16.7 | 16.6 | 16.7 | 16.6 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 16.6 | 16.9 | 17.4 | 16.8 |
2022 |
16.6 | 16.6 | 16.6 | 16.7 | 16.6 | 16.7 | (p)16.8 | ||||||
Information |
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2021 |
1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
2022 |
1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | (p)1.5 | ||||||
Financial Activities |
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2021 |
6.7 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
2022 |
6.7 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.8 | (p)6.7 | ||||||
Professional & Business Services |
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2021 |
12.3 | 12.3 | 12.5 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 12.5 | 12.7 | 12.6 |
2022 |
12.3 | 12.4 | 12.7 | 13.0 | 12.6 | 13.2 | (p)13.0 | ||||||
Educational & Health Services |
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2021 |
20.9 | 21.2 | 21.2 | 21.2 | 21.1 | 21.2 | 21.2 | 21.2 | 21.2 | 21.1 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 21.2 |
2022 |
21.2 | 21.5 | 21.8 | 21.7 | 21.9 | 21.9 | (p)21.4 | ||||||
Leisure & Hospitality |
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2021 |
7.5 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.2 |
2022 |
8.1 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 9.0 | (p)9.0 | ||||||
Other Services |
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2021 |
3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
2022 |
3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | (p)3.8 | ||||||
Government |
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2021 |
22.9 | 23.1 | 23.4 | 23.6 | 23.6 | 23.6 | 23.0 | 23.2 | 23.3 | 23.3 | 23.5 | 23.4 | 23.3 |
2022 |
23.2 | 23.2 | 23.5 | 23.4 | 24.5 | 23.6 | (p)23.0 | ||||||
Footnotes |
Charleston, W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area | |||||||||||||
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Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual Avg |
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Labor Force |
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2021 |
(1)91,320 | (1)92,191 | (1)91,628 | (1)92,616 | (1)92,391 | (1)94,212 | (1)94,130 | (1)93,037 | (1)91,475 | (1)91,053 | (1)90,521 | (1)90,963 | (1)92,128 |
2022 |
91,178 | 91,564 | 91,084 | 91,785 | 91,971 | (p)94,256 | |||||||
Employment |
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2021 |
(1)84,915 | (1)85,725 | (1)85,650 | (1)86,786 | (1)87,014 | (1)88,623 | (1)89,176 | (1)88,274 | (1)87,731 | (1)87,596 | (1)87,315 | (1)87,699 | (1)87,209 |
2022 |
87,064 | 87,383 | 87,362 | 88,363 | 88,754 | (p)90,294 | |||||||
Unemployment |
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2021 |
(1)6,405 | (1)6,466 | (1)5,978 | (1)5,830 | (1)5,377 | (1)5,589 | (1)4,954 | (1)4,763 | (1)3,744 | (1)3,457 | (1)3,206 | (1)3,264 | (1)4,919 |
2022 |
4,114 | 4,181 | 3,722 | 3,422 | 3,217 | (p)3,962 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate |
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2021 |
(1)7.0 | (1)7.0 | (1)6.5 | (1)6.3 | (1)5.8 | (1)5.9 | (1)5.3 | (1)5.1 | (1)4.1 | (1)3.8 | (1)3.5 | (1)3.6 | (1)5.3 |
2022 |
4.5 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 | (p)4.2 | |||||||
Footnotes |
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The Charleston, W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Boone, Clay, Kanawha, Lincoln and Putnam Counties in West Virginia. |