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Charleston, WV: Nonfarm employment and labor force data
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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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2018 |
109.5 | 109.8 | 110.2 | 110.6 | 112.5 | 111.9 | 110.6 | 110.9 | 110.7 | 110.6 | 110.5 | 110.2 | 110.7 |
2019 |
108.1 | 108.7 | 109.4 | 109.6 | 110.3 | 111.1 | (p)109.6 | ||||||
Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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2018 |
6.6 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.1 |
2019 |
6.8 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.2 | (p)7.1 | ||||||
Manufacturing |
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2018 |
3.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
2019 |
3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | (p)3.6 | ||||||
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2018 |
18.3 | 18.2 | 18.2 | 18.1 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.3 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 18.3 |
2019 |
17.8 | 17.7 | 17.7 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 17.7 | (p)17.7 | ||||||
Information |
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2018 |
1.6 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
2019 |
1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | (p)1.5 | ||||||
Financial Activities |
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2018 |
7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 |
2019 |
7.1 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.2 | (p)7.2 | ||||||
Professional & Business Services |
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2018 |
14.1 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 14.5 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 14.4 |
2019 |
14.0 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.5 | 14.5 | (p)14.4 | ||||||
Educational & Health Services |
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2018 |
20.8 | 20.9 | 21.0 | 20.9 | 20.8 | 20.8 | 20.5 | 20.6 | 20.8 | 20.9 | 20.9 | 21.2 | 20.8 |
2019 |
21.0 | 21.0 | 21.1 | 21.0 | 21.2 | 21.4 | (p)21.2 | ||||||
Leisure & Hospitality |
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2018 |
9.8 | 9.8 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 10.2 | 10.0 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 10.1 |
2019 |
9.4 | 9.5 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 10.2 | 10.5 | (p)10.5 | ||||||
Other Services |
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2018 |
4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
2019 |
4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | (p)4.0 | ||||||
Government |
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2018 |
23.7 | 23.8 | 24.1 | 23.9 | 25.0 | 24.2 | 23.2 | 23.4 | 23.4 | 23.2 | 23.4 | 23.3 | 23.7 |
2019 |
22.9 | 23.2 | 23.4 | 23.2 | 23.2 | 23.5 | (p)22.4 | ||||||
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Footnotes |
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| 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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2018 |
92,421 | 93,349 | 93,068 | 93,177 | 93,324 | 95,007 | 93,818 | 92,734 | 92,337 | 92,340 | 91,279 | 91,069 | 92,827 |
2019 |
91,311 | 92,163 | 91,558 | 91,967 | 92,248 | 95,129 | (p)94,338 | ||||||
Employment |
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2018 |
86,845 | 87,293 | 87,208 | 88,009 | 88,551 | 89,869 | 88,957 | 87,946 | 87,962 | 87,931 | 86,946 | 86,600 | 87,843 |
2019 |
85,882 | 86,636 | 86,831 | 88,129 | 88,253 | 90,650 | (p)90,122 | ||||||
Unemployment |
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2018 |
5,576 | 6,056 | 5,860 | 5,168 | 4,773 | 5,138 | 4,861 | 4,788 | 4,375 | 4,409 | 4,333 | 4,469 | 4,984 |
2019 |
5,429 | 5,527 | 4,727 | 3,838 | 3,995 | 4,479 | (p)4,216 | ||||||
Unemployment Rate |
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2018 |
6.0 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.4 |
2019 |
5.9 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.7 | (p)4.5 | ||||||
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Footnotes |
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The Charleston, W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Boone, Clay, Kanawha, Lincoln and Putnam Counties in West Virginia. |
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