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
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Charleston, W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| 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 |
109.1 |
108.1 |
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Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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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 |
7.7 |
7.7 |
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Manufacturing |
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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 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
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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 |
16.8 |
16.9 |
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Information |
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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 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
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Financial Activities |
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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 |
5.0 |
5.1 |
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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 |
13.8 |
13.9 |
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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 |
23.9 |
23.7 |
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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 |
9.5 |
9.3 |
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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 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
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Government |
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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 |
23.7 |
22.8 |
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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 |
90,239 |
90,842 |
90,915 |
91,034 |
91,369 |
92,878 |
92,365 |
91,349 |
90,748 |
90,256 |
88,877 |
88,430 |
90,775 |
2025 |
88,786 |
88,347 |
88,370 |
89,815 |
89,650 |
91,950 |
91,445 |
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Employment |
|
2024 |
86,267 |
86,665 |
86,977 |
87,632 |
87,991 |
88,910 |
88,358 |
87,432 |
87,420 |
87,084 |
85,689 |
85,300 |
87,144 |
2025 |
84,839 |
84,732 |
84,851 |
86,610 |
86,548 |
88,166 |
87,844 |
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Unemployment |
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2024 |
3,972 |
4,177 |
3,938 |
3,402 |
3,378 |
3,968 |
4,007 |
3,917 |
3,328 |
3,172 |
3,188 |
3,130 |
3,631 |
2025 |
3,947 |
3,615 |
3,519 |
3,205 |
3,102 |
3,784 |
3,601 |
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Unemployment Rate |
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2024 |
4.4 |
4.6 |
4.3 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
4.0 |
2025 |
4.4 |
4.1 |
4.0 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
4.1 |
3.9 |
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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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United States Department of Labor
