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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
2023	108.1	108.5	108.6	109.6	109.4	110.4	109.5	109.0	109.7	110.3	110.9	111.0	109.6
2024	109.0	109.6	(p)109.9
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2023	6.6	6.7	6.8	6.9	7.0	7.1	7.3	7.3	7.4	7.4	7.2	6.9	7.1
2024	6.5	6.6	(p)6.8
Manufacturing
2023	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	2.9	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1
2024	3.1	3.1	(p)3.1
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2023	17.1	17.0	16.8	16.9	17.0	17.1	17.1	17.1	17.0	17.1	17.5	17.8	17.1
2024	16.9	17.0	(p)17.0
Information
2023	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4
2024	1.4	1.4	(p)1.4
Financial Activities
2023	5.4	5.5	5.4	5.6	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4
2024	5.4	5.4	(p)5.4
Professional & Business Services
2023	14.5	14.2	14.2	14.2	14.0	14.0	13.7	13.6	13.6	13.7	13.6	13.7	13.9
2024	13.4	13.4	(p)13.3
Educational & Health Services
2023	21.7	21.9	22.0	22.1	22.0	22.2	22.2	22.2	22.5	22.7	22.8	22.9	22.3
2024	22.9	23.2	(p)23.1
Leisure & Hospitality
2023	9.1	9.3	9.4	9.6	9.9	10.0	9.9	9.6	9.5	9.5	9.6	9.6	9.6
2024	9.4	9.4	(p)9.5
Other Services
2023	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.1	4.0	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.2	4.1
2024	4.2	4.2	(p)4.2
Government
2023	25.1	25.3	25.3	25.7	25.5	25.7	25.1	25.5	25.6	25.8	26.0	26.0	25.6
2024	25.8	25.9	(p)26.1
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
2023	(1)90,701	(1)90,939	(1)90,928	(1)91,873	(1)91,878	(1)94,139	(1)94,429	(1)94,001	(1)92,837	(1)92,733	(1)91,822	(1)90,989	(1)92,273
2024	91,609	(p)91,919
Employment
2023	(1)87,300	(1)87,459	(1)87,535	(1)88,788	(1)88,693	(1)90,477	(1)90,903	(1)89,983	(1)89,434	(1)89,310	(1)88,553	(1)87,605	(1)88,837
2024	87,479	(p)87,600
Unemployment
2023	(1)3,401	(1)3,480	(1)3,393	(1)3,085	(1)3,185	(1)3,662	(1)3,526	(1)4,018	(1)3,403	(1)3,423	(1)3,269	(1)3,384	(1)3,436
2024	4,130	(p)4,319
Unemployment Rate
2023	(1)3.7	(1)3.8	(1)3.7	(1)3.4	(1)3.5	(1)3.9	(1)3.7	(1)4.3	(1)3.7	(1)3.7	(1)3.6	(1)3.7	(1)3.7
2024	4.5	(p)4.7
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 19, 2024. (p) Preliminary
The Charleston, W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Boone, Clay, Kanawha, Lincoln and Putnam Counties in West Virginia.