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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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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 | 109.9 | 110.2 | 112.0 | 111.6 | 111.5 | 111.8 | (p)111.6 | ||||
Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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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 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.7 | (p)7.6 | ||||
Manufacturing |
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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 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | (p)3.0 | ||||
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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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 | 17.1 | 17.0 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.1 | (p)17.1 | ||||
Information |
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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 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | (p)1.4 | ||||
Financial Activities |
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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 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | (p)5.4 | ||||
Professional & Business Services |
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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 | 13.4 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.7 | (p)13.7 | ||||
Educational & Health Services |
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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 | 23.1 | 23.2 | 23.4 | 23.4 | 23.5 | 23.5 | (p)23.5 | ||||
Leisure & Hospitality |
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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 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.9 | (p)9.7 | ||||
Other Services |
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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 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | (p)4.2 | ||||
Government |
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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 | 26.1 | 25.9 | 27.0 | 26.1 | 25.7 | 25.9 | (p)26.0 | ||||
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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2023 |
90,701 | 90,939 | 90,928 | 91,873 | 91,878 | 94,139 | 94,429 | 94,001 | 92,837 | 92,733 | 91,822 | 90,989 | 92,273 |
2024 |
91,609 | 91,771 | 92,099 | 92,655 | 93,228 | 94,660 | 94,977 | 93,741 | (p)93,563 | ||||
Employment |
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2023 |
87,300 | 87,459 | 87,535 | 88,788 | 88,693 | 90,477 | 90,903 | 89,983 | 89,434 | 89,310 | 88,553 | 87,605 | 88,837 |
2024 |
87,479 | 87,460 | 87,814 | 89,235 | 89,785 | 90,563 | 90,764 | 89,771 | (p)89,920 | ||||
Unemployment |
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2023 |
3,401 | 3,480 | 3,393 | 3,085 | 3,185 | 3,662 | 3,526 | 4,018 | 3,403 | 3,423 | 3,269 | 3,384 | 3,436 |
2024 |
4,130 | 4,311 | 4,285 | 3,420 | 3,443 | 4,097 | 4,213 | 3,970 | (p)3,643 | ||||
Unemployment Rate |
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2023 |
3.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
2024 |
4.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | (p)3.9 | ||||
Footnotes |
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The Charleston, W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Boone, Clay, Kanawha, Lincoln and Putnam Counties in West Virginia. |