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Sector |
Huntington-Ashland, W.Va.-Ky.-Ohio 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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2024 |
141.9 | 142.7 | 143.9 | 144.6 | 145.6 | 142.9 | 142.4 | 143.5 | 144.6 | 145.8 | 146.5 | 146.2 | 144.2 |
2025 |
142.0 | 144.0 | 144.6 | 145.3 | 146.4 | 145.2 | (p)144.4 | ||||||
Manufacturing |
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2024 |
12.8 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.7 |
2025 |
12.4 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 12.3 | (p)12.2 | ||||||
Professional & Business Services |
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2024 |
12.4 | 12.5 | 12.6 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 12.6 | 12.7 |
2025 |
12.6 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 13.0 | 12.9 | (p)13.2 | ||||||
Educational & Health Services |
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2024 |
32.5 | 32.7 | 33.0 | 32.9 | 33.1 | 33.1 | 33.4 | 33.6 | 33.6 | 33.8 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 33.3 |
2025 |
33.9 | 33.9 | 34.0 | 33.9 | 34.0 | 34.1 | (p)34.2 | ||||||
Leisure & Hospitality |
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2024 |
14.4 | 14.4 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 15.0 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.7 |
2025 |
14.0 | 14.2 | 14.5 | 14.8 | 15.1 | 15.0 | (p)14.5 | ||||||
Government |
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2024 |
24.4 | 24.9 | 25.0 | 25.1 | 25.8 | 22.7 | 22.0 | 23.2 | 24.4 | 25.1 | 25.3 | 25.3 | 24.4 |
2025 |
23.7 | 24.9 | 25.1 | 25.2 | 25.3 | 23.8 | (p)22.8 | ||||||
Footnotes |
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The Huntington-Ashland, W.Va.-Ky.-Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Boyd and Greenup Counties in Kentucky, Lawrence County in Ohio, and Cabell and Wayne Counties in West Virginia. |
Huntington-Ashland, W.Va.-Ky.-Ohio 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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2024 |
155,594 | 156,361 | 157,105 | 157,691 | 157,780 | 158,180 | 158,812 | 157,808 | 158,053 | 157,852 | 156,620 | 156,505 | 157,363 |
2025 |
156,162 | 157,193 | 157,238 | 157,808 | 157,939 | 158,962 | (p)158,778 | ||||||
Employment |
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2024 |
147,175 | 147,596 | 148,962 | 150,650 | 150,562 | 149,637 | 149,999 | 149,614 | 150,803 | 150,893 | 149,465 | 149,139 | 149,541 |
2025 |
147,253 | 148,830 | 149,164 | 151,037 | 151,045 | 150,910 | (p)150,425 | ||||||
Unemployment |
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2024 |
8,419 | 8,765 | 8,143 | 7,041 | 7,218 | 8,543 | 8,813 | 8,194 | 7,250 | 6,959 | 7,155 | 7,366 | 7,822 |
2025 |
8,909 | 8,363 | 8,074 | 6,771 | 6,894 | 8,052 | (p)8,353 | ||||||
Unemployment Rate |
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2024 |
5.4 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 5.0 |
2025 |
5.7 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 5.1 | (p)5.3 | ||||||
Footnotes |
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The Huntington-Ashland, W.Va.-Ky.-Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Boyd and Greenup Counties in Kentucky, Lawrence County in Ohio, and Cabell and Wayne Counties in West Virginia. |