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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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2023 |
132.8 | 133.2 | 134.0 | 134.8 | 134.9 | 133.4 | 132.3 | 134.1 | 136.2 | 137.4 | 138.0 | 138.4 | 135.0 |
2024 |
135.5 | 135.7 | 136.5 | 137.0 | 138.1 | 135.7 | 134.7 | 135.5 | 136.0 | (p)136.8 | |||
Manufacturing |
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2023 |
11.9 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.2 |
2024 |
12.3 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.0 | (p)12.1 | |||
Professional & Business Services |
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2023 |
12.3 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.3 |
2024 |
12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 11.9 | (p)11.9 | |||
Educational & Health Services |
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2023 |
29.5 | 29.7 | 29.7 | 29.7 | 30.0 | 29.8 | 29.9 | 30.1 | 30.3 | 30.3 | 30.4 | 30.6 | 30.0 |
2024 |
30.6 | 30.6 | 30.7 | 30.8 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 30.9 | 31.0 | 30.9 | (p)31.1 | |||
Leisure & Hospitality |
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2023 |
13.8 | 13.7 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.3 | 14.0 |
2024 |
14.0 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 14.1 | 14.3 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 13.8 | (p)13.6 | |||
Government |
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2023 |
23.2 | 23.8 | 23.8 | 23.6 | 23.3 | 21.6 | 20.8 | 22.2 | 23.5 | 24.1 | 24.3 | 24.6 | 23.2 |
2024 |
23.9 | 24.3 | 24.5 | 24.4 | 25.2 | 22.2 | 21.4 | 22.5 | 23.5 | (p)24.0 | |||
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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2023 |
142,309 | 142,861 | 143,323 | 144,023 | 143,837 | 144,806 | 144,557 | 145,607 | 145,508 | 145,644 | 144,778 | 144,095 | 144,279 |
2024 |
144,829 | 145,064 | 145,891 | 146,014 | 146,438 | 147,111 | 146,761 | 145,712 | 145,668 | (p)145,172 | |||
Employment |
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2023 |
135,882 | 136,261 | 137,089 | 138,530 | 138,034 | 137,992 | 138,051 | 138,881 | 139,578 | 139,900 | 139,256 | 138,246 | 138,142 |
2024 |
137,560 | 137,420 | 138,361 | 139,687 | 139,896 | 139,382 | 138,923 | 138,471 | 138,951 | (p)139,182 | |||
Unemployment |
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2023 |
6,427 | 6,600 | 6,234 | 5,493 | 5,803 | 6,814 | 6,506 | 6,726 | 5,930 | 5,744 | 5,522 | 5,849 | 6,137 |
2024 |
7,269 | 7,644 | 7,530 | 6,327 | 6,542 | 7,729 | 7,838 | 7,241 | 6,717 | (p)5,990 | |||
Unemployment Rate |
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2023 |
4.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
2024 |
5.0 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.6 | (p)4.1 | |||
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. |