Morgantown, 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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Morgantown, W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Total Nonfarm |
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2024 |
71.3 |
72.1 |
72.5 |
72.8 |
72.7 |
70.4 |
69.8 |
70.6 |
72.8 |
73.8 |
74.5 |
74.0 |
72.3 |
2025 |
70.9 |
72.9 |
72.9 |
73.5 |
73.5 |
71.8 |
71.6 |
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Manufacturing |
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2024 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2025 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
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Professional & Business Services |
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2024 |
8.3 |
8.3 |
8.4 |
8.4 |
8.4 |
8.4 |
8.5 |
8.6 |
8.6 |
8.7 |
8.7 |
8.5 |
8.5 |
2025 |
8.4 |
8.5 |
8.4 |
8.6 |
8.7 |
8.7 |
8.7 |
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Educational & Health Services |
|
2024 |
18.6 |
18.8 |
18.9 |
19.0 |
18.8 |
18.9 |
19.0 |
19.1 |
19.1 |
19.4 |
19.5 |
19.5 |
19.1 |
2025 |
19.2 |
19.3 |
19.3 |
19.3 |
19.4 |
19.6 |
19.5 |
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Leisure & Hospitality |
|
2024 |
6.8 |
7.1 |
7.0 |
7.2 |
7.1 |
7.2 |
6.9 |
7.2 |
7.3 |
7.3 |
7.3 |
7.2 |
7.1 |
2025 |
7.0 |
7.1 |
7.2 |
7.3 |
7.3 |
7.3 |
7.1 |
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Government |
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2024 |
17.2 |
17.5 |
17.9 |
17.7 |
17.9 |
15.4 |
15.1 |
15.3 |
17.2 |
17.7 |
17.9 |
17.7 |
17.0 |
2025 |
16.0 |
17.7 |
17.7 |
17.8 |
17.9 |
15.8 |
15.5 |
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Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
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Morgantown, W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Labor Force |
|
2024 |
70,584 |
71,085 |
71,157 |
71,636 |
70,848 |
70,771 |
70,449 |
70,153 |
71,733 |
72,078 |
71,377 |
70,709 |
71,048 |
2025 |
69,456 |
70,507 |
70,364 |
71,557 |
70,964 |
70,917 |
70,906 |
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Employment |
|
2024 |
67,962 |
68,395 |
68,458 |
69,406 |
68,576 |
67,972 |
67,749 |
67,577 |
69,568 |
70,004 |
69,275 |
68,587 |
68,627 |
2025 |
66,918 |
68,124 |
68,040 |
69,550 |
68,908 |
68,382 |
68,558 |
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Unemployment |
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2024 |
2,622 |
2,690 |
2,699 |
2,230 |
2,272 |
2,799 |
2,700 |
2,576 |
2,165 |
2,074 |
2,102 |
2,122 |
2,421 |
2025 |
2,538 |
2,383 |
2,324 |
2,007 |
2,056 |
2,535 |
2,348 |
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Unemployment Rate |
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2024 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
4.0 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
3.4 |
2025 |
3.7 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
3.3 |
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The Morgantown, W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Monongalia and Preston Counties in West Virginia.
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United States Department of Labor
