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 |
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Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Total Nonfarm |
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2025 |
70.4 |
72.4 |
72.7 |
73.0 |
73.0 |
70.4 |
70.8 |
71.2 |
73.4 |
74.0 |
74.5 |
74.3 |
72.5 |
2026 |
71.2 |
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Manufacturing |
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2025 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2026 |
2.0 |
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Professional & Business Services |
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2025 |
7.9 |
8.0 |
7.8 |
7.9 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
8.2 |
8.2 |
8.2 |
8.3 |
8.3 |
8.3 |
8.1 |
2026 |
8.3 |
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Educational & Health Services |
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2025 |
19.4 |
19.8 |
19.8 |
19.8 |
19.7 |
19.7 |
19.6 |
19.9 |
20.0 |
20.1 |
20.2 |
20.2 |
19.9 |
2026 |
20.1 |
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Leisure & Hospitality |
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2025 |
6.7 |
7.2 |
7.2 |
7.4 |
7.2 |
7.1 |
7.2 |
7.3 |
7.3 |
7.2 |
7.2 |
7.1 |
7.2 |
2026 |
6.8 |
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Government |
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2025 |
16.2 |
17.2 |
17.3 |
17.2 |
17.3 |
15.0 |
15.2 |
15.1 |
17.2 |
17.5 |
17.6 |
17.7 |
16.7 |
2026 |
16.0 |
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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 |
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2025 |
69,456 |
70,507 |
70,364 |
71,557 |
70,964 |
70,917 |
70,800 |
70,654 |
72,456 |
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72,441 |
71,767 |
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2026 |
69,125 |
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Employment |
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2025 |
66,918 |
68,124 |
68,040 |
69,550 |
68,908 |
68,382 |
68,491 |
67,991 |
69,795 |
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69,526 |
69,041 |
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2026 |
66,296 |
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Unemployment |
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2025 |
2,538 |
2,383 |
2,324 |
2,007 |
2,056 |
2,535 |
2,309 |
2,663 |
2,661 |
- |
2,915 |
2,726 |
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2026 |
2,829 |
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Unemployment Rate |
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2025 |
3.7 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
3.3 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
- |
4.0 |
3.8 |
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2026 |
4.1 |
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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
