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
|
Morgantown, W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Total Nonfarm |
|
2023 |
70.9 |
71.8 |
71.9 |
72.5 |
72.6 |
71.5 |
69.9 |
71.0 |
72.6 |
73.2 |
73.6 |
73.4 |
72.1 |
2024 |
71.4 |
72.1 |
72.0 |
72.8 |
71.6 |
70.5 |
70.5 |
71.1 |
72.8 |
|
|
|
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Manufacturing |
|
2023 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2024 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
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|
|
|
Professional & Business Services |
|
2023 |
8.6 |
8.6 |
8.5 |
8.6 |
8.7 |
8.8 |
8.8 |
8.8 |
8.8 |
8.7 |
8.7 |
8.6 |
8.7 |
2024 |
8.5 |
8.5 |
8.5 |
8.7 |
8.6 |
8.7 |
8.7 |
8.7 |
8.7 |
|
|
|
|
Educational & Health Services |
|
2023 |
17.0 |
17.2 |
17.4 |
17.4 |
17.5 |
17.6 |
17.7 |
17.9 |
17.9 |
18.1 |
18.2 |
18.3 |
17.7 |
2024 |
18.3 |
18.5 |
18.5 |
18.5 |
18.7 |
18.7 |
18.8 |
18.8 |
18.8 |
|
|
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
2023 |
6.8 |
7.0 |
6.9 |
7.3 |
7.2 |
7.3 |
7.0 |
7.2 |
7.3 |
7.3 |
7.3 |
7.2 |
7.2 |
2024 |
7.0 |
7.1 |
7.0 |
7.2 |
7.2 |
7.2 |
7.2 |
7.3 |
7.3 |
|
|
|
|
Government |
|
2023 |
17.8 |
18.4 |
18.5 |
18.5 |
18.6 |
17.2 |
16.0 |
16.7 |
17.9 |
18.3 |
18.5 |
18.3 |
17.9 |
2024 |
17.6 |
18.2 |
18.3 |
18.3 |
17.0 |
15.6 |
15.5 |
15.6 |
17.1 |
|
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Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
|
Morgantown, W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Labor Force |
|
2023 |
69,760 |
70,609 |
70,399 |
71,204 |
71,276 |
71,516 |
70,649 |
71,353 |
71,842 |
72,030 |
71,420 |
70,690 |
71,062 |
2024 |
70,233 |
70,562 |
70,629 |
71,257 |
69,734 |
70,139 |
70,284 |
69,889 |
|
|
|
|
|
Employment |
|
2023 |
67,389 |
68,270 |
68,122 |
69,125 |
69,093 |
68,918 |
68,224 |
68,724 |
69,594 |
69,762 |
69,247 |
68,367 |
68,736 |
2024 |
67,589 |
67,879 |
67,789 |
69,052 |
67,502 |
67,401 |
67,540 |
67,339 |
|
|
|
|
|
Unemployment |
|
2023 |
2,371 |
2,339 |
2,277 |
2,079 |
2,183 |
2,598 |
2,425 |
2,629 |
2,248 |
2,268 |
2,173 |
2,323 |
2,326 |
2024 |
2,644 |
2,683 |
2,840 |
2,205 |
2,232 |
2,738 |
2,744 |
2,550 |
|
|
|
|
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Unemployment Rate |
|
2023 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
3.7 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
2024 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
4.0 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
3.6 |
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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
