West Virginia: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, seasonally adjusted
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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector
|
West Virginia |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Total Nonfarm |
|
2023 |
706.2 |
708.2 |
707.9 |
708.2 |
708.6 |
711.5 |
709.1 |
710.9 |
712.9 |
714.0 |
717.1 |
720.5 |
2024 |
720.3 |
721.6 |
720.0 |
718.6 |
720.7 |
717.9 |
717.0 |
718.9 |
719.3 |
|
|
|
Mining & Logging |
|
2023 |
20.9 |
21.1 |
21.2 |
21.2 |
21.3 |
21.4 |
21.6 |
21.6 |
21.5 |
21.1 |
21.5 |
21.1 |
2024 |
20.8 |
21.1 |
21.2 |
21.3 |
21.5 |
21.7 |
21.9 |
22.0 |
22.0 |
|
|
|
Construction |
|
2023 |
33.2 |
33.8 |
32.6 |
32.5 |
31.9 |
31.8 |
32.0 |
32.4 |
33.3 |
34.0 |
33.6 |
34.8 |
2024 |
34.0 |
34.6 |
34.8 |
34.1 |
33.7 |
33.4 |
33.8 |
34.3 |
33.9 |
|
|
|
Manufacturing |
|
2023 |
46.1 |
46.2 |
46.4 |
46.2 |
46.1 |
46.1 |
45.9 |
45.9 |
46.1 |
45.8 |
46.0 |
46.2 |
2024 |
46.4 |
46.5 |
45.5 |
45.4 |
45.5 |
44.8 |
44.9 |
45.0 |
44.9 |
|
|
|
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
|
2023 |
122.8 |
123.1 |
122.8 |
123.4 |
123.3 |
123.2 |
122.7 |
122.7 |
122.7 |
122.6 |
122.7 |
122.4 |
2024 |
121.8 |
121.9 |
121.7 |
121.7 |
121.2 |
120.8 |
120.1 |
120.2 |
120.6 |
|
|
|
Information |
|
2023 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
7.9 |
7.9 |
7.8 |
7.9 |
7.8 |
7.7 |
7.8 |
7.7 |
7.9 |
7.9 |
2024 |
7.9 |
7.8 |
7.8 |
7.7 |
7.7 |
7.6 |
7.7 |
7.7 |
7.6 |
|
|
|
Financial Activities |
|
2023 |
25.3 |
25.5 |
25.4 |
25.7 |
25.5 |
25.6 |
25.8 |
25.8 |
25.9 |
26.1 |
26.4 |
26.4 |
2024 |
26.5 |
26.3 |
26.0 |
26.1 |
26.0 |
25.9 |
25.9 |
26.0 |
26.1 |
|
|
|
Professional & Business Services |
|
2023 |
72.6 |
72.6 |
72.8 |
72.7 |
72.9 |
73.5 |
73.1 |
73.0 |
73.1 |
73.0 |
73.4 |
73.6 |
2024 |
74.3 |
73.7 |
73.5 |
72.9 |
72.8 |
72.9 |
72.8 |
73.4 |
73.8 |
|
|
|
Educational & Health Services |
|
2023 |
130.8 |
131.2 |
131.9 |
132.2 |
132.7 |
133.6 |
133.1 |
133.3 |
133.7 |
134.7 |
135.7 |
136.4 |
2024 |
136.3 |
137.0 |
137.3 |
138.3 |
139.1 |
140.6 |
140.2 |
139.9 |
140.3 |
|
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
2023 |
71.9 |
71.9 |
72.0 |
71.9 |
71.7 |
71.9 |
71.5 |
71.4 |
71.7 |
71.2 |
71.9 |
72.5 |
2024 |
72.9 |
73.1 |
72.0 |
72.1 |
72.0 |
72.2 |
72.4 |
72.6 |
72.5 |
|
|
|
Other Services |
|
2023 |
24.0 |
23.9 |
23.8 |
23.6 |
23.9 |
24.2 |
24.0 |
23.9 |
24.1 |
24.1 |
24.2 |
24.1 |
2024 |
24.0 |
24.0 |
24.3 |
24.0 |
24.0 |
24.1 |
24.2 |
24.1 |
24.2 |
|
|
|
Government |
|
2023 |
150.6 |
150.9 |
151.1 |
150.9 |
151.5 |
152.3 |
151.6 |
153.2 |
153.0 |
153.7 |
153.8 |
155.1 |
2024 |
155.4 |
155.6 |
155.9 |
155.0 |
157.2 |
153.9 |
153.1 |
153.7 |
153.4 |
|
|
|
Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(seasonally adjusted data)
|
West Virginia |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Labor Force |
|
2023 |
779,420 |
780,062 |
780,833 |
781,902 |
783,338 |
785,054 |
786,914 |
788,595 |
789,914 |
790,637 |
790,471 |
790,224 |
2024 |
790,871 |
790,451 |
790,500 |
789,625 |
789,151 |
788,650 |
789,016 |
788,135 |
788,286 |
|
|
|
Employment |
|
2023 |
751,520 |
752,837 |
753,808 |
754,458 |
754,842 |
755,159 |
755,514 |
755,868 |
756,235 |
756,448 |
756,392 |
756,321 |
2024 |
756,840 |
756,377 |
756,201 |
756,035 |
756,142 |
755,974 |
755,937 |
755,272 |
754,941 |
|
|
|
Unemployment |
|
2023 |
27,900 |
27,225 |
27,025 |
27,444 |
28,496 |
29,895 |
31,400 |
32,727 |
33,679 |
34,189 |
34,079 |
33,903 |
2024 |
34,031 |
34,074 |
34,299 |
33,590 |
33,009 |
32,676 |
33,079 |
32,863 |
33,345 |
|
|
|
Unemployment Rate |
|
2023 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
4.0 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
2024 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
4.2 |
4.1 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
|
|
|
United States Department of Labor
