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 |
|
2024 |
715.9 |
718.3 |
718.8 |
716.7 |
726.4 |
715.6 |
715.3 |
715.9 |
715.6 |
715.7 |
716.3 |
716.1 |
2025 |
713.7 |
717.9 |
715.9 |
716.3 |
718.4 |
720.7 |
720.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
Mining & Logging |
|
2024 |
21.5 |
21.5 |
21.5 |
21.3 |
21.4 |
21.4 |
21.3 |
21.1 |
20.9 |
20.7 |
21.4 |
21.4 |
2025 |
21.2 |
21.0 |
21.0 |
20.8 |
20.9 |
20.8 |
20.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
Construction |
|
2024 |
34.5 |
35.2 |
34.5 |
33.8 |
33.8 |
33.7 |
33.2 |
33.3 |
33.6 |
33.4 |
33.0 |
33.1 |
2025 |
33.7 |
35.3 |
35.1 |
35.8 |
36.3 |
36.7 |
37.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
Manufacturing |
|
2024 |
46.6 |
46.7 |
46.4 |
46.3 |
46.2 |
45.7 |
45.6 |
45.9 |
45.8 |
46.1 |
46.0 |
46.1 |
2025 |
46.3 |
46.5 |
46.6 |
46.7 |
46.3 |
45.9 |
45.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
|
2024 |
122.9 |
123.1 |
123.3 |
123.4 |
123.0 |
123.2 |
123.3 |
123.4 |
123.1 |
123.3 |
123.0 |
122.5 |
2025 |
122.6 |
123.1 |
122.5 |
121.5 |
121.6 |
123.1 |
123.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
Information |
|
2024 |
7.8 |
7.9 |
7.8 |
7.8 |
7.8 |
7.8 |
7.8 |
7.9 |
7.9 |
7.9 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
2025 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Financial Activities |
|
2024 |
26.0 |
26.0 |
26.0 |
25.7 |
25.8 |
25.8 |
25.8 |
25.9 |
25.9 |
25.8 |
25.6 |
25.5 |
2025 |
25.6 |
25.6 |
25.5 |
25.7 |
25.5 |
25.7 |
25.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
Professional & Business Services |
|
2024 |
72.0 |
72.3 |
72.5 |
72.2 |
72.4 |
72.3 |
71.6 |
71.6 |
71.6 |
71.3 |
71.1 |
71.0 |
2025 |
71.2 |
71.7 |
70.6 |
71.5 |
72.5 |
73.1 |
72.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
Educational & Health Services |
|
2024 |
137.6 |
138.3 |
139.1 |
139.5 |
140.0 |
140.6 |
141.8 |
142.3 |
142.6 |
142.8 |
143.3 |
143.8 |
2025 |
143.7 |
143.5 |
143.2 |
143.4 |
143.6 |
143.9 |
143.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
2024 |
72.3 |
72.4 |
72.3 |
71.7 |
71.6 |
71.6 |
71.4 |
71.2 |
71.1 |
71.0 |
71.0 |
70.9 |
2025 |
69.6 |
69.7 |
70.3 |
69.8 |
69.9 |
69.1 |
68.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other Services |
|
2024 |
24.2 |
24.4 |
24.1 |
23.9 |
23.9 |
24.0 |
24.1 |
24.0 |
23.9 |
23.7 |
23.7 |
23.9 |
2025 |
23.2 |
24.2 |
24.0 |
23.7 |
24.1 |
24.2 |
24.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
Government |
|
2024 |
150.5 |
150.5 |
151.3 |
151.1 |
160.5 |
149.5 |
149.4 |
149.3 |
149.2 |
149.7 |
150.2 |
149.9 |
2025 |
148.6 |
149.3 |
149.1 |
149.4 |
149.7 |
150.2 |
150.9 |
|
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|
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|
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 |
|
2024 |
789,473 |
789,181 |
789,013 |
788,855 |
788,691 |
788,386 |
787,644 |
786,566 |
785,405 |
784,418 |
784,153 |
784,253 |
2025 |
783,524 |
781,784 |
780,099 |
780,310 |
779,689 |
779,613 |
780,018 |
|
|
|
|
|
Employment |
|
2024 |
756,995 |
757,046 |
757,051 |
756,912 |
756,649 |
756,192 |
755,340 |
754,266 |
753,232 |
752,427 |
752,252 |
752,355 |
2025 |
751,832 |
751,042 |
750,171 |
750,767 |
750,490 |
750,451 |
750,880 |
|
|
|
|
|
Unemployment |
|
2024 |
32,478 |
32,135 |
31,962 |
31,943 |
32,042 |
32,194 |
32,304 |
32,300 |
32,173 |
31,991 |
31,901 |
31,898 |
2025 |
31,692 |
30,742 |
29,928 |
29,543 |
29,199 |
29,162 |
29,138 |
|
|
|
|
|
Unemployment Rate |
|
2024 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
4.0 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
2025 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
|
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|
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United States Department of Labor
