West Virginia: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, not seasonally adjusted
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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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West Virginia |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Total Nonfarm |
|
2023 |
695.9 |
700.5 |
704.6 |
708.4 |
711.3 |
713.8 |
704.8 |
708.9 |
716.6 |
720.9 |
723.7 |
723.4 |
711.1 |
2024 |
707.7 |
712.9 |
715.3 |
718.4 |
728.8 |
720.1 |
713.8 |
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Mining & Logging |
|
2023 |
20.7 |
21.0 |
21.1 |
21.2 |
21.3 |
21.5 |
21.6 |
21.5 |
21.3 |
21.3 |
21.2 |
20.9 |
21.2 |
2024 |
20.7 |
20.9 |
21.1 |
21.2 |
21.5 |
21.8 |
22.0 |
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Construction |
|
2023 |
29.7 |
29.7 |
30.5 |
32.1 |
32.5 |
33.2 |
33.7 |
34.2 |
35.4 |
36.1 |
35.2 |
35.1 |
33.1 |
2024 |
31.3 |
31.3 |
33.0 |
33.3 |
33.4 |
33.7 |
34.4 |
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Manufacturing |
|
2023 |
45.8 |
46.0 |
46.3 |
46.1 |
46.0 |
46.4 |
46.4 |
46.1 |
46.1 |
46.0 |
46.1 |
46.0 |
46.1 |
2024 |
45.6 |
46.1 |
45.2 |
45.2 |
45.9 |
45.2 |
45.3 |
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Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
|
2023 |
122.0 |
121.3 |
121.3 |
122.2 |
122.7 |
122.5 |
121.8 |
121.8 |
122.3 |
123.2 |
125.3 |
125.7 |
122.7 |
2024 |
120.7 |
120.7 |
120.9 |
121.1 |
121.5 |
120.6 |
120.1 |
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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 |
7.9 |
2024 |
7.8 |
7.7 |
7.8 |
7.7 |
7.7 |
7.7 |
7.7 |
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Financial Activities |
|
2023 |
25.2 |
25.3 |
25.3 |
25.7 |
25.6 |
25.7 |
25.9 |
25.9 |
26.0 |
26.1 |
26.5 |
26.4 |
25.8 |
2024 |
26.2 |
25.9 |
25.7 |
26.1 |
26.1 |
26.0 |
26.1 |
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|
|
Professional & Business Services |
|
2023 |
71.5 |
71.9 |
72.5 |
72.9 |
72.9 |
73.6 |
73.5 |
73.3 |
73.1 |
73.5 |
73.5 |
72.9 |
72.9 |
2024 |
72.6 |
72.5 |
73.1 |
73.7 |
73.4 |
73.4 |
73.9 |
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|
|
|
|
Educational & Health Services |
|
2023 |
130.4 |
131.5 |
132.3 |
131.9 |
132.4 |
132.5 |
132.1 |
133.0 |
134.3 |
135.2 |
136.2 |
136.8 |
133.2 |
2024 |
136.0 |
137.6 |
137.4 |
138.1 |
139.0 |
139.7 |
139.2 |
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Leisure & Hospitality |
|
2023 |
69.2 |
69.7 |
70.4 |
71.5 |
72.9 |
74.8 |
74.0 |
73.6 |
72.5 |
71.9 |
70.8 |
70.9 |
71.9 |
2024 |
69.3 |
69.7 |
69.5 |
71.0 |
73.0 |
75.7 |
75.4 |
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Other Services |
|
2023 |
23.5 |
23.4 |
23.6 |
23.8 |
24.0 |
24.4 |
24.3 |
23.9 |
24.1 |
24.2 |
24.5 |
24.1 |
24.0 |
2024 |
23.8 |
23.8 |
24.1 |
23.9 |
23.8 |
24.3 |
24.5 |
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Government |
|
2023 |
149.9 |
152.7 |
153.4 |
153.1 |
153.2 |
151.3 |
143.7 |
147.9 |
153.7 |
155.7 |
156.5 |
156.7 |
152.3 |
2024 |
153.7 |
156.7 |
157.5 |
157.1 |
163.5 |
152.0 |
145.2 |
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Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
|
West Virginia |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Labor Force |
|
2023 |
770,042 |
776,427 |
775,375 |
781,066 |
783,608 |
797,900 |
792,996 |
794,437 |
793,407 |
793,052 |
787,082 |
782,306 |
785,642 |
2024 |
782,473 |
783,905 |
784,863 |
784,474 |
789,339 |
800,486 |
797,954 |
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Employment |
|
2023 |
738,731 |
744,294 |
744,478 |
753,573 |
755,635 |
764,986 |
761,613 |
759,161 |
763,895 |
763,662 |
758,291 |
751,507 |
754,986 |
2024 |
745,234 |
744,832 |
746,532 |
754,471 |
759,464 |
764,453 |
760,742 |
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Unemployment |
|
2023 |
31,311 |
32,133 |
30,897 |
27,493 |
27,973 |
32,914 |
31,383 |
35,276 |
29,512 |
29,390 |
28,791 |
30,799 |
30,656 |
2024 |
37,239 |
39,073 |
38,331 |
30,003 |
29,875 |
36,033 |
37,212 |
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Unemployment Rate |
|
2023 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
4.0 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
4.1 |
4.0 |
4.4 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
2024 |
4.8 |
5.0 |
4.9 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
4.5 |
4.7 |
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United States Department of Labor
