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 |
|
2024 |
705.6 |
711.5 |
716.8 |
717.1 |
730.5 |
717.9 |
710.3 |
714.6 |
718.1 |
722.8 |
723.3 |
721.3 |
717.5 |
2025 |
702.3 |
711.1 |
712.7 |
716.2 |
721.8 |
722.8 |
716.9 |
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Mining & Logging |
|
2024 |
21.3 |
21.4 |
21.4 |
21.3 |
21.4 |
21.5 |
21.4 |
21.3 |
21.1 |
20.9 |
21.2 |
21.2 |
21.3 |
2025 |
20.9 |
20.9 |
20.9 |
20.7 |
20.8 |
20.9 |
20.8 |
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Construction |
|
2024 |
31.0 |
31.8 |
32.4 |
33.3 |
34.1 |
34.8 |
34.7 |
34.7 |
35.1 |
35.6 |
34.5 |
33.8 |
33.8 |
2025 |
31.1 |
32.4 |
33.5 |
35.1 |
36.1 |
36.9 |
38.2 |
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Manufacturing |
|
2024 |
46.3 |
46.5 |
46.4 |
46.1 |
46.1 |
46.0 |
45.9 |
46.0 |
45.9 |
46.3 |
46.1 |
46.1 |
46.1 |
2025 |
45.8 |
46.3 |
46.4 |
46.5 |
46.4 |
46.1 |
45.5 |
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Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
|
2024 |
122.4 |
121.7 |
122.1 |
122.4 |
122.6 |
122.6 |
122.4 |
122.4 |
122.5 |
123.8 |
125.3 |
125.6 |
123.0 |
2025 |
121.8 |
121.8 |
121.9 |
121.2 |
121.8 |
122.8 |
123.1 |
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Information |
|
2024 |
7.8 |
7.9 |
7.8 |
7.7 |
7.8 |
7.8 |
7.8 |
7.9 |
7.9 |
7.9 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
7.9 |
2025 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
8.1 |
8.1 |
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Financial Activities |
|
2024 |
25.9 |
25.8 |
25.9 |
25.7 |
25.9 |
25.9 |
25.8 |
26.0 |
25.9 |
25.8 |
25.6 |
25.5 |
25.8 |
2025 |
25.5 |
25.4 |
25.4 |
25.7 |
25.4 |
25.9 |
25.7 |
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|
|
Professional & Business Services |
|
2024 |
70.8 |
71.8 |
72.4 |
72.6 |
72.8 |
72.7 |
71.9 |
72.1 |
71.7 |
72.1 |
71.4 |
70.5 |
71.9 |
2025 |
69.8 |
70.9 |
70.2 |
72.0 |
72.8 |
73.5 |
73.2 |
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|
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Educational & Health Services |
|
2024 |
137.1 |
138.5 |
139.6 |
139.3 |
139.7 |
139.6 |
140.8 |
142.2 |
142.8 |
143.2 |
144.3 |
144.7 |
141.0 |
2025 |
143.2 |
143.5 |
143.1 |
142.8 |
143.4 |
143.2 |
143.1 |
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Leisure & Hospitality |
|
2024 |
69.6 |
70.1 |
70.9 |
71.0 |
72.8 |
74.7 |
73.8 |
73.2 |
71.8 |
71.6 |
69.9 |
69.8 |
71.6 |
2025 |
66.2 |
66.5 |
67.9 |
68.7 |
71.1 |
72.5 |
71.8 |
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Other Services |
|
2024 |
23.8 |
24.0 |
24.0 |
23.9 |
24.0 |
24.3 |
24.3 |
24.1 |
23.8 |
23.8 |
24.0 |
24.0 |
24.0 |
2025 |
23.1 |
24.1 |
23.8 |
23.5 |
24.0 |
24.4 |
24.7 |
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Government |
|
2024 |
149.6 |
152.0 |
153.9 |
153.8 |
163.3 |
148.0 |
141.5 |
144.7 |
149.6 |
151.8 |
153.0 |
152.1 |
151.1 |
2025 |
146.9 |
151.3 |
151.6 |
152.0 |
152.0 |
148.5 |
142.7 |
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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 |
|
2024 |
780,842 |
785,309 |
784,309 |
786,697 |
789,909 |
800,934 |
797,162 |
789,973 |
789,838 |
786,882 |
776,768 |
773,768 |
786,866 |
2025 |
774,229 |
772,024 |
770,499 |
782,012 |
778,504 |
792,528 |
789,878 |
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Employment |
|
2024 |
744,932 |
747,337 |
748,967 |
756,859 |
760,503 |
765,857 |
761,691 |
755,787 |
761,166 |
759,611 |
749,112 |
746,110 |
754,828 |
2025 |
739,491 |
739,927 |
739,952 |
754,259 |
751,768 |
759,673 |
758,676 |
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Unemployment |
|
2024 |
35,910 |
37,972 |
35,342 |
29,838 |
29,406 |
35,077 |
35,471 |
34,186 |
28,672 |
27,271 |
27,656 |
27,658 |
32,038 |
2025 |
34,738 |
32,097 |
30,547 |
27,753 |
26,736 |
32,855 |
31,202 |
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Unemployment Rate |
|
2024 |
4.6 |
4.8 |
4.5 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
4.4 |
4.4 |
4.3 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
4.1 |
2025 |
4.5 |
4.2 |
4.0 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
4.1 |
4.0 |
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United States Department of Labor
