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Aug
11

Consumer Price Index, Washington-Baltimore – July 2017

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Washington-Baltimore was unchanged from May to July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Aug
11

Consumer Price Index, South Region – July 2017

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South edged down 0.2 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Aug
02

Changing Compensation Costs in the Washington-Baltimore Metropolitan Area – June 2017

Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 1.9 percent in the Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, D.C.-Md.-Va.-W.Va., metropolitan area for the year ended June 2017.

West Virginia Economy at a Glance:

West Virginia
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2017

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 781.7 780.6 780.3 779.3 779.7 (p)778.8

Employment(1)

 741.4 742.5 743.2 744.1 744.1 (p)742.0

Unemployment(1)

 40.4 38.1 37.2 35.2 35.6 (p)36.9

Unemployment Rate(2)

 5.2 4.9 4.8 4.5 4.6 (p)4.7

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 747.9 746.3 747.1 742.6 746.7 (p)747.1

12-month % change

 -0.4 -0.7 -0.3 -1.0 0.1 (p)0.2

Mining and Logging(3)

 20.5 20.5 20.9 20.8 22.0 (p)21.8

12-month % change

 -6.4 -4.7 -0.5 2.5 12.2 (p)11.8

Construction(3)

 31.3 31.7 30.7 30.4 31.7 (p)30.8

12-month % change

 1.3 0.3 -0.3 3.8 7.5 (p)4.1

Manufacturing(3)

 45.7 45.5 45.5 45.3 45.3 (p)45.4

12-month % change

 -3.2 -3.2 -3.0 -3.4 -2.8 (p)-2.4

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 131.4 130.6 130.7 129.5 129.9 (p)130.5

12-month % change

 -2.2 -3.0 -2.6 -3.1 -2.5 (p)-2.0

Information(3)

 9.8 9.8 9.6 9.7 9.5 (p)9.7

12-month % change

 1.0 2.1 0.0 1.0 -1.0 (p)1.0

Financial Activities(3)

 27.4 27.1 27.6 27.6 27.6 (p)27.8

12-month % change

 -2.1 -3.2 -0.7 -0.4 -0.4 (p)0.7

Professional & Business Services(3)

 65.2 65.2 65.7 64.8 65.9 (p)66.5

12-month % change

 -1.1 -1.4 -0.2 -1.5 0.3 (p)0.9

Education & Health Services(3)

 132.7 132.7 133.0 132.6 133.4 (p)133.3

12-month % change

 2.5 2.6 2.9 2.6 3.3 (p)2.9

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 73.9 74.4 74.8 73.6 72.9 (p)73.2

12-month % change

 -1.3 -0.7 -0.1 -2.0 -2.7 (p)-2.1

Other Services(3)

 54.4 54.3 54.0 54.4 54.4 (p)54.6

12-month % change

 0.2 0.0 -0.2 0.7 0.7 (p)1.3

Government(3)

 155.6 154.5 154.6 153.9 154.1 (p)153.5

12-month % change

 0.8 -0.2 -0.3 -3.0 -1.0 (p)-1.2

Footnotes
 (1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV, Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Aug 2017
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV, Division Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Aug 2017
Hagerstown Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Aug 2017
Charleston, WV, Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Aug 2017
Huntington Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Aug 2017
Parkersburg Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Aug 2017
Wheeling Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Aug 2017
Charleston, WV: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Aug 2017
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Aug 2017
Morgantown, WV: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Aug 2017
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Aug 2017
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Aug 2017
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Aug 2017
West Virginia: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, seasonally adjusted Employment, Unemployment Table Aug 2017
West Virginia: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, not seasonally adjusted Employment, Unemployment Table Aug 2017
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Aug 2017
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mid-Atlantic Consumer price indexes Table Aug 2017
Mid-Atlantic - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Aug 2017
Mid-Atlantic Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Aug 2017
Occupational Employment and Wages in Charleston – May 2016 Employment, Pay News Release May 2017
Washington Area Employment – April 2017 Employment News Release May 2017
Average Energy Prices, Washington-Baltimore – June 2017 Average energy prices News Release Jul 2017
Consumer Expenditures for the Washington Metropolitan Area: 2014-15 Consumer spending News Release Nov 2016
County Employment and Wages in the District of Columbia – Second Quarter 2016 Employment, Pay News Release Dec 2016
County Employment and Wages in West Virginia – Third Quarter 2016 Employment, Pay News Release Apr 2017
Average Energy Prices - Washington DC Average energy prices Table Aug 2017
Consumer Price Index, Washington-Baltimore – July 2017 Consumer price indexes News Release Aug 2017
Changing Compensation Costs in the Washington-Baltimore Metropolitan Area – June 2017 Benefits, Pay News Release Aug 2017
Fatal Work Injuries in West Virginia — 2015 Workplace fatalities News Release Apr 2017
Workplace Fatalities in West Virginia – Full Tables Workplace fatalities Table Nov 2014
Fatal Work Injuries in the Washington, D.C. Area — 2015 Workplace fatalities News Release Apr 2017
Consumer Price Index Historical Tables for Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV Consumer price indexes Table Aug 2017
Summary of annual and semi-annual indexes Consumer price indexes Table Jul 2017
Workplace Fatalities in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV – Full Tables Workplace fatalities Table Feb 2014
Consumer Price Index, South Region – July 2017 Consumer price indexes News Release Aug 2017
Unemployment in the Washington Area by County – March 2017 Unemployment News Release May 2017
Occupational Employment and Wages in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria – May 2016 Employment, Pay News Release May 2017
Morgantown Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Aug 2017
Weirton Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Aug 2017