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Jun
14

Consumer Price Index, Washington-Baltimore – May 2017

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Washington-Baltimore edged up 0.2 percent over the last two months, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Jun
14

Consumer Price Index, South Region – May 2017

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South was unchanged in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

May
30

Washington Area Employment – April 2017

Total nonfarm employment for the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area stood at 3,268,300 in April 2017, up 38,000, or 1.2 percent, over the year.

West Virginia Economy at a Glance:

West Virginia
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Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (2)782.6 782.6 781.7 780.6 780.3 (p)779.3

Employment(1)

 (2)737.4 739.0 741.4 742.5 743.2 (p)744.1

Unemployment(1)

 (2)45.2 43.6 40.4 38.1 37.2 (p)35.2

Unemployment Rate(3)

 (2)5.8 5.6 5.2 4.9 4.8 (p)4.5

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(4)

 746.8 746.6 747.9 746.3 747.1 (p)743.0

12-month % change

 -0.8 -0.7 -0.4 -0.7 -0.3 (p)-1.0

Mining and Logging(4)

 20.3 20.8 20.5 20.5 20.9 (p)20.7

12-month % change

 -11.4 -6.7 -6.4 -4.7 -0.5 (p)2.0

Construction(4)

 30.5 30.7 31.3 31.7 30.7 (p)30.6

12-month % change

 -3.2 -1.6 1.3 0.3 -0.3 (p)4.4

Manufacturing(4)

 46.4 45.5 45.7 45.5 45.5 (p)45.3

12-month % change

 -1.9 -3.6 -3.2 -3.2 -3.0 (p)-3.4

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)

 132.2 131.9 131.4 130.6 130.7 (p)129.9

12-month % change

 -1.9 -1.8 -2.2 -3.0 -2.6 (p)-2.8

Information(4)

 9.9 9.7 9.8 9.8 9.6 (p)9.7

12-month % change

 3.1 1.0 1.0 2.1 0.0 (p)1.0

Financial Activities(4)

 27.2 27.0 27.4 27.1 27.6 (p)27.6

12-month % change

 -2.5 -3.2 -2.1 -3.2 -0.7 (p)-0.4

Professional & Business Services(4)

 64.6 64.9 65.2 65.2 65.7 (p)65.1

12-month % change

 -2.3 -0.9 -1.1 -1.4 -0.2 (p)-1.1

Education & Health Services(4)

 131.2 132.4 132.7 132.7 133.0 (p)132.6

12-month % change

 1.6 1.8 2.5 2.6 2.9 (p)2.6

Leisure & Hospitality(4)

 74.6 73.5 73.9 74.4 74.8 (p)73.5

12-month % change

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

Other Services(4)

 54.1 54.6 54.4 54.3 54.0 (p)54.5

12-month % change

 -0.4 0.7 0.2 0.0 -0.2 (p)0.9

Government(4)

 155.8 155.6 155.6 154.5 154.6 (p)153.5

12-month % change

 1.0 0.7 0.8 -0.2 -0.3 (p)-3.2

Footnotes
 (1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment.
(3) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(4) 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 Jun 2017
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV, Division Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jun 2017
Hagerstown Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jun 2017
Charleston, WV, Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jun 2017
Huntington Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jun 2017
Parkersburg Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jun 2017
Wheeling Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jun 2017
Charleston, WV: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Jun 2017
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Jun 2017
Morgantown, WV: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Jun 2017
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Jun 2017
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Jun 2017
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Jun 2017
West Virginia: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, seasonally adjusted Employment, Unemployment Table Jun 2017
West Virginia: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, not seasonally adjusted Employment, Unemployment Table Jun 2017
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Jun 2017
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mid-Atlantic Consumer price indexes Table Jun 2017
Mid-Atlantic - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Jun 2017
Mid-Atlantic Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Jun 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 – April 2017 Average energy prices News Release May 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 Jun 2017
Consumer Price Index, Washington-Baltimore – May 2017 Consumer price indexes News Release Jun 2017
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area Employment Employment Table Oct 2014
Changing Compensation Costs in the Washington-Baltimore Metropolitan Area – March 2017 Benefits, Pay News Release May 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 Jun 2017
Summary of annual and semi-annual indexes Consumer price indexes Table Jan 2017
Workplace Fatalities in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV – Full Tables Workplace fatalities Table Feb 2014
Consumer Price Index, South Region – May 2017 Consumer price indexes News Release Jun 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 Jun 2017
Weirton Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jun 2017