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News Releases: Business Employment Dynamics in West Virginia — First Quarter 2026 Consumer Price Index, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria area – September 2026 County Employment and Wages in West Virginia — First Quarter 2026
West Virginia Economy at a Glance:
Oct
30
From December 2025 to March 2026, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in West Virginia were 36,187.
Oct
14
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria area was up 0.9 percent from July to September.
Sep
04
Employment declined 0.4 percent in Kanawha, the only large county in West Virginia, from March 2025 to March 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
| Data Series | Back Data |
Apr 2026 |
May 2026 |
June 2026 |
July 2026 |
Aug 2026 |
Sept 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
777.0 | 775.1 | 773.5 | 772.6 | 772.2 | (p)772.1 |
Employment(1) |
|
742.5 | 741.7 | 740.7 | 740.6 | 741.0 | (p)741.4 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
34.6 | 33.4 | 32.8 | 32.0 | 31.3 | (p)30.7 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | (p)4.0 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
717.5 | 728.3 | 720.8 | 718.3 | 717.4 | (p)717.4 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -0.2 | (p)0.0 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
19.6 | 19.6 | 19.6 | 19.5 | 19.5 | (p)19.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-4.4 | -4.4 | -3.9 | -3.9 | -3.9 | (p)-3.0 |
Construction(3) |
|
37.5 | 36.3 | 36.1 | 35.0 | 34.3 | (p)34.0 |
12-month % change |
|
6.8 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | -2.8 | (p)-4.0 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
44.8 | 44.9 | 45.1 | 45.1 | 45.0 | (p)44.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.8 | -1.1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 | (p)-0.2 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
121.2 | 121.4 | 121.4 | 121.8 | 121.6 | (p)121.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.4 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | (p)0.5 |
Information(3) |
|
7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.6 | (p)7.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.3 | -1.3 | -2.6 | -1.3 | 0.0 | (p)-2.6 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
26.1 | 26.0 | 25.9 | 25.7 | 25.8 | (p)25.6 |
12-month % change |
|
1.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | -0.8 | -0.8 | (p)-2.3 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
71.9 | 72.9 | 73.5 | 73.0 | 72.2 | (p)73.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.1 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.4 | -0.3 | (p)1.4 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
147.7 | 148.4 | 148.2 | 147.6 | 148.0 | (p)148.3 |
12-month % change |
|
2.2 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.8 | (p)2.0 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
71.4 | 71.5 | 71.6 | 71.9 | 72.4 | (p)72.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.8 | -0.6 | -0.3 | -0.7 | -0.4 | (p)0.1 |
Other Services(3) |
|
23.9 | 24.2 | 23.9 | 23.4 | 23.2 | (p)22.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.2 | 0.8 | -0.8 | -2.5 | -3.7 | (p)-5.0 |
Government(3) |
|
145.9 | 155.6 | 148.0 | 147.8 | 147.8 | (p)147.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.7 | 3.6 | -0.5 | -0.9 | -0.4 | (p)-0.3 |
|
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