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News Releases:
Dec
11
Consumer Price Index, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria area – November 2024

Prices in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), decreased 0.2 percent for the 2 months ending in November 2024.

Dec
11
Consumer Price Index, South Region — November 2024

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

Dec
11
County Employment and Wages in West Virginia — Second Quarter 2024

Employment declined in West Virginia’s only large county from June 2023 to June 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

West Virginia Economy at a Glance:
West Virginia
Data Series Back
Data		 May
2024		 June
2024		 July
2024		 Aug
2024		 Sept
2024		 Oct
2024

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 789.2 788.7 789.0 788.1 788.3 (p)787.6

Employment(1)

 756.1 756.0 755.9 755.3 754.9 (p)754.3

Unemployment(1)

 33.0 32.7 33.1 32.9 33.3 (p)33.4

Unemployment Rate(2)

 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.2 (p)4.2

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 720.7 717.9 717.0 718.9 718.8 (p)717.6

12-month % change

 1.7 0.9 1.1 1.1 0.8 (p)0.5

Mining and Logging(3)

 21.5 21.7 21.9 22.0 21.9 (p)21.9

12-month % change

 0.9 1.4 1.4 1.9 1.9 (p)3.8

Construction(3)

 33.7 33.4 33.8 34.3 34.0 (p)33.9

12-month % change

 5.6 5.0 5.6 5.9 2.1 (p)-0.3

Manufacturing(3)

 45.5 44.8 44.9 45.0 45.1 (p)45.4

12-month % change

 -1.3 -2.8 -2.2 -2.0 -2.2 (p)-0.9

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 121.2 120.8 120.1 120.2 120.5 (p)120.2

12-month % change

 -1.7 -1.9 -2.1 -2.0 -1.8 (p)-2.0

Information(3)

 7.7 7.6 7.7 7.7 7.7 (p)7.7

12-month % change

 -1.3 -3.8 -1.3 0.0 -1.3 (p)0.0

Financial Activities(3)

 26.0 25.9 25.9 26.0 26.0 (p)25.9

12-month % change

 2.0 1.2 0.4 0.8 0.4 (p)-0.8

Professional & Business Services(3)

 72.8 72.9 72.8 73.4 73.4 (p)72.6

12-month % change

 -0.1 -0.8 -0.4 0.5 0.4 (p)-0.5

Education & Health Services(3)

 139.1 140.6 140.2 139.9 140.2 (p)140.2

12-month % change

 4.8 5.2 5.3 5.0 4.9 (p)4.1

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 72.0 72.2 72.4 72.6 72.2 (p)72.0

12-month % change

 0.4 0.4 1.3 1.7 0.7 (p)1.1

Other Services(3)

 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.1 24.2 (p)24.1

12-month % change

 0.4 -0.4 0.8 0.8 0.4 (p)0.0

Government(3)

 157.2 153.9 153.1 153.7 153.6 (p)153.7

12-month % change

 3.8 1.1 1.0 0.3 0.4 (p)0.0

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 (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Dec 2024
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV, Division Economic Summary (PDF)
Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Dec 2024
Hagerstown Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Dec 2024
Charleston, WV, Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Dec 2024
Huntington Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Dec 2024
Parkersburg Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Dec 2024
Wheeling Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Dec 2024
Charleston, WV: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Dec 2024
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Dec 2024
Morgantown, WV: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Dec 2024
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Dec 2024
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Dec 2024
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Dec 2024
West Virginia: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, seasonally adjusted Employment, Unemployment Table Dec 2024
West Virginia: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, not seasonally adjusted Employment, Unemployment Table Dec 2024
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Dec 2024
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mid-Atlantic Consumer price indexes Table Dec 2024
Mid-Atlantic - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Dec 2024
Mid-Atlantic Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Dec 2024
Occupational Employment and Wages in Charleston — May 2023 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2024
Washington Area Employment — March 2024 Employment News Release May 2024
Average Energy Prices, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria – October 2024 Average energy prices News Release Nov 2024
Consumer Expenditures in the Washington Metropolitan Area — 2022-23 Consumer spending News Release Oct 2024
County Employment and Wages in Washington, DC — Second Quarter 2020 Employment, Pay News Release Dec 2020
County Employment and Wages in West Virginia — Second Quarter 2024 Employment, Pay News Release Dec 2024
Average Energy Prices - Washington DC Average energy prices Table Jun 2022
Consumer Price Index, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria area – November 2024 Consumer price indexes News Release Dec 2024
Changing Compensation Costs in the Washington Metropolitan Area — September 2024 Benefits, Pay News Release Nov 2024
Fatal Work Injuries in West Virginia — 2022 Workplace fatalities News Release Feb 2024
Workplace Fatalities in West Virginia – Full Tables Workplace fatalities Table Nov 2014
Fatal Work Injuries in the District of Columbia — 2022 Workplace fatalities News Release Feb 2024
Consumer Price Index Historical Tables for Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Consumer price indexes Table Jun 2022
Summary of annual and semi-annual indexes Consumer price indexes Table Jan 2024
Workplace Fatalities in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV – Full Tables Workplace fatalities Table Feb 2014
Consumer Price Index, South Region — November 2024 Consumer price indexes News Release Dec 2024
Unemployment in the Washington Area by County – June 2020 Unemployment News Release Aug 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria — May 2023 Employment, Pay News Release May 2024
Morgantown Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Dec 2024
Weirton Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Dec 2024
Mid-Atlantic Regional Office CPI Announcement (PDF) Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Dec 2024
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in West Virginia — 2023 Unemployment News Release Feb 2024
West Virginia Job Openings and Labor Turnover — June 2024 Employment, Unemployment News Release Aug 2024
Employer-reported workplace injuries and illnesses in West Virginia — 2022 Workplace injuries and illnesses News Release Dec 2023