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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Mid-Atlantic > West Virginia > Beckley

Beckley

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
West Virginia Job Openings and Labor Turnover — June 2024 Employment, Unemployment News Release Aug 2024
Beckley, WV Economy at a Glance:
Beckley, WV
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2024

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 45.7 45.8 46.1 46.9 47.7 (p)47.8

Employment(1)

 43.4 43.5 44.3 45.2 45.6 (p)45.6

Unemployment(1)

 2.2 2.3 1.7 1.7 2.1 (p)2.1

Unemployment Rate(2)

 4.9 5.0 3.8 3.7 4.4 (p)4.5

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 44.1 44.3 44.7 46.0 45.8 (p)45.8

12-month % change

 2.3 1.6 2.1 3.8 2.0 (p)1.8

Government(3)

 8.6 8.7 8.7 9.3 8.6 (p)8.4

12-month % change

 0.0 1.2 0.0 6.9 0.0 (p)-1.2

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(p) Preliminary