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Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentConsumer price indexesConsumer spendingPayIndustry price indexes
Charleston, WV, Area Economic Summary (PDF)	Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	May 2026
Charleston, WV: Nonfarm employment and labor force data	Employment, Unemployment	Table	May 2026
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	May 2026
Occupational Employment and Wages in Charleston — May 2024	Employment, Pay	News Release	May 2025
West Virginia Job Openings and Labor Turnover — December 2025	Employment, Unemployment	News Release	Feb 2026

Charleston, WV Economy at a Glance:

Charleston, WV

Data Series	Back Data	Oct 2025	Nov 2025	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026	Mar 2026
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(2)-	90.3	(p)89.5	86.8	(p)87.5
Employment(1)		(2)-	86.1	(p)85.5	82.6	(p)82.9
Unemployment(1)		(2)-	4.2	(p)4.0	4.2	(p)4.6
Unemployment Rate(3)		(2)-	4.7	(p)4.4	4.8	(p)5.3
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		105.8	106.3	106.1	104.3	104.4	(p)105.2
12-month % change		-0.8	-0.7	-0.2	-0.2	-1.0	(p)-0.8
Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)		5.9	5.8	5.7	5.6	5.5	(p)5.5
12-month % change		-9.2	-9.4	-8.1	-1.8	-8.3	(p)-8.3
Manufacturing(4)		3.6	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.5	(p)3.5
12-month % change		2.9	2.9	2.9	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)		16.3	16.4	16.5	16.1	15.9	(p)16.0
12-month % change		-2.4	-3.0	-1.8	-1.2	-2.5	(p)-1.8
Information(4)		1.1	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.0	(p)1.0
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	-9.1	-9.1	(p)-9.1
Financial Activities(4)		5.1	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	(p)5.1
12-month % change		-1.9	0.0	-1.9	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Professional and Business Services(4)		12.7	12.7	12.8	12.7	12.8	(p)12.8
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	1.6	0.8	0.8	(p)0.8
Education and Health Services(4)		24.7	24.9	24.9	24.7	24.8	(p)25.1
12-month % change		2.1	2.5	2.0	2.1	1.6	(p)1.6
Leisure and Hospitality(4)		9.1	9.1	9.0	8.7	8.7	(p)8.8
12-month % change		3.4	1.1	0.0	-1.1	-2.2	(p)-2.2
Other Services(4)		3.9	3.8	3.9	3.8	3.8	(p)3.8
12-month % change		-4.9	-5.0	0.0	0.0	-2.6	(p)-2.6
Government(4)		23.4	23.7	23.5	23.1	23.3	(p)23.6
12-month % change		-2.1	-1.3	-0.4	-1.3	-1.3	(p)-0.8
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary