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Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
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Charleston, WV, Area Economic Summary (PDF)	Industry price indexes	Economic Summary	Aug 2022
Charleston, WV: Nonfarm employment and labor force data	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Aug 2022
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Aug 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Charleston – May 2020	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jun 2021

Charleston, WV Economy at a Glance:

Charleston, WV

Data Series	Back Data	Jan 2022	Feb 2022	Mar 2022	Apr 2022	May 2022	June 2022
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		91.2	91.6	91.1	91.8	92.0	(p)94.3
Employment(1)		87.1	87.4	87.4	88.4	88.8	(p)90.3
Unemployment(1)		4.1	4.2	3.7	3.4	3.2	(p)4.0
Unemployment Rate(2)		4.5	4.6	4.1	3.7	3.5	(p)4.2
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		102.2	103.0	104.1	104.8	105.7	(p)105.5
12-month % change		0.8	1.0	0.9	1.4	2.1	(p)1.3
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)		6.0	6.0	6.0	6.2	6.2	(p)6.2
12-month % change		-4.8	-6.3	-10.4	-6.1	-4.6	(p)-4.6
Manufacturing(3)		2.9	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	(p)3.1
12-month % change		-6.5	-3.2	-3.2	0.0	3.3	(p)3.3
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		16.6	16.6	16.6	16.7	16.6	(p)16.7
12-month % change		-0.6	0.0	-0.6	0.6	-1.2	(p)-0.6
Information(3)		1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.5	(p)1.5
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.1	(p)7.1
Financial Activities(3)		6.7	6.7	6.8	6.7	6.7	(p)6.7
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Professional and Business Services(3)		12.3	12.4	12.7	13.0	12.6	(p)13.2
12-month % change		0.0	0.8	1.6	2.4	0.0	(p)3.9
Education and Health Services(3)		21.2	21.5	21.8	21.7	21.9	(p)21.7
12-month % change		1.4	1.4	2.8	2.4	3.8	(p)2.4
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		8.1	8.4	8.5	8.8	8.8	(p)8.9
12-month % change		8.0	10.5	9.0	11.4	7.3	(p)4.7
Other Services(3)		3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	(p)3.8
12-month % change		5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	(p)2.7
Government(3)		23.2	23.2	23.5	23.4	24.5	(p)23.7
12-month % change		1.3	0.4	0.4	-0.8	3.8	(p)0.4
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