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Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentPayIndustry price indexes
Charleston, WV, Area Economic Summary	Industry price indexes	Economic Summary	Mar 2020
Charleston, WV: Nonfarm employment and labor force data	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Mar 2020
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Mar 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages in Charleston – May 2018	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jun 2019

Charleston, WV Economy at a Glance:

Charleston, WV

Data Series	Back Data	Sept 2019	Oct 2019	Nov 2019	Dec 2019	Jan 2020	Feb 2020
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		93.9	94.0	93.1	(p)92.9	(p)93.2
Employment(1)		90.0	89.8	88.7	(p)88.6	(p)88.1
Unemployment(1)		3.9	4.2	4.4	(p)4.4	(p)5.1
Unemployment Rate(2)		4.2	4.4	4.8	(p)4.7	(p)5.4
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		109.0	108.8	108.7	108.3	106.2	(p)106.3
12-month % change		-1.7	-1.5	-1.9	-2.1	-1.8	(p)-1.7
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)		7.2	7.1	6.8	6.5	6.1	(p)6.0
12-month % change		-4.0	-1.4	-2.9	-7.1	-9.0	(p)-10.4
Manufacturing(3)		3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	(p)3.2
12-month % change		-5.9	-5.9	-5.9	-5.9	-5.9	(p)-5.9
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		17.6	17.5	17.6	17.9	17.3	(p)17.2
12-month % change		-2.8	-3.8	-5.9	-4.8	-3.4	(p)-2.3
Information(3)		1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.4	(p)1.4
12-month % change		-6.3	-6.3	-6.3	-6.3	-12.5	(p)-12.5
Financial Activities(3)		6.9	6.8	6.9	6.8	6.8	(p)6.8
12-month % change		-2.8	-4.2	-2.8	-2.9	-1.4	(p)-1.4
Professional and Business Services(3)		13.8	14.0	13.7	13.6	13.4	(p)13.4
12-month % change		-4.8	-2.1	-2.1	-2.9	-1.5	(p)-2.2
Education and Health Services(3)		21.1	21.2	21.4	21.5	21.4	(p)21.6
12-month % change		0.5	1.4	1.4	2.4	2.9	(p)3.3
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		10.0	9.8	9.8	9.7	9.4	(p)9.4
12-month % change		-1.0	-3.0	-2.0	-4.0	-4.1	(p)-3.1
Other Services(3)		4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.9	(p)3.9
12-month % change		-2.4	-2.4	-2.4	0.0	-2.5	(p)-2.5
Government(3)		23.7	23.7	23.8	23.6	23.3	(p)23.4
12-month % change		0.9	0.4	0.0	-0.4	-0.4	(p)-0.8
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