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

Charleston, WV Economy at a Glance:

Charleston, WV

Data Series	Back Data	Mar 2020	Apr 2020	May 2020	June 2020	July 2020	Aug 2020
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		94.7	92.1	92.0	93.7	(p)92.1
Employment(1)		89.1	75.7	79.0	82.8	(p)82.2
Unemployment(1)		5.6	16.4	13.0	10.9	(p)9.9
Unemployment Rate(2)		5.9	17.8	14.1	11.6	(p)10.7
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		107.4	93.5	95.3	100.7	100.2	(p)101.0
12-month % change		-0.8	-14.0	-12.7	-8.4	-8.0	(p)-7.8
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)		6.3	5.7	6.4	6.8	7.0	(p)7.1
12-month % change		-7.4	-18.6	-11.1	-5.6	-5.4	(p)-1.4
Manufacturing(3)		3.1	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	(p)3.0
12-month % change		-3.1	-12.1	-6.3	-6.3	-9.1	(p)-6.3
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		17.1	14.5	15.1	16.2	16.3	(p)16.3
12-month % change		-2.8	-17.1	-14.2	-7.4	-7.4	(p)-7.4
Information(3)		1.4	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.4	(p)1.3
12-month % change		-12.5	-18.8	-18.8	-12.5	-6.7	(p)-13.3
Financial Activities(3)		6.8	6.4	6.6	6.5	6.6	(p)6.6
12-month % change		-1.4	-7.2	-2.9	-5.8	-2.9	(p)-4.3
Professional and Business Services(3)		13.7	12.6	12.2	12.6	12.7	(p)12.8
12-month % change		0.0	-8.7	-11.6	-9.4	-8.0	(p)-7.9
Education and Health Services(3)		21.6	19.3	19.6	20.3	20.5	(p)20.7
12-month % change		3.3	-7.2	-6.2	-3.3	-1.9	(p)-1.4
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		9.6	4.8	6.1	8.1	8.5	(p)8.6
12-month % change		-2.0	-52.9	-41.3	-23.6	-19.8	(p)-18.9
Other Services(3)		4.0	3.2	3.3	3.5	3.6	(p)3.6
12-month % change		0.0	-22.0	-19.5	-14.6	-10.0	(p)-10.0
Government(3)		23.8	22.8	21.7	22.3	20.6	(p)21.0
12-month % change		0.0	-3.0	-8.1	-6.7	-10.4	(p)-11.0
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