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Huntington, WV-KY-OH, Area Economic Summary (PDF)	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Jan 2026
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH: Nonfarm employment and labor force data	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Jan 2026
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Jan 2026
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Nurse Occupations in Kentucky’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2016	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jun 2017
West Virginia Job Openings and Labor Turnover — May 2025	Employment, Unemployment	News Release	Jul 2025

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Economy at a Glance:

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH

Data Series	Back Data	June 2025	July 2025	Aug 2025	Sept 2025	Oct 2025	Nov 2025
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		159.0	158.8	158.8	158.9
Employment(1)		150.9	150.6	151.0	151.5
Unemployment(1)		8.1	8.3	7.8	7.4
Unemployment Rate(2)		5.1	5.2	4.9	4.6
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		145.2	144.5	145.9	146.3	147.4	(p)147.6
12-month % change		1.6	1.5	1.7	1.2	1.1	(p)0.8
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)		10.1	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.4	(p)10.2
12-month % change		7.4	6.2	9.6	6.3	8.3	(p)9.7
Manufacturing(3)		12.3	12.3	12.2	12.3	12.3	(p)12.3
12-month % change		-3.1	-2.4	-2.4	-1.6	-1.6	(p)-1.6
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		26.3	26.2	26.4	26.1	26.4	(p)26.6
12-month % change		0.4	-0.4	0.4	-0.8	-1.1	(p)-1.8
Information(3)		1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	(p)1.2
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Financial Activities(3)		4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	(p)4.3
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Professional and Business Services(3)		12.9	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.7	(p)13.7
12-month % change		0.8	3.9	4.7	5.6	7.9	(p)7.0
Education and Health Services(3)		34.1	34.2	34.4	34.5	34.4	(p)34.6
12-month % change		3.0	2.4	2.4	2.7	1.8	(p)1.8
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		15.0	14.7	14.7	14.4	14.3	(p)14.3
12-month % change		-0.7	-0.7	-1.3	-2.7	-2.1	(p)-3.4
Other Services(3)		5.2	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	(p)5.2
12-month % change		-3.7	-1.9	-1.9	-1.9	-1.9	(p)0.0
Government(3)		23.8	22.8	23.8	24.8	25.2	(p)25.2
12-month % change		4.8	3.6	2.6	1.6	0.4	(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