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Sector |
Charleston, W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area | ||||||||||||
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Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual Avg |
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Total Nonfarm |
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2021 |
101.4 | 102.0 | 103.2 | 103.4 | 103.5 | 104.1 | 104.0 | 103.8 | 103.6 | 103.7 | 103.8 | 104.8 | 103.4 |
2022 |
102.2 | 103.0 | 104.1 | 104.8 | 105.7 | 105.7 | 104.6 | 104.8 | 104.2 | 104.8 | 106.4 | (p)104.6 | |
Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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2021 |
6.3 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.5 |
2022 |
6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.2 | (p)5.8 | |
Manufacturing |
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2021 |
3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
2022 |
2.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | (p)3.1 | |
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2021 |
16.7 | 16.6 | 16.7 | 16.6 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 16.6 | 16.9 | 17.4 | 16.8 |
2022 |
16.6 | 16.6 | 16.6 | 16.7 | 16.6 | 16.7 | 16.8 | 16.7 | 16.5 | 16.7 | 17.3 | (p)17.4 | |
Information |
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2021 |
1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
2022 |
1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | (p)1.4 | |
Financial Activities |
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2021 |
6.7 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
2022 |
6.7 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.8 | (p)6.7 | |
Professional & Business Services |
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2021 |
12.3 | 12.3 | 12.5 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 12.5 | 12.7 | 12.6 |
2022 |
12.3 | 12.4 | 12.7 | 13.0 | 12.6 | 13.2 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 12.7 | (p)12.3 | |
Educational & Health Services |
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2021 |
20.9 | 21.2 | 21.2 | 21.2 | 21.1 | 21.2 | 21.2 | 21.2 | 21.2 | 21.1 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 21.2 |
2022 |
21.2 | 21.5 | 21.8 | 21.7 | 21.9 | 21.9 | 21.6 | 21.9 | 21.5 | 21.7 | 21.9 | (p)22.0 | |
Leisure & Hospitality |
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2021 |
7.5 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.2 |
2022 |
8.1 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.6 | (p)8.5 | |
Other Services |
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2021 |
3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
2022 |
3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | (p)3.8 | |
Government |
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2021 |
22.9 | 23.1 | 23.4 | 23.6 | 23.6 | 23.6 | 23.0 | 23.2 | 23.3 | 23.3 | 23.5 | 23.4 | 23.3 |
2022 |
23.2 | 23.2 | 23.5 | 23.4 | 24.5 | 23.6 | 23.0 | 23.2 | 23.3 | 23.5 | 24.6 | (p)23.6 | |
Footnotes |
Charleston, W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area | |||||||||||||
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Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual Avg |
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Labor Force |
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2022 |
91,178 | 91,564 | 91,084 | 91,785 | 91,971 | 94,363 | 93,333 | 92,794 | 90,900 | 90,949 | 90,193 | (p)89,388 | |
2023 |
(p)87,741 | ||||||||||||
Employment |
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2022 |
87,064 | 87,383 | 87,362 | 88,363 | 88,754 | 90,404 | 89,522 | 88,832 | 87,915 | 87,902 | 87,033 | (p)86,444 | |
2023 |
(p)84,201 | ||||||||||||
Unemployment |
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2022 |
4,114 | 4,181 | 3,722 | 3,422 | 3,217 | 3,959 | 3,811 | 3,962 | 2,985 | 3,047 | 3,160 | (p)2,944 | |
2023 |
(p)3,540 | ||||||||||||
Unemployment Rate |
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2022 |
4.5 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | (p)3.3 | |
2023 |
(p)4.0 | ||||||||||||
Footnotes |
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The Charleston, W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Boone, Clay, Kanawha, Lincoln and Putnam Counties in West Virginia. |