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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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2022 |
101.7 | 102.6 | 103.0 | 103.3 | 104.6 | 103.7 | 102.8 | 103.1 | 103.3 | 103.8 | 105.2 | 104.0 | 103.4 |
2023 |
101.6 | 102.1 | 102.4 | 103.1 | 103.8 | 104.6 | 103.4 | (p)103.4 | |||||
Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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2022 |
6.5 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.9 |
2023 |
6.1 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.8 | (p)6.9 | |||||
Manufacturing |
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2022 |
3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
2023 |
3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | (p)2.9 | |||||
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2022 |
16.7 | 16.6 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 16.9 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 16.8 | 17.3 | 17.5 | 16.8 |
2023 |
16.8 | 16.9 | 16.9 | 17.0 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.0 | (p)16.9 | |||||
Information |
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2022 |
1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
2023 |
1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | (p)1.4 | |||||
Financial Activities |
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2022 |
5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 |
2023 |
5.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | (p)5.5 | |||||
Professional & Business Services |
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2022 |
12.7 | 13.0 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 13.0 |
2023 |
12.2 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.8 | 12.7 | (p)12.7 | |||||
Educational & Health Services |
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2022 |
20.8 | 20.9 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 20.7 | 20.9 | 21.2 | 21.3 | 21.4 | 21.6 | 20.9 |
2023 |
21.4 | 21.6 | 21.6 | 21.7 | 21.6 | 21.8 | 21.8 | (p)21.8 | |||||
Leisure & Hospitality |
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2022 |
8.1 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.8 |
2023 |
8.5 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.0 | (p)8.9 | |||||
Other Services |
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2022 |
3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
2023 |
3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | (p)3.9 | |||||
Government |
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2022 |
23.3 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 23.4 | 24.4 | 23.4 | 22.2 | 22.5 | 22.7 | 22.9 | 24.1 | 23.0 | 23.2 |
2023 |
22.8 | 22.9 | 23.0 | 22.8 | 23.1 | 23.1 | 22.3 | (p)22.5 | |||||
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 |
89,236 | 89,948 | 89,354 | 89,754 | 89,816 | 91,734 | 91,098 | 90,851 | 89,153 | 89,233 | 88,340 | 87,784 | 89,692 |
2023 |
87,910 | 87,684 | 87,997 | 88,973 | 89,506 | 91,850 | 91,440 | (p)91,715 | |||||
Employment |
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2022 |
85,068 | 85,712 | 85,605 | 86,411 | 86,664 | 87,870 | 87,453 | 87,005 | 86,176 | 86,201 | 85,324 | 84,875 | 86,197 |
2023 |
84,369 | 84,591 | 84,953 | 85,968 | 86,522 | 88,376 | 88,079 | (p)87,727 | |||||
Unemployment |
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2022 |
4,168 | 4,236 | 3,749 | 3,343 | 3,152 | 3,864 | 3,645 | 3,846 | 2,977 | 3,032 | 3,016 | 2,909 | 3,495 |
2023 |
3,541 | 3,093 | 3,044 | 3,005 | 2,984 | 3,474 | 3,361 | (p)3,988 | |||||
Unemployment Rate |
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2022 |
4.7 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
2023 |
4.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.7 | (p)4.3 | |||||
Footnotes |
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The Charleston, W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Boone, Clay, Kanawha, Lincoln and Putnam Counties in West Virginia. |