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Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH: Nonfarm employment and labor force data

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector
Huntington-Ashland, W.Va.-Ky.-Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Total Nonfarm

2022

129.5 130.6 131.7 132.6 133.8 131.1 131.4 132.1 134.0 134.6 135.1 135.1 132.6

2023

132.2 132.9 133.3 133.6 (p)134.6                

Manufacturing

2022

10.4 10.4 10.5 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.7 11.8 11.9 11.8 11.8 11.8 11.3

2023

11.8 11.6 11.7 11.6 (p)11.6                

Professional & Business Services

2022

13.3 13.7 13.8 13.8 13.8 13.8 13.2 13.0 13.2 13.7 13.2 13.5 13.5

2023

13.4 13.3 13.3 13.3 (p)12.8                

Educational & Health Services

2022

28.8 28.9 29.1 29.0 29.0 28.9 29.4 29.7 29.7 29.9 29.9 29.9 29.4

2023

29.5 29.5 29.6 29.7 (p)29.9                

Leisure & Hospitality

2022

13.6 13.8 14.0 14.2 14.4 14.6 14.7 14.4 14.3 14.2 13.9 14.2 14.2

2023

14.5 14.5 14.7 14.8 (p)15.4                

Government

2022

22.5 22.8 22.9 22.8 23.4 20.7 20.5 21.6 23.1 23.2 24.4 23.9 22.7

2023

22.6 23.7 24.0 23.8 (p)24.0                

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

The Huntington-Ashland, W.Va.-Ky.-Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Boyd and Greenup Counties in Kentucky, Lawrence County in Ohio, and Cabell and Wayne Counties in West Virginia.

 

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)

Huntington-Ashland, W.Va.-Ky.-Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Labor Force

2022

146,071 145,844 145,025 145,269 145,542 146,717 146,071 144,699 (p)143,683        

2023

(p)143,352 143,945 (p)144,587                    

Employment

2022

139,381 139,124 138,913 139,903 140,215 139,833 139,381 138,073 (p)138,539        

2023

(p)136,896 137,784 (p)138,816                    

Unemployment

2022

6,690 6,720 6,112 5,366 5,327 6,884 6,690 6,626 (p)5,144        

2023

(p)6,456 6,161 (p)5,771                    

Unemployment Rate

2022

4.6 4.6 4.2 3.7 3.7 4.7 4.6 4.6 (p)3.6        

2023

(p)4.5 4.3 (p)4.0                    

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

The Huntington-Ashland, W.Va.-Ky.-Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Boyd and Greenup Counties in Kentucky, Lawrence County in Ohio, and Cabell and Wayne Counties in West Virginia.