Morgantown, WV: 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
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Morgantown, W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Total Nonfarm |
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2022 |
68.7 |
69.6 |
70.1 |
70.6 |
71.3 |
68.8 |
68.5 |
69.0 |
70.1 |
71.3 |
71.6 |
70.9 |
70.0 |
2023 |
68.8 |
70.2 |
70.5 |
70.7 |
70.5 |
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Manufacturing |
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2022 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
2.5 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
2023 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
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Professional & Business Services |
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2022 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
8.1 |
8.1 |
8.3 |
8.2 |
8.4 |
8.5 |
8.5 |
8.6 |
8.5 |
8.4 |
8.3 |
2023 |
8.3 |
8.4 |
8.5 |
8.6 |
8.6 |
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Educational & Health Services |
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2022 |
16.1 |
16.2 |
16.3 |
16.3 |
16.3 |
16.3 |
16.4 |
16.4 |
16.5 |
16.6 |
16.6 |
16.6 |
16.4 |
2023 |
16.6 |
16.8 |
16.7 |
16.7 |
16.6 |
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Leisure & Hospitality |
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2022 |
6.4 |
6.7 |
6.8 |
7.0 |
7.1 |
7.2 |
7.2 |
7.1 |
7.1 |
7.1 |
6.9 |
6.6 |
6.9 |
2023 |
6.5 |
6.6 |
6.7 |
6.7 |
6.7 |
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Government |
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2022 |
17.3 |
17.9 |
18.1 |
17.9 |
18.2 |
16.2 |
16.0 |
16.8 |
17.7 |
18.3 |
18.9 |
18.4 |
17.6 |
2023 |
17.4 |
18.4 |
18.5 |
18.5 |
18.3 |
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Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
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Morgantown, W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Labor Force |
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2022 |
72,897 |
72,519 |
72,186 |
73,187 |
73,079 |
72,940 |
72,897 |
73,569 |
73,951 |
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2023 |
69,405 |
70,447 |
70,738 |
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Employment |
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2022 |
70,160 |
69,785 |
69,757 |
70,931 |
70,859 |
70,088 |
70,160 |
70,802 |
71,980 |
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2023 |
66,943 |
68,366 |
68,695 |
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Unemployment |
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2022 |
2,737 |
2,734 |
2,429 |
2,256 |
2,220 |
2,852 |
2,737 |
2,767 |
1,971 |
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2023 |
2,462 |
2,081 |
2,043 |
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Unemployment Rate |
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2022 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
3.4 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
3.9 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
2.7 |
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2023 |
3.5 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
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The Morgantown, W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Monongalia and Preston Counties in West Virginia.
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United States Department of Labor
