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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
Morgantown, W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Total Nonfarm

2024

71.3 72.1 72.5 72.8 72.7 70.4 69.8 70.6 72.8 73.8 74.5 74.0 72.3

2025

(p)70.9                        

Manufacturing

2024

2.1 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0

2025

(p)2.0                        

Professional & Business Services

2024

8.3 8.3 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.6 8.7 8.7 8.5 8.5

2025

(p)8.4                        

Educational & Health Services

2024

18.6 18.8 18.9 19.0 18.8 18.9 19.0 19.1 19.1 19.4 19.5 19.5 19.1

2025

(p)19.2                        

Leisure & Hospitality

2024

6.8 7.1 7.0 7.2 7.1 7.2 6.9 7.2 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.2 7.1

2025

(p)7.0                        

Government

2024

17.2 17.5 17.9 17.7 17.9 15.4 15.1 15.3 17.2 17.7 17.9 17.7 17.0

2025

(p)16.0                        

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

 

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

Morgantown, W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Labor Force

2024

(m)70,112 (m)70,716 (m)70,628 (m)71,464 (m)69,791 (m)70,190 (m)70,226 (m)69,995 (m)71,306 (m)71,589 (m)71,029 (m)70,305  

2025

69,456 (p)70,535                      

Employment

2024

(m)67,562 (m)68,108 (m)68,010 (m)69,271 (m)67,594 (m)67,525 (m)67,609 (m)67,480 (m)69,200 (m)69,569 (m)68,984 (m)68,251  

2025

66,918 (p)68,158                      

Unemployment

2024

(m)2,550 (m)2,608 (m)2,618 (m)2,193 (m)2,197 (m)2,665 (m)2,617 (m)2,515 (m)2,106 (m)2,020 (m)2,045 (m)2,054  

2025

2,538 (p)2,377                      

Unemployment Rate

2024

(m)3.6 (m)3.7 (m)3.7 (m)3.1 (m)3.1 (m)3.8 (m)3.7 (m)3.6 (m)3.0 (m)2.8 (m)2.9 (m)2.9  

2025

3.7 (p)3.4                      

Footnotes
(m) Data are provisional, subject to revision on April 18, 2025.
(p) Preliminary

The Morgantown, W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Monongalia and Preston Counties in West Virginia.