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West Virginia: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, seasonally adjusted
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Total Nonfarm |
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2021 |
675.5 | 679.3 | 684.7 | 683.8 | 683.9 | 683.9 | 687.7 | 687.0 | 684.8 | 689.0 | 691.3 | 693.8 |
2022 |
693.5 | 697.0 | 698.8 | 701.6 | 711.7 | 703.6 | 706.1 | 707.0 | 710.6 | 710.4 | 716.7 | (p)707.0 |
Mining & Logging |
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2021 |
17.1 | 17.4 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 17.6 | 17.5 | 17.6 | 17.7 | 17.6 | 17.7 | 17.6 | 17.6 |
2022 |
17.9 | 18.1 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 19.3 | 19.4 | 19.9 | 20.2 | 20.4 | 20.5 | 20.7 | (p)20.7 |
Construction |
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2021 |
31.1 | 31.3 | 31.9 | 31.0 | 30.0 | 29.5 | 30.2 | 29.4 | 29.1 | 31.4 | 32.0 | 32.7 |
2022 |
33.1 | 33.0 | 32.0 | 32.6 | 33.1 | 32.7 | 32.5 | 33.0 | 33.5 | 33.3 | 33.5 | (p)34.0 |
Manufacturing |
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2021 |
44.8 | 45.2 | 45.4 | 45.5 | 45.3 | 45.4 | 45.9 | 45.9 | 45.8 | 45.5 | 45.6 | 46.0 |
2022 |
45.5 | 45.9 | 46.4 | 46.7 | 46.7 | 46.8 | 46.7 | 47.2 | 47.3 | 47.2 | 47.0 | (p)46.7 |
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2021 |
121.9 | 122.4 | 122.6 | 122.4 | 122.5 | 122.6 | 122.8 | 123.3 | 122.4 | 124.7 | 125.4 | 125.4 |
2022 |
123.6 | 125.9 | 126.1 | 126.0 | 125.4 | 124.7 | 124.9 | 124.8 | 124.6 | 124.0 | 123.1 | (p)123.4 |
Information |
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2021 |
6.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.3 |
2022 |
7.2 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.5 | (p)7.4 |
Financial Activities |
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2021 |
29.2 | 29.2 | 29.4 | 29.3 | 29.3 | 29.4 | 29.8 | 29.8 | 29.6 | 29.7 | 29.6 | 29.7 |
2022 |
29.8 | 29.9 | 30.1 | 30.1 | 30.1 | 30.3 | 30.7 | 30.7 | 30.9 | 31.0 | 30.7 | (p)30.8 |
Professional & Business Services |
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2021 |
67.2 | 67.2 | 67.8 | 67.8 | 67.7 | 67.5 | 67.9 | 68.0 | 67.8 | 67.8 | 68.2 | 68.8 |
2022 |
68.8 | 69.2 | 70.4 | 71.2 | 71.2 | 71.7 | 72.0 | 71.4 | 71.6 | 72.0 | 71.4 | (p)70.5 |
Educational & Health Services |
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2021 |
128.3 | 128.2 | 128.7 | 128.2 | 128.0 | 128.0 | 128.0 | 127.7 | 126.9 | 125.7 | 125.6 | 126.1 |
2022 |
126.2 | 126.4 | 126.6 | 126.4 | 127.5 | 127.9 | 127.9 | 128.0 | 129.9 | 129.6 | 129.7 | (p)129.3 |
Leisure & Hospitality |
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2021 |
64.0 | 64.4 | 64.7 | 64.9 | 65.5 | 66.0 | 67.0 | 67.3 | 67.2 | 68.6 | 69.0 | 69.5 |
2022 |
70.0 | 70.4 | 71.1 | 71.8 | 71.6 | 71.7 | 72.4 | 73.5 | 73.6 | 74.0 | 73.3 | (p)73.1 |
Other Services |
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2021 |
22.8 | 22.8 | 22.8 | 22.8 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 23.2 | 23.2 | 23.3 | 23.7 | 23.8 | 23.8 |
2022 |
24.0 | 23.9 | 23.6 | 23.7 | 23.8 | 23.6 | 23.7 | 23.5 | 23.6 | 23.9 | 24.0 | (p)24.2 |
Government |
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2021 |
142.2 | 144.2 | 147.1 | 147.5 | 147.9 | 147.9 | 148.1 | 147.5 | 147.8 | 146.9 | 147.1 | 146.9 |
2022 |
147.4 | 147.0 | 146.6 | 146.7 | 155.4 | 147.3 | 147.9 | 147.2 | 147.7 | 147.5 | 155.8 | (p)146.9 |
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Footnotes |
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Labor Force |
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2022 |
(r)782,880 | (r)784,581 | (r)785,927 | (r)786,667 | (r)786,778 | (r)786,407 | (r)785,694 | (r)784,920 | (r)784,352 | (r)784,125 | (r)784,180 | (r)784,323 |
2023 |
(p)784,018 | |||||||||||
Employment |
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2022 |
(r)753,003 | (r)755,664 | (r)757,359 | (r)757,846 | (r)757,211 | (r)755,815 | (r)754,091 | (r)752,630 | (r)751,923 | (r)751,868 | (r)752,180 | (r)752,464 |
2023 |
(p)753,106 | |||||||||||
Unemployment |
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2022 |
(r)29,877 | (r)28,917 | (r)28,568 | (r)28,821 | (r)29,567 | (r)30,592 | (r)31,603 | (r)32,290 | (r)32,429 | (r)32,257 | (r)32,000 | (r)31,859 |
2023 |
(p)30,912 | |||||||||||
Unemployment Rate |
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2022 |
(r)3.8 | (r)3.7 | (r)3.6 | (r)3.7 | (r)3.8 | (r)3.9 | (r)4.0 | (r)4.1 | (r)4.1 | (r)4.1 | (r)4.1 | (r)4.1 |
2023 |
(p)3.9 | |||||||||||