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West Virginia: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, not seasonally adjusted
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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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2021 |
662.4 | 666.7 | 677.2 | 682.9 | 687.2 | 687.6 | 686.6 | 688.6 | 691.0 | 696.7 | 698.5 | 699.8 | 685.4 |
2022 |
681.5 | 687.9 | 694.4 | 703.4 | 715.9 | 708.7 | 704.0 | 706.4 | 712.1 | 718.3 | 723.0 | (p)712.0 | |
Mining & Logging |
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2021 |
17.1 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.4 | 17.5 | 17.6 | 17.8 | 17.7 | 17.6 | 17.7 | 17.6 | 17.7 | 17.5 |
2022 |
17.9 | 18.1 | 18.5 | 18.8 | 19.4 | 19.6 | 19.9 | 20.3 | 20.4 | 20.6 | 20.6 | (p)20.8 | |
Construction |
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2021 |
26.7 | 26.0 | 28.3 | 29.8 | 30.8 | 31.6 | 32.9 | 32.7 | 32.8 | 33.6 | 33.2 | 32.3 | 30.9 |
2022 |
30.2 | 29.7 | 30.2 | 32.0 | 33.4 | 33.6 | 33.4 | 33.4 | 34.4 | 35.5 | 34.7 | (p)34.2 | |
Manufacturing |
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2021 |
44.7 | 44.9 | 45.2 | 45.2 | 45.3 | 45.7 | 46.1 | 46.2 | 45.7 | 45.6 | 45.8 | 46.1 | 45.5 |
2022 |
45.0 | 45.4 | 46.1 | 46.7 | 46.8 | 47.4 | 47.1 | 47.4 | 47.3 | 47.3 | 47.2 | (p)46.7 | |
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2021 |
120.4 | 119.9 | 120.7 | 120.7 | 121.6 | 122.0 | 122.6 | 122.7 | 122.3 | 125.6 | 128.6 | 129.9 | 123.1 |
2022 |
123.4 | 124.0 | 125.1 | 125.2 | 124.7 | 124.1 | 124.1 | 123.7 | 123.8 | 124.7 | 125.9 | (p)127.3 | |
Information |
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2021 |
6.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.2 |
2022 |
7.2 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.5 | (p)7.5 | |
Financial Activities |
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2021 |
29.0 | 29.0 | 29.3 | 29.3 | 29.4 | 29.5 | 29.9 | 29.9 | 29.7 | 29.5 | 29.6 | 29.5 | 29.5 |
2022 |
29.5 | 29.7 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 30.4 | 30.8 | 31.0 | 30.8 | 30.8 | 30.9 | 30.7 | (p)30.6 | |
Professional & Business Services |
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2021 |
65.7 | 66.1 | 67.1 | 68.0 | 67.7 | 67.9 | 68.5 | 68.8 | 68.2 | 68.2 | 68.2 | 68.6 | 67.8 |
2022 |
67.3 | 68.4 | 69.7 | 71.7 | 71.2 | 72.7 | 73.4 | 72.4 | 71.7 | 72.6 | 71.2 | (p)69.8 | |
Educational & Health Services |
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2021 |
127.7 | 128.1 | 128.9 | 128.5 | 128.1 | 127.4 | 127.0 | 127.5 | 127.2 | 126.8 | 126.5 | 127.3 | 127.6 |
2022 |
125.9 | 126.4 | 126.9 | 126.9 | 127.4 | 127.5 | 127.0 | 127.6 | 129.9 | 130.7 | 130.7 | (p)130.4 | |
Leisure & Hospitality |
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2021 |
60.5 | 61.3 | 62.8 | 64.6 | 67.0 | 69.0 | 70.1 | 70.0 | 68.7 | 69.5 | 68.0 | 68.3 | 66.7 |
2022 |
65.8 | 67.2 | 68.3 | 71.5 | 73.6 | 75.3 | 75.7 | 76.5 | 74.7 | 74.9 | 72.0 | (p)71.6 | |
Other Services |
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2021 |
22.2 | 22.2 | 22.5 | 22.9 | 23.1 | 23.5 | 23.7 | 23.5 | 23.4 | 23.7 | 23.7 | 23.6 | 23.2 |
2022 |
23.6 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 23.8 | 23.6 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 23.7 | 23.3 | 23.9 | 24.0 | (p)24.2 | |
Government |
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2021 |
141.5 | 145.0 | 148.2 | 149.5 | 149.6 | 146.3 | 140.8 | 142.4 | 148.1 | 149.2 | 149.9 | 149.1 | 146.6 |
2022 |
145.7 | 148.2 | 148.7 | 149.4 | 157.8 | 146.0 | 140.9 | 143.2 | 148.4 | 149.8 | 158.5 | (p)148.9 | |
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Footnotes |
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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 |
(r)776,175 | (r)782,675 | (r)779,081 | (r)783,246 | (r)788,108 | (r)799,544 | (r)792,644 | (r)789,158 | (r)785,475 | (r)787,989 | (r)780,781 | (r)776,499 | (r)785,115 |
2023 |
(p)774,148 | ||||||||||||
Employment |
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2022 |
(r)740,134 | (r)745,460 | (r)746,351 | (r)754,563 | (r)760,720 | (r)765,180 | (r)760,006 | (r)755,373 | (r)759,974 | (r)761,435 | (r)753,990 | (r)750,246 | (r)754,453 |
2023 |
(p)741,580 | ||||||||||||
Unemployment |
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2022 |
(r)36,041 | (r)37,215 | (r)32,730 | (r)28,683 | (r)27,388 | (r)34,364 | (r)32,638 | (r)33,785 | (r)25,501 | (r)26,554 | (r)26,791 | (r)26,253 | (r)30,662 |
2023 |
(p)32,568 | ||||||||||||
Unemployment Rate |
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2022 |
(r)4.6 | (r)4.8 | (r)4.2 | (r)3.7 | (r)3.5 | (r)4.3 | (r)4.1 | (r)4.3 | (r)3.2 | (r)3.4 | (r)3.4 | (r)3.4 | (r)3.9 |
2023 |
(p)4.2 | ||||||||||||