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Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentPayIndustry price indexes
Charleston, WV, Area Economic Summary (PDF)	Industry price indexes	Economic Summary	Feb 2023
Charleston, WV: Nonfarm employment and labor force data	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Jun 2025
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Jun 2025
Occupational Employment and Wages in Charleston — May 2021	Employment, Pay	News Release	Aug 2022

Charleston, WV Economy at a Glance:

Charleston, WV

Data Series	Back Data	Oct 2024	Nov 2024	Dec 2024	Jan 2025	Feb 2025	Mar 2025
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(m)92.6	(m)91.2	(m)90.9	88.8	(p)88.4
Employment(1)		(m)89.5	(m)88.0	(m)87.7	84.8	(p)84.8
Unemployment(1)		(m)3.2	(m)3.2	(m)3.1	3.9	(p)3.6
Unemployment Rate(2)		(m)3.4	(m)3.5	(m)3.5	4.4	(p)4.1
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		108.4	108.7	108.7	106.2	106.8	(p)107.2
12-month % change		-0.2	-0.5	-0.3	-0.5	-0.9	(p)-1.3
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)		7.3	7.1	7.1	6.6	6.9	(p)7.0
12-month % change		1.4	-1.4	-1.4	-1.5	0.0	(p)0.0
Manufacturing(3)		3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	(p)3.4
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		17.0	17.2	17.4	16.8	16.8	(p)16.7
12-month % change		0.0	-0.6	0.6	0.0	0.0	(p)-1.2
Information(3)		1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	(p)1.3
12-month % change		-7.1	-7.1	-7.1	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Financial Activities(3)		5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	(p)5.0
12-month % change		-3.8	-3.8	-3.8	-3.8	-3.8	(p)-3.8
Professional and Business Services(3)		13.5	13.4	13.4	13.2	13.2	(p)13.3
12-month % change		0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	-1.5	(p)-1.5
Education and Health Services(3)		23.8	23.9	23.9	23.5	23.6	(p)23.7
12-month % change		3.5	2.6	1.7	1.7	0.9	(p)0.0
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		9.1	9.2	9.1	8.8	8.8	(p)9.1
12-month % change		-1.1	0.0	-2.2	-2.2	-3.3	(p)-2.2
Other Services(3)		4.0	4.0	4.0	3.9	4.0	(p)3.9
12-month % change		-9.1	-7.0	2.6	0.0	0.0	(p)-4.9
Government(3)		23.9	24.1	24.0	23.7	23.8	(p)23.8
12-month % change		-1.6	-1.2	-1.2	-1.7	-2.1	(p)-1.7
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (m) Data are provisional, subject to revision on April 18, 2025. (p) Preliminary