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Sector |
West Virginia | ||||||||||||
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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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2023 |
695.9 | 700.5 | 704.6 | 708.4 | 711.3 | 713.8 | 704.8 | 708.9 | 716.6 | 720.9 | 723.7 | 723.4 | 711.1 |
2024 |
707.7 | (p)713.0 | |||||||||||
Mining & Logging |
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2023 |
20.7 | 21.0 | 21.1 | 21.2 | 21.3 | 21.5 | 21.6 | 21.5 | 21.3 | 21.3 | 21.2 | 20.9 | 21.2 |
2024 |
20.7 | (p)20.9 | |||||||||||
Construction |
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2023 |
29.7 | 29.7 | 30.5 | 32.1 | 32.5 | 33.2 | 33.7 | 34.2 | 35.4 | 36.1 | 35.2 | 35.1 | 33.1 |
2024 |
31.3 | (p)31.2 | |||||||||||
Manufacturing |
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2023 |
45.8 | 46.0 | 46.3 | 46.1 | 46.0 | 46.4 | 46.4 | 46.1 | 46.1 | 46.0 | 46.1 | 46.0 | 46.1 |
2024 |
45.6 | (p)45.8 | |||||||||||
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2023 |
122.0 | 121.3 | 121.3 | 122.2 | 122.7 | 122.5 | 121.8 | 121.8 | 122.3 | 123.2 | 125.3 | 125.7 | 122.7 |
2024 |
120.7 | (p)120.8 | |||||||||||
Information |
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2023 |
8.0 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 |
2024 |
7.8 | (p)7.7 | |||||||||||
Financial Activities |
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2023 |
25.2 | 25.3 | 25.3 | 25.7 | 25.6 | 25.7 | 25.9 | 25.9 | 26.0 | 26.1 | 26.5 | 26.4 | 25.8 |
2024 |
26.2 | (p)26.0 | |||||||||||
Professional & Business Services |
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2023 |
71.5 | 71.9 | 72.5 | 72.9 | 72.9 | 73.6 | 73.5 | 73.3 | 73.1 | 73.5 | 73.5 | 72.9 | 72.9 |
2024 |
72.6 | (p)72.5 | |||||||||||
Educational & Health Services |
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2023 |
130.4 | 131.5 | 132.3 | 131.9 | 132.4 | 132.5 | 132.1 | 133.0 | 134.3 | 135.2 | 136.2 | 136.8 | 133.2 |
2024 |
136.0 | (p)137.8 | |||||||||||
Leisure & Hospitality |
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2023 |
69.2 | 69.7 | 70.4 | 71.5 | 72.9 | 74.8 | 74.0 | 73.6 | 72.5 | 71.9 | 70.8 | 70.9 | 71.9 |
2024 |
69.3 | (p)69.7 | |||||||||||
Other Services |
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2023 |
23.5 | 23.4 | 23.6 | 23.8 | 24.0 | 24.4 | 24.3 | 23.9 | 24.1 | 24.2 | 24.5 | 24.1 | 24.0 |
2024 |
23.8 | (p)23.9 | |||||||||||
Government |
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2023 |
149.9 | 152.7 | 153.4 | 153.1 | 153.2 | 151.3 | 143.7 | 147.9 | 153.7 | 155.7 | 156.5 | 156.7 | 152.3 |
2024 |
153.7 | (p)156.7 | |||||||||||
Footnotes |
West Virginia | |||||||||||||
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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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2023 |
(r)770,042 | (r)776,427 | (r)775,375 | (r)781,066 | (r)783,608 | (r)797,900 | (r)792,996 | (r)794,437 | (r)793,407 | (r)793,052 | (r)787,082 | (r)782,306 | (r)785,642 |
2024 |
782,473 | (p)783,805 | |||||||||||
Employment |
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2023 |
(r)738,731 | (r)744,294 | (r)744,478 | (r)753,573 | (r)755,635 | (r)764,986 | (r)761,613 | (r)759,161 | (r)763,895 | (r)763,662 | (r)758,291 | (r)751,507 | (r)754,986 |
2024 |
745,234 | (p)744,865 | |||||||||||
Unemployment |
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2023 |
(r)31,311 | (r)32,133 | (r)30,897 | (r)27,493 | (r)27,973 | (r)32,914 | (r)31,383 | (r)35,276 | (r)29,512 | (r)29,390 | (r)28,791 | (r)30,799 | (r)30,656 |
2024 |
37,239 | (p)38,940 | |||||||||||
Unemployment Rate |
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2023 |
(r)4.1 | (r)4.1 | (r)4.0 | (r)3.5 | (r)3.6 | (r)4.1 | (r)4.0 | (r)4.4 | (r)3.7 | (r)3.7 | (r)3.7 | (r)3.9 | (r)3.9 |
2024 |
4.8 | (p)5.0 | |||||||||||