Charleston, 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	Charleston, W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2012	146.5	146.8	148.0	148.0	148.5	148.3	147.5	147.9	147.9	147.7	147.8	147.8	147.7
2013	(1) 144.5	145.4	146.6	(P) 147.8
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2012	14.5	14.3	14.3	13.9	13.9	14.2	14.1	14.1	14.0	13.8	13.6	12.9	14.0
2013	11.7	12.2	12.9	(P) 13.7
Manufacturing
2012	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.3	5.3	5.5	5.4
2013	5.3	5.4	5.5	(P) 5.4
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2012	26.6	26.4	26.5	26.4	26.6	26.8	26.8	26.8	26.7	26.7	27.2	27.2	26.7
2013	26.5	26.0	26.2	(P) 26.4
Information
2012	1.8	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9
2013	1.8	1.8	1.9	(P) 1.9
Financial Activities
2012	7.9	7.9	7.9	7.9	8.0	7.9	7.9	7.9	8.0	8.0	7.9	8.0	7.9
2013	8.0	8.0	7.9	(P) 8.0
Professional & Business Services
2012	15.9	16.0	16.0	16.3	16.2	16.2	16.1	16.1	16.0	15.8	15.8	15.7	16.0
2013	(1) 15.2	15.4	15.3	(P) 15.5
Educational & Health Services
2012	23.3	23.6	23.8	23.8	23.8	23.6	23.4	23.4	23.8	24.1	24.2	24.3	23.8
2013	24.0	24.1	24.2	(P) 24.0
Leisure & Hospitality
2012	11.9	12.0	12.5	12.6	12.8	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.5	12.8	12.6
2013	12.7	12.9	12.9	(P) 13.1
Other Services
2012	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5
2013	11.5	11.5	11.5	(P) 11.5
Government
2012	27.8	27.9	28.2	28.2	28.3	27.7	27.5	27.9	27.8	27.9	27.9	28.0	27.9
2013	27.8	28.1	28.3	(P) 28.3
Footnotes (1) Correction (P) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Charleston, W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2012	(1) 135,759	(1) 136,074	(1) 135,290	(1) 137,073	(1) 138,279	(1) 140,629	(1) 140,056	(1) 138,175	(1) 138,461	(1) 137,558	(1) 136,337	(1) 136,434	(1) 137,510
2013	135,560	135,721	(P) 134,591
Employment
2012	(1) 126,234	(1) 126,143	(1) 126,256	(1) 127,880	(1) 128,586	(1) 130,449	(1) 130,446	(1) 128,291	(1) 129,082	(1) 128,507	(1) 127,560	(1) 126,846	(1) 128,023
2013	124,959	125,393	(P) 125,559
Unemployment
2012	(1) 9,525	(1) 9,931	(1) 9,034	(1) 9,193	(1) 9,693	(1) 10,180	(1) 9,610	(1) 9,884	(1) 9,379	(1) 9,051	(1) 8,777	(1) 9,588	(1) 9,487
2013	10,601	10,328	(P) 9,032
Unemployment Rate
2012	(1) 7.0	(1) 7.3	(1) 6.7	(1) 6.7	(1) 7.0	(1) 7.2	(1) 6.9	(1) 7.2	(1) 6.8	(1) 6.6	(1) 6.4	(1) 7.0	(1) 6.9
2013	7.8	7.6	(P) 6.7
Footnotes (1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and adjustment to new state control totals. (P) Preliminary
The Charleston, W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Boone, Clay, Kanawha, Lincoln and Putnam Counties in West Virginia.

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