West Virginia: Nonfarm employment and labor force data

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector	West Virginia
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Total Nonfarm
2007	756.2	755.3	757.7	756.1	756.4	757.9	755.9	757.4	757.2	757.5	758.2	758.1
2008	754.7	758.9	761.4	760.4	(P) 758.8
Natural Resources & Mining
2007	28.3	28.3	28.2	28.3	28.3	28.6	28.7	29.1	28.7	28.6	28.7	28.8
2008	28.9	28.8	28.9	29.0	(P) 28.9
Construction
2007	40.4	39.3	40.0	38.9	38.7	38.6	38.6	38.4	38.2	38.3	38.2	37.6
2008	37.2	38.0	38.4	38.3	(P) 37.9
Manufacturing
2007	59.7	59.4	59.5	59.3	59.2	59.3	59.1	58.8	58.4	58.6	58.6	58.6
2008	57.9	57.9	58.0	57.7	(P) 57.6
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2007	143.0	142.9	143.8	142.6	142.7	143.0	142.8	142.9	143.1	143.1	142.9	143.5
2008	142.2	143.0	142.7	141.6	(P) 141.3
Financial Activities
2007	29.8	29.8	29.8	29.8	29.8	29.7	29.7	29.8	29.8	29.9	29.7	29.7
2008	29.5	29.6	29.6	29.7	(P) 29.7
Professional & Business Services
2007	59.9	59.9	60.3	60.7	60.9	60.7	60.6	60.9	60.9	60.4	60.6	60.4
2008	60.9	61.3	61.7	62.2	(P) 62.2
Educational & Health Services
2007	112.1	112.7	112.9	112.8	113.1	114.1	114.1	114.4	114.7	114.8	115.0	115.2
2008	114.5	115.5	115.5	116.1	(P) 116.1
Leisure & Hospitality
2007	70.5	70.3	70.9	71.2	71.2	71.5	71.1	71.7	71.8	71.8	71.8	71.6
2008	71.6	72.7	73.6	73.3	(P) 72.3
Government
2007	145.3	145.4	145.3	145.5	145.6	145.3	144.1	144.5	144.8	144.9	145.4	145.4
2008	144.9	144.7	145.5	145.7	(P) 146.4
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(seasonally adjusted data)
	West Virginia
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Labor Force
2007	(1) 805,258	(1) 808,000	(1) 806,923	(1) 807,684	(1) 808,415	(1) 808,350	(1) 809,676	(1) 810,426	(1) 810,436	(1) 810,601	(1) 809,973	(1) 810,338
2008	812,102	811,692	814,324	817,836	(P) 816,637
Employment
2007	(1) 770,922	(1) 771,061	(1) 771,204	(1) 771,349	(1) 771,500	(1) 771,664	(1) 771,840	(1) 772,038	(1) 772,254	(1) 772,487	(1) 772,732	(1) 772,993
2008	776,260	774,548	776,263	776,855	(P) 773,175
Unemployment
2007	(1) 34,336	(1) 36,939	(1) 35,719	(1) 36,335	(1) 36,915	(1) 36,686	(1) 37,836	(1) 38,388	(1) 38,182	(1) 38,114	(1) 37,241	(1) 37,345
2008	35,842	37,144	38,061	40,981	(P) 43,462
Unemployment Rate
2007	(1) 4.3	(1) 4.6	(1) 4.4	(1) 4.5	(1) 4.6	(1) 4.5	(1) 4.7	(1) 4.7	(1) 4.7	(1) 4.7	(1) 4.6	(1) 4.6
2008	4.4	4.6	4.7	5.0	(P) 5.3
Footnotes (1) Reflects revised population controls, seasonal factors, and model reestimation for 2003-07. (P) Preliminary


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