West Virginia

West Virginia
Data Series	Oct 2021	Nov 2021	Dec 2021	Jan 2022	Feb 2022	Mar 2022
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)	(r)791.9	(r)792.2	(r)792.3	793.3	793.8	(p)794.2
Employment(1)	(r)757.4	(r)758.3	(r)758.4	761.1	763.0	(p)765.1
Unemployment(1)	(r)34.4	(r)33.9	(r)33.9	32.2	30.8	(p)29.1
Unemployment Rate(2)	(r)4.3	(r)4.3	(r)4.3	4.1	3.9	(p)3.7
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)	689.0	691.3	693.8	693.5	697.0	(p)696.5
12-month % change	2.3	2.3	2.6	2.7	2.6	(p)1.7
Mining and Logging(3)	17.7	17.6	17.6	17.9	18.1	(p)18.4
12-month % change	7.3	5.4	4.1	4.7	4.0	(p)6.4
Construction(3)	31.4	32.0	32.7	33.1	33.0	(p)32.4
12-month % change	7.5	6.3	6.5	6.4	5.4	(p)1.6
Manufacturing(3)	45.5	45.6	46.0	45.5	45.9	(p)46.2
12-month % change	2.7	2.5	2.9	1.6	1.5	(p)1.8
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)	124.7	125.4	125.4	123.6	125.9	(p)125.1
12-month % change	2.8	3.7	4.1	1.4	2.9	(p)2.0
Information(3)	7.3	7.4	7.3	7.2	7.3	(p)7.4
12-month % change	5.8	7.2	5.8	4.3	4.3	(p)5.7
Financial Activities(3)	29.7	29.6	29.7	29.8	29.9	(p)30.1
12-month % change	2.4	1.4	1.7	2.1	2.4	(p)2.4
Professional & Business Services(3)	67.8	68.2	68.8	68.8	69.2	(p)69.8
12-month % change	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.4	3.0	(p)2.9
Education & Health Services(3)	125.7	125.6	126.1	126.2	126.4	(p)126.8
12-month % change	-2.1	-2.3	-1.8	-1.6	-1.4	(p)-1.5
Leisure & Hospitality(3)	68.6	69.0	69.5	70.0	70.4	(p)70.8
12-month % change	8.2	8.2	8.9	9.4	9.3	(p)9.4
Other Services(3)	23.7	23.8	23.8	24.0	23.9	(p)23.6
12-month % change	5.3	5.3	4.8	5.3	4.8	(p)3.5
Government(3)	146.9	147.1	146.9	147.4	147.0	(p)145.9
12-month % change	0.8	0.8	1.0	3.7	1.9	(p)-0.8
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted. (p) Preliminary (r) Revised

Data extracted on: May 13, 2022

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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