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Economy at a Glance
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West Virginia

West Virginia
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2021

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 796.0 794.7 793.5 793.1 792.7 (p)791.8

Employment(1)

 750.1 750.9 751.5 753.1 754.6 (p)755.8

Unemployment(1)

 45.9 43.7 42.0 39.9 38.1 (p)36.0

Unemployment Rate(2)

 5.8 5.5 5.3 5.0 4.8 (p)4.6

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 684.9 682.3 687.7 690.2 691.8 (p)691.0

12-month % change

 10.9 8.2 3.4 3.9 3.9 (p)3.0

Mining and Logging(3)

 20.1 19.9 19.8 20.2 19.2 (p)19.9

12-month % change

 16.2 15.0 13.8 23.2 16.4 (p)8.7

Construction(3)

 30.4 30.2 29.9 30.1 30.0 (p)30.7

12-month % change

 14.7 8.2 5.3 7.5 8.3 (p)10.8

Manufacturing(3)

 45.2 45.1 45.8 46.2 45.8 (p)45.3

12-month % change

 4.6 5.1 5.3 6.0 4.6 (p)3.4

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 122.3 122.1 122.8 122.6 121.8 (p)122.6

12-month % change

 10.4 6.5 2.5 1.7 0.7 (p)1.1

Information(3)

 7.2 7.3 7.3 7.1 7.2 (p)7.0

12-month % change

 1.4 4.3 2.8 0.0 4.3 (p)-2.8

Financial Activities(3)

 29.1 29.2 29.5 29.8 29.7 (p)29.4

12-month % change

 1.4 1.4 1.7 2.8 2.1 (p)0.7

Professional & Business Services(3)

 67.0 67.6 66.5 67.0 67.3 (p)67.2

12-month % change

 6.7 6.0 3.4 5.0 4.8 (p)4.5

Education & Health Services(3)

 128.4 128.4 128.9 129.3 129.7 (p)128.6

12-month % change

 6.6 5.1 3.0 1.0 1.6 (p)0.6

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 66.1 68.0 66.7 67.2 69.2 (p)68.7

12-month % change

 70.4 52.5 18.1 10.0 13.4 (p)9.4

Other Services(3)

 21.4 21.4 21.6 21.7 21.7 (p)21.5

12-month % change

 16.9 7.5 3.3 1.9 1.4 (p)0.5

Government(3)

 147.7 143.1 148.9 149.0 150.2 (p)150.1

12-month % change

 2.8 1.1 -2.8 2.5 2.4 (p)2.1

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary

Data extracted on: October 22, 2021

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note: More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available through the "Databases & Tables" tab at the top of this page.

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