Morgantown, 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
|
Morgantown, W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Total Nonfarm |
|
2022 |
68.7 |
69.6 |
70.1 |
70.6 |
71.3 |
68.8 |
68.5 |
69.0 |
70.1 |
71.3 |
71.6 |
70.9 |
70.0 |
2023 |
68.8 |
70.2 |
70.5 |
70.7 |
70.7 |
68.6 |
68.9 |
69.9 |
70.7 |
71.5 |
|
|
|
Manufacturing |
|
2022 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
2.5 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
2023 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
|
|
|
Professional & Business Services |
|
2022 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
8.1 |
8.1 |
8.3 |
8.2 |
8.4 |
8.5 |
8.5 |
8.6 |
8.5 |
8.4 |
8.3 |
2023 |
8.3 |
8.4 |
8.5 |
8.6 |
8.6 |
8.6 |
8.6 |
8.7 |
8.8 |
8.7 |
|
|
|
Educational & Health Services |
|
2022 |
16.1 |
16.2 |
16.3 |
16.3 |
16.3 |
16.3 |
16.4 |
16.4 |
16.5 |
16.6 |
16.6 |
16.6 |
16.4 |
2023 |
16.6 |
16.8 |
16.7 |
16.7 |
16.8 |
16.9 |
16.8 |
17.0 |
17.0 |
17.2 |
|
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
2022 |
6.4 |
6.7 |
6.8 |
7.0 |
7.1 |
7.2 |
7.2 |
7.1 |
7.1 |
7.1 |
6.9 |
6.6 |
6.9 |
2023 |
6.5 |
6.6 |
6.7 |
6.7 |
6.7 |
6.6 |
6.7 |
6.7 |
6.6 |
6.6 |
|
|
|
Government |
|
2022 |
17.3 |
17.9 |
18.1 |
17.9 |
18.2 |
16.2 |
16.0 |
16.8 |
17.7 |
18.3 |
18.9 |
18.4 |
17.6 |
2023 |
17.4 |
18.4 |
18.5 |
18.5 |
18.3 |
15.9 |
16.2 |
16.8 |
17.7 |
18.1 |
|
|
|
Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
|
Morgantown, W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Labor Force |
|
2022 |
70,541 |
71,283 |
71,114 |
71,507 |
71,670 |
71,610 |
71,093 |
70,998 |
71,024 |
71,936 |
70,746 |
70,277 |
71,150 |
2023 |
69,543 |
70,447 |
70,758 |
71,372 |
71,315 |
70,614 |
70,841 |
71,862 |
72,223 |
72,141 |
|
|
|
Employment |
|
2022 |
67,691 |
68,274 |
68,461 |
69,085 |
69,321 |
68,651 |
68,330 |
68,158 |
68,967 |
69,778 |
68,617 |
68,214 |
68,629 |
2023 |
67,074 |
68,366 |
68,713 |
69,349 |
69,268 |
68,143 |
68,527 |
69,257 |
69,901 |
69,872 |
|
|
|
Unemployment |
|
2022 |
2,850 |
3,009 |
2,653 |
2,422 |
2,349 |
2,959 |
2,763 |
2,840 |
2,057 |
2,158 |
2,129 |
2,063 |
2,521 |
2023 |
2,469 |
2,081 |
2,045 |
2,023 |
2,047 |
2,471 |
2,314 |
2,605 |
2,322 |
2,269 |
|
|
|
Unemployment Rate |
|
2022 |
4.0 |
4.2 |
3.7 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
4.1 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
2023 |
3.6 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
3.6 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
|
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|
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The Morgantown, W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Monongalia and Preston Counties in West Virginia.
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United States Department of Labor
