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West Virginia: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, seasonally adjusted
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Total Nonfarm |
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2018 |
718.7 | 719.3 | 718.9 | 722.1 | 730.3 | 726.4 | 728.9 | 729.9 | 727.7 | 730.1 | 730.7 | 730.4 |
2019 |
736.7 | 737.0 | 737.5 | 735.0 | 736.1 | 737.2 | 735.3 | (p)735.0 | ||||
Mining & Logging |
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2018 |
22.1 | 22.1 | 22.2 | 22.5 | 22.7 | 22.7 | 23.2 | 22.9 | 22.9 | 22.7 | 22.4 | 22.7 |
2019 |
23.3 | 23.2 | 23.2 | 23.0 | 22.8 | 23.0 | 22.9 | (p)22.6 | ||||
Construction |
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2018 |
33.9 | 34.5 | 35.4 | 36.2 | 37.3 | 40.9 | 42.9 | 43.8 | 44.2 | 45.7 | 46.4 | 47.5 |
2019 |
51.2 | 50.6 | 50.5 | 48.5 | 47.9 | 48.6 | 47.8 | (p)47.0 | ||||
Manufacturing |
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2018 |
46.7 | 46.7 | 47.0 | 47.0 | 47.0 | 46.5 | 46.7 | 47.0 | 47.0 | 47.6 | 48.0 | 47.8 |
2019 |
47.9 | 48.3 | 48.1 | 47.9 | 48.0 | 47.9 | 47.5 | (p)47.4 | ||||
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2018 |
131.9 | 131.0 | 130.9 | 130.6 | 130.8 | 130.5 | 130.0 | 129.6 | 129.1 | 129.7 | 129.5 | 129.3 |
2019 |
130.6 | 130.7 | 131.2 | 130.6 | 131.0 | 131.0 | 131.3 | (p)130.6 | ||||
Information |
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2018 |
8.4 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.1 |
2019 |
8.1 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.7 | (p)7.7 | ||||
Financial Activities |
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2018 |
28.9 | 29.1 | 29.1 | 29.1 | 29.1 | 29.2 | 29.2 | 29.2 | 29.2 | 29.0 | 29.2 | 29.1 |
2019 |
29.6 | 29.1 | 29.3 | 29.6 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 29.7 | (p)29.7 | ||||
Professional & Business Services |
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2018 |
67.8 | 68.3 | 68.7 | 69.0 | 69.0 | 69.0 | 69.3 | 69.3 | 69.6 | 69.5 | 69.6 | 68.9 |
2019 |
68.9 | 68.6 | 68.3 | 68.8 | 69.1 | 67.7 | 67.9 | (p)67.8 | ||||
Educational & Health Services |
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2018 |
127.9 | 128.0 | 128.2 | 128.0 | 128.1 | 128.2 | 128.4 | 128.8 | 127.9 | 128.3 | 128.1 | 128.3 |
2019 |
128.6 | 128.9 | 129.4 | 129.9 | 130.4 | 131.2 | 130.7 | (p)131.8 | ||||
Leisure & Hospitality |
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2018 |
74.9 | 74.6 | 74.3 | 74.2 | 73.8 | 73.7 | 73.9 | 73.6 | 73.6 | 74.0 | 74.0 | 73.9 |
2019 |
73.9 | 74.1 | 74.0 | 73.4 | 74.1 | 75.1 | 75.2 | (p)74.6 | ||||
Other Services |
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2018 |
24.1 | 24.2 | 24.5 | 24.7 | 24.3 | 24.4 | 24.4 | 24.3 | 24.3 | 24.6 | 24.1 | 24.2 |
2019 |
23.8 | 24.0 | 24.2 | 24.0 | 23.8 | 24.1 | 24.0 | (p)23.9 | ||||
Government |
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2018 |
152.1 | 152.5 | 151.2 | 152.4 | 159.8 | 152.9 | 152.8 | 153.3 | 151.8 | 150.8 | 151.3 | 150.6 |
2019 |
150.8 | 151.4 | 151.4 | 151.4 | 151.6 | 151.2 | 150.6 | (p)151.9 | ||||
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Footnotes |
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Labor Force |
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2018 |
782,251 | 782,499 | 782,793 | 782,872 | 782,706 | 782,486 | 782,513 | 782,805 | 783,496 | 784,238 | 784,531 | 784,574 |
2019 |
786,442 | 788,174 | 789,328 | 789,598 | 790,407 | 791,751 | 793,407 | (p)795,709 | ||||
Employment |
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2018 |
739,766 | 739,955 | 740,382 | 740,819 | 741,127 | 741,428 | 741,953 | 742,576 | 743,345 | 744,014 | 744,186 | 744,178 |
2019 |
745,789 | 747,563 | 749,337 | 750,985 | 752,563 | 754,427 | 756,410 | (p)758,885 | ||||
Unemployment |
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2018 |
42,485 | 42,544 | 42,411 | 42,053 | 41,579 | 41,058 | 40,560 | 40,229 | 40,151 | 40,224 | 40,345 | 40,396 |
2019 |
40,653 | 40,611 | 39,991 | 38,613 | 37,844 | 37,324 | 36,997 | (p)36,824 | ||||
Unemployment Rate |
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2018 |
5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
2019 |
5.2 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | (p)4.6 | ||||
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Footnotes |
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