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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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2016 |
751.7 | 751.0 | 751.8 | 749.5 | 750.3 | 745.6 | 745.5 | 744.5 | 743.8 | 745.5 | 754.4 | 746.8 |
2017 |
746.6 | 747.9 | 746.3 | 747.1 | 742.6 | (p)747.1 | ||||||
Mining & Logging |
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2016 |
22.3 | 21.9 | 21.5 | 21.0 | 20.3 | 19.6 | 19.5 | 19.0 | 18.7 | 19.8 | 20.2 | 20.3 |
2017 |
20.8 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.9 | 20.8 | (p)22.0 | ||||||
Construction |
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2016 |
31.2 | 30.9 | 31.6 | 30.8 | 29.3 | 29.5 | 29.6 | 29.4 | 29.5 | 29.2 | 30.2 | 30.5 |
2017 |
30.7 | 31.3 | 31.7 | 30.7 | 30.4 | (p)31.1 | ||||||
Manufacturing |
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2016 |
47.2 | 47.2 | 47.0 | 46.9 | 46.9 | 46.6 | 46.5 | 46.5 | 46.7 | 46.4 | 46.5 | 46.4 |
2017 |
45.5 | 45.7 | 45.5 | 45.5 | 45.3 | (p)45.2 | ||||||
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2016 |
134.3 | 134.4 | 134.7 | 134.2 | 133.7 | 133.2 | 133.2 | 133.2 | 133.8 | 133.4 | 132.0 | 132.2 |
2017 |
131.9 | 131.4 | 130.6 | 130.7 | 129.5 | (p)129.9 | ||||||
Information |
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2016 |
9.6 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 9.9 |
2017 |
9.7 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.7 | (p)9.5 | ||||||
Financial Activities |
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2016 |
27.9 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 27.8 | 27.7 | 27.7 | 27.6 | 27.6 | 27.7 | 27.2 | 27.2 | 27.2 |
2017 |
27.0 | 27.4 | 27.1 | 27.6 | 27.6 | (p)27.5 | ||||||
Professional & Business Services |
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2016 |
65.5 | 65.9 | 66.1 | 65.8 | 65.8 | 65.7 | 65.9 | 65.4 | 65.2 | 65.1 | 64.5 | 64.6 |
2017 |
64.9 | 65.2 | 65.2 | 65.7 | 64.8 | (p)65.8 | ||||||
Educational & Health Services |
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2016 |
130.0 | 129.5 | 129.3 | 129.3 | 129.3 | 129.1 | 129.5 | 129.5 | 129.8 | 130.3 | 130.8 | 131.2 |
2017 |
132.4 | 132.7 | 132.7 | 133.0 | 132.6 | (p)132.8 | ||||||
Leisure & Hospitality |
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2016 |
75.0 | 74.9 | 74.9 | 74.9 | 75.1 | 74.9 | 74.8 | 74.6 | 74.7 | 74.3 | 74.7 | 74.6 |
2017 |
73.5 | 73.9 | 74.4 | 74.8 | 73.6 | (p)73.2 | ||||||
Other Services |
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2016 |
54.2 | 54.3 | 54.3 | 54.1 | 54.0 | 54.0 | 53.9 | 53.9 | 53.8 | 54.2 | 53.9 | 54.1 |
2017 |
54.6 | 54.4 | 54.3 | 54.0 | 54.4 | (p)54.6 | ||||||
Government |
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2016 |
154.5 | 154.3 | 154.8 | 155.1 | 158.6 | 155.7 | 155.4 | 155.7 | 154.2 | 155.7 | 164.7 | 155.8 |
2017 |
155.6 | 155.6 | 154.5 | 154.6 | 153.9 | (p)155.5 | ||||||
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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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2016 |
(1)783,929 | (1)783,619 | (1)783,051 | (1)782,460 | (1)782,160 | (1)782,305 | (1)782,719 | (1)783,093 | (1)783,243 | (1)783,163 | (1)782,915 | (1)782,578 |
2017 |
782,599 | 781,734 | 780,578 | 780,334 | 779,309 | (p)779,708 | ||||||
Employment |
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2016 |
(1)734,259 | (1)734,328 | (1)734,397 | (1)734,564 | (1)734,885 | (1)735,363 | (1)735,909 | (1)736,389 | (1)736,771 | (1)737,068 | (1)737,286 | (1)737,427 |
2017 |
739,048 | 741,364 | 742,458 | 743,176 | 744,111 | (p)744,124 | ||||||
Unemployment |
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2016 |
(1)49,670 | (1)49,291 | (1)48,654 | (1)47,896 | (1)47,275 | (1)46,942 | (1)46,810 | (1)46,704 | (1)46,472 | (1)46,095 | (1)45,629 | (1)45,151 |
2017 |
43,551 | 40,370 | 38,120 | 37,158 | 35,198 | (p)35,584 | ||||||
Unemployment Rate |
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2016 |
(1)6.3 | (1)6.3 | (1)6.2 | (1)6.1 | (1)6.0 | (1)6.0 | (1)6.0 | (1)6.0 | (1)5.9 | (1)5.9 | (1)5.8 | (1)5.8 |
2017 |
5.6 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.5 | (p)4.6 | ||||||
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Footnotes |
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