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West Virginia: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, not seasonally adjusted
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual Avg |
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Total Nonfarm |
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2016 |
735.9 | 736.7 | 745.0 | 751.0 | 761.1 | 744.9 | 737.3 | 739.0 | 749.2 | 755.0 | 765.4 | 753.6 | 747.8 |
2017 |
730.5 | 734.0 | 739.7 | 748.6 | (p)751.6 | ||||||||
Mining & Logging |
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2016 |
21.7 | 21.4 | 21.2 | 20.8 | 19.9 | 19.7 | 19.4 | 19.2 | 19.1 | 20.0 | 20.7 | 20.7 | 20.3 |
2017 |
20.7 | 20.2 | 20.3 | 20.6 | (p)20.6 | ||||||||
Construction |
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2016 |
27.0 | 26.2 | 28.7 | 30.6 | 30.4 | 30.9 | 31.3 | 31.6 | 31.9 | 31.9 | 31.6 | 29.5 | 30.1 |
2017 |
26.4 | 26.4 | 28.2 | 30.0 | (p)31.9 | ||||||||
Manufacturing |
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2016 |
47.0 | 46.6 | 46.8 | 46.7 | 46.9 | 47.1 | 47.0 | 46.6 | 46.7 | 46.4 | 46.5 | 46.2 | 46.7 |
2017 |
45.2 | 45.3 | 45.3 | 45.5 | (p)45.6 | ||||||||
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2016 |
132.7 | 131.4 | 132.2 | 133.0 | 133.0 | 132.5 | 132.1 | 132.2 | 133.0 | 134.2 | 136.3 | 136.8 | 133.3 |
2017 |
130.3 | 128.4 | 128.5 | 129.6 | (p)129.5 | ||||||||
Information |
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2016 |
9.6 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 10.0 | 9.7 |
2017 |
9.7 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 9.6 | (p)9.7 | ||||||||
Financial Activities |
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2016 |
27.7 | 27.7 | 27.8 | 27.8 | 27.9 | 27.9 | 27.7 | 27.6 | 27.6 | 27.4 | 27.3 | 27.2 | 27.6 |
2017 |
26.9 | 27.2 | 27.2 | 27.6 | (p)27.8 | ||||||||
Professional & Business Services |
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2016 |
64.4 | 64.7 | 65.2 | 66.0 | 65.6 | 65.8 | 66.5 | 66.0 | 65.4 | 65.8 | 65.0 | 64.6 | 65.4 |
2017 |
63.8 | 64.4 | 64.7 | 65.8 | (p)65.3 | ||||||||
Educational & Health Services |
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2016 |
128.7 | 128.7 | 129.4 | 130.1 | 130.3 | 127.1 | 126.5 | 127.5 | 131.3 | 132.3 | 133.1 | 133.2 | 129.9 |
2017 |
130.9 | 132.6 | 132.9 | 133.6 | (p)133.2 | ||||||||
Leisure & Hospitality |
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2016 |
71.8 | 71.6 | 72.9 | 74.6 | 76.5 | 77.3 | 77.4 | 77.2 | 76.1 | 74.6 | 73.3 | 72.6 | 74.7 |
2017 |
70.3 | 70.1 | 71.6 | 74.3 | (p)75.2 | ||||||||
Other Services |
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2016 |
53.6 | 53.7 | 54.2 | 54.1 | 54.1 | 54.4 | 54.2 | 54.1 | 53.9 | 54.2 | 53.8 | 54.1 | 54.0 |
2017 |
54.1 | 53.9 | 54.0 | 54.0 | (p)54.8 | ||||||||
Government |
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2016 |
151.7 | 155.1 | 157.0 | 157.8 | 166.9 | 152.6 | 145.6 | 147.3 | 154.5 | 158.4 | 168.0 | 158.7 | 156.1 |
2017 |
152.2 | 155.8 | 157.2 | 158.0 | (p)158.0 | ||||||||
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Footnotes |
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual Avg |
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Labor Force |
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2016 |
(1)774,279 | (1)780,879 | (1)776,928 | (1)782,789 | (1)785,503 | (1)795,837 | (1)791,694 | (1)787,513 | (1)787,174 | (1)788,123 | (1)779,129 | (1)771,785 | (1)783,470 |
2017 |
770,527 | 776,080 | 770,989 | 781,038 | (p)780,676 | ||||||||
Employment |
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2016 |
(1)718,376 | (1)722,025 | (1)723,685 | (1)735,209 | (1)740,155 | (1)747,066 | (1)746,267 | (1)740,659 | (1)744,425 | (1)746,351 | (1)740,379 | (1)732,524 | (1)736,427 |
2017 |
722,938 | 729,642 | 728,165 | 742,301 | (p)748,446 | ||||||||
Unemployment |
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2016 |
(1)55,903 | (1)58,854 | (1)53,243 | (1)47,580 | (1)45,348 | (1)48,771 | (1)45,427 | (1)46,854 | (1)42,749 | (1)41,772 | (1)38,750 | (1)39,261 | (1)47,043 |
2017 |
47,589 | 46,438 | 42,824 | 38,737 | (p)32,230 | ||||||||
Unemployment Rate |
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2016 |
(1)7.2 | (1)7.5 | (1)6.9 | (1)6.1 | (1)5.8 | (1)6.1 | (1)5.7 | (1)5.9 | (1)5.4 | (1)5.3 | (1)5.0 | (1)5.1 | (1)6.0 |
2017 |
6.2 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.0 | (p)4.1 | ||||||||
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Footnotes |
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