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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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2018 |
705.7 | 707.4 | 713.6 | 721.0 | 734.7 | 727.8 | 723.5 | 727.9 | 733.6 | 740.3 | 740.5 | 736.0 | 726.0 |
2019 |
721.4 | 723.0 | 730.5 | 734.6 | 741.3 | 740.6 | 732.3 | (p)732.7 | |||||
Mining & Logging |
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2018 |
21.9 | 21.9 | 22.1 | 22.5 | 22.7 | 22.7 | 23.2 | 22.9 | 22.9 | 22.8 | 22.3 | 22.9 | 22.6 |
2019 |
23.5 | 23.0 | 23.1 | 22.9 | 22.7 | 22.9 | 22.8 | (p)22.6 | |||||
Construction |
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2018 |
29.4 | 29.6 | 32.1 | 35.3 | 38.5 | 42.8 | 45.4 | 46.9 | 48.0 | 48.8 | 48.7 | 47.2 | 41.1 |
2019 |
44.4 | 44.1 | 46.2 | 47.6 | 49.5 | 50.8 | 50.5 | (p)50.0 | |||||
Manufacturing |
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2018 |
46.3 | 46.4 | 46.8 | 46.9 | 47.1 | 47.0 | 47.0 | 47.2 | 47.1 | 47.7 | 48.0 | 47.8 | 47.1 |
2019 |
47.4 | 48.0 | 48.1 | 47.9 | 48.0 | 48.1 | 47.9 | (p)47.4 | |||||
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2018 |
130.2 | 128.2 | 128.5 | 128.5 | 129.7 | 129.7 | 128.9 | 128.8 | 129.2 | 131.2 | 133.7 | 133.4 | 130.0 |
2019 |
130.1 | 128.3 | 128.9 | 128.8 | 130.4 | 130.6 | 130.6 | (p)129.7 | |||||
Information |
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2018 |
8.4 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.2 |
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 |
28.8 | 29.0 | 29.1 | 29.0 | 29.2 | 29.4 | 29.2 | 29.2 | 29.2 | 29.3 | 29.0 | 29.1 | 29.1 |
2019 |
29.2 | 28.7 | 29.2 | 29.6 | 29.4 | 29.8 | 29.7 | (p)29.6 | |||||
Professional & Business Services |
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2018 |
66.4 | 67.2 | 68.1 | 68.8 | 68.8 | 69.4 | 69.8 | 70.2 | 69.9 | 70.1 | 70.0 | 68.6 | 68.9 |
2019 |
67.2 | 67.7 | 67.7 | 69.0 | 69.1 | 68.3 | 69.0 | (p)68.3 | |||||
Educational & Health Services |
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2018 |
127.4 | 128.0 | 128.4 | 128.1 | 128.0 | 126.9 | 126.3 | 127.6 | 128.5 | 129.7 | 129.5 | 129.6 | 128.2 |
2019 |
128.1 | 129.0 | 129.5 | 130.3 | 130.6 | 129.3 | 128.8 | (p)130.4 | |||||
Leisure & Hospitality |
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2018 |
71.5 | 71.7 | 72.5 | 73.7 | 74.9 | 76.2 | 76.5 | 76.1 | 74.9 | 74.6 | 72.9 | 72.4 | 74.0 |
2019 |
69.9 | 70.2 | 71.6 | 72.7 | 75.3 | 79.0 | 78.9 | (p)77.5 | |||||
Other Services |
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2018 |
23.8 | 23.9 | 24.5 | 24.7 | 24.4 | 24.6 | 24.6 | 24.5 | 24.3 | 24.6 | 24.0 | 24.1 | 24.3 |
2019 |
23.6 | 23.8 | 24.1 | 24.0 | 23.9 | 24.3 | 24.2 | (p)23.9 | |||||
Government |
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2018 |
151.6 | 153.2 | 154.1 | 155.2 | 163.0 | 150.7 | 144.5 | 146.4 | 151.5 | 153.3 | 154.4 | 152.8 | 152.6 |
2019 |
149.9 | 152.1 | 154.2 | 153.9 | 154.5 | 149.6 | 142.2 | (p)145.6 | |||||
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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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2018 |
771,622 | 781,287 | 776,686 | 783,014 | 785,535 | 795,082 | 791,543 | 781,977 | 785,466 | 788,391 | 781,723 | 777,812 | 783,344 |
2019 |
782,173 | 789,122 | 783,668 | 787,718 | 794,076 | 807,953 | 805,966 | (p)802,865 | |||||
Employment |
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2018 |
724,718 | 730,278 | 729,544 | 740,724 | 746,523 | 751,886 | 751,018 | 742,806 | 750,181 | 752,607 | 745,973 | 739,895 | 742,179 |
2019 |
735,448 | 740,770 | 742,302 | 754,389 | 759,920 | 768,662 | 768,974 | (p)766,366 | |||||
Unemployment |
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2018 |
46,904 | 51,009 | 47,142 | 42,290 | 39,012 | 43,196 | 40,525 | 39,171 | 35,285 | 35,784 | 35,750 | 37,917 | 41,165 |
2019 |
46,725 | 48,352 | 41,366 | 33,329 | 34,156 | 39,291 | 36,992 | (p)36,499 | |||||
Unemployment Rate |
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2018 |
6.1 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 |
2019 |
6.0 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.6 | (p)4.5 | |||||
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Footnotes |
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