WEST VIRGINIA LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES
(In Thousands - Not Seasonally Adjusted)
December 2011
					Prelim. Dec 2011	Rev. Nov 2011	Rev. Dec 2010	Change From:
								Nov 2011	Dec 2010
Civilian Labor Force					774.1	775.6	773.6	-1.5	0.5
	Total Employment				714.6	720.8	700.6	-6.2	14.0
	Total Unemployment				59.6	54.8	73.0	4.8	-13.4
		Unemployment Rate			7.7	7.1	9.4	xx	xx
TOTAL NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT					761.2	764.8	751.1	-3.6	10.1
PRIVATE SECTOR					609.5	612.8	597.3	-3.3	12.2
GOODS-PRODUCING					113.9	118.0	109.2	-4.1	4.7
	Mining & Logging				32.4	33.2	31.0	-0.8	1.4
	Construction				32.4	35.3	29.3	-2.9	3.1
	Manufacturing				49.1	49.5	48.9	-0.4	0.2
		Durable Goods			30.5	30.8	29.6	-0.3	0.9
		Nondurable Goods			18.6	18.7	19.3	-0.1	-0.7
SERVICE-PROVIDING					647.3	646.8	641.9	0.5	5.4
Private Service-Providing					495.6	494.8	488.1	0.8	7.5
	Trade, Transportation, & Utilities				139.1	139.3	138.4	-0.2	0.7
		Wholesale Trade			23.5	23.4	23.2	0.1	0.3
		Retail Trade			90.4	90.7	89.5	-0.3	0.9
		Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities			25.2	25.2	25.7	0.0	-0.5
	Information				10.8	11.0	10.7	-0.2	0.1
	Financial Activities				28.0	27.7	28.2	0.3	-0.2
		Finance & Insurance			21.4	21.2	21.3	0.2	0.1
		Real Estate & Rental & Leasing			6.6	6.5	6.9	0.1	-0.3
	Professional & Business Services				64.1	63.8	61.8	0.3	2.3
		Professional, Scientific & Technical Service			24.8	24.6	24.3	0.2	0.5
			Management of Companies & Enterprises		5.6	5.6	5.5	0.0	0.1
		Administrative & Support & Waste Management & Remediation			33.7	33.6	32.0	0.1	1.7
	Educational & Health Services				125.7	125.2	121.7	0.5	4.0
		Educational Services			10.3	10.4	10.3	-0.1	0.0
		Health Care & Social Assistance			115.4	114.8	111.4	0.6	4.0
	Leisure & Hospitality				72.4	72.5	72.2	-0.1	0.2
		Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation			9.2	9.1	9.1	0.1	0.1
		Accommodation & Food Service			63.2	63.4	63.1	-0.2	0.1
	Other Services				55.5	55.3	55.1	0.2	0.4
	Government				151.7	152.0	153.8	-0.3	-2.1
		Federal Government			22.8	22.7	23.4	0.1	-0.6
		State Government			49.5	49.9	50.0	-0.4	-0.5
		Local Government			79.4	79.4	80.4	0.0	-1.0
Labor-Management Dispute Status					0.0	0.0	0.1	xx	xx
Monthly estimates are preliminary and subject to revision.  Benchmark March 2010