Labor Market Areas		Civilian Labor Force			Total Employment			Total Unemployment			Unemployment Rate
		Dec-11	Nov-11	Dec-10	Dec-11	Nov-11	Dec-10	Dec-11	Nov-11	Dec-10	Dec-11	Nov-11	Dec-10
UNITED STATES In Thousands,
Not Seasonally Adjusted		153,373	153,683	153,156	140,681	141,070	139,159	12,692	12,613	13,997	8.3	8.2	9.1
UNITED STATES In Thousands,
Seasonally Adjusted		153,887	153,937	153,690	140,790	140,614	139,206	13,097	13,323	14,485	8.5	8.7	9.4
WEST VIRGINIA
Not Seasonally Adjusted		774,100	775,600	773,600	714,600	720,800	700,600	59,600	54,800	73,000	7.7	7.1	9.4
WEST VIRGINIA
Seasonally Adjusted		779,700	778,400	778,900	718,100	717,000	703,300	61,700	61,400	75,600	7.9	7.9	9.7
CHARLESTON MSA
Boone, Clay, Kanawha, Lincoln
and Putnam Counties, WV		135,600	135,200	133,300	126,100	126,600	121,700	9,500	8,600	11,600	7.0	6.4	8.7
HUNTINGTON - ASHLAND MSA
Cabell and Wayne Counties, WV;
Boyd and Greenup Counties, KY;
and Lawrence County, OH		128,300	128,900	128,900	118,500	119,400	117,500	9,800	9,500	11,400	7.7	7.4	8.8
MORGANTOWN MSA
Monongalia and Preston Counties, WV		63,900	64,100	63,500	60,400	61,000	59,400	3,500	3,100	4,100	5.5	4.9	6.4
PARKERSBURG - MARIETTA MSA
Pleasants, Wirt and Wood Counties, WV;
Washington County, OH		75,200	75,700	75,500	69,300	70,200	68,400	6,000	5,500	7,100	8.0	7.2	9.4
WHEELING MSA
Ohio and Marshall Counties, WV;
Belmont County, OH		68,700	68,700	69,600	63,600	63,700	62,900	5,000	4,900	6,700	7.3	7.2	9.6
BECKLEY - OAK HILL CSA		48,100	48,080	48,870	44,290	44,620	44,060	3,810	3,450	4,810	7.9	7.2	9.8
Beckley MCSA
Raleigh County, WV		31,330	31,260	31,550	29,090	29,240	28,730	2,240	2,020	2,820	7.2	6.5	8.9
Oak Hill MCSA
Fayette County, WV		16,770	16,820	17,320	15,200	15,380	15,330	1,570	1,430	1,990	9.4	8.5	11.5
BLUEFIELD MCSA
Mercer County, WV, and
Tazewell County, VA		45,660	45,920	45,590	42,510	43,070	42,150	3,150	2,850	3,440	6.9	6.2	7.5
FAIRMONT - CLARKSBURG  CSA		65,380	65,750	65,510	60,760	61,620	60,090	4,620	4,130	5,420	7.1	6.3	8.3
Fairmont MCSA
Marion County, WV		25,340	25,500	25,510	23,620	23,950	23,530	1,720	1,560	1,990	6.8	6.1	7.8
Clarksburg MCSA
Doddridge, Harrison and
Taylor Counties, WV		40,040	40,250	40,000	37,140	37,670	36,570	2,900	2,580	3,430	7.2	6.4	8.6
Harrison County		30,370	30,550	30,290	28,250	28,650	27,810	2,120	1,900	2,490	7.0	6.2	8.2
Doddridge-Taylor Counties, WV		9,680	9,700	9,700	8,900	9,020	8,760	780	670	950	8.1	6.9	9.8
POINT PLEASANT MCSA
Mason County, WV, and
Gallia County, OH		22,880	23,030	23,450	20,560	20,890	20,650	2,320	2,150	2,800	10.1	9.3	11.9
The areas listed above are the names of the labor market areas composed of the indicated counties.
Data are for the labor market areas, not the cities proper.
Labor market areas have been redefined in accordance with the 2000 Census data.   March 2010 benchmark.
MSA     Metropolitan Statistical Area
CSA     Combined Statistical Area
MCSA  Micropolitan Statistical Area