West Virginia					2006
Nonfarm Payroll Employment by Industry					Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann Avg
TOTAL NONFARM PAYROLL					738.2	741.3	750.4	754.3	759.3	762.5	752.8	756.8	761.6	762.1	766.4	766.1	756.0
PRIVATE SECTOR					596.9	596.5	603.9	607.9	612.8	618.9	613.6	615.8	617.5	615.1	618.5	618.1	611.3
GOODS-PRODUCING					122.7	122.7	125.5	128.1	129.9	131.6	130.1	130.5	130.5	130.2	130.0	129.2	128.4
	Natural Resources and Mining				27.2	27.4	27.7	27.8	27.9	28.3	28.3	28.2	28.3	28.0	28.3	28.4	28.0
		Mining			26.1	26.3	26.5	26.6	26.8	27.1	27.1	27.0	27.1	26.8	27.2	27.2	26.8
	Construction				34.3	34.0	36.2	39.1	40.8	42.0	40.8	41.3	41.2	41.8	41.3	40.3	39.4
	Manufacturing				61.2	61.3	61.6	61.2	61.2	61.3	61.0	61.0	61.0	60.4	60.4	60.5	61.0
		Durable Goods			38.5	38.5	38.8	38.3	38.5	38.8	38.6	38.6	38.5	38.1	38.0	38.1	38.4
		Nondurable Goods			22.7	22.8	22.8	22.9	22.7	22.5	22.4	22.4	22.5	22.3	22.4	22.4	22.6
SERVICE-PROVIDING					615.5	618.6	624.9	626.2	629.4	630.9	622.7	626.3	631.1	631.9	636.4	636.9	627.6
Private Service-Providing					474.2	473.8	478.4	479.8	482.9	487.3	483.5	485.3	487.0	484.9	488.5	488.9	482.9
	Trade, Transportation, and Utilities				139.0	138.1	139.6	140.3	141.1	142.1	141.2	141.6	142.2	143.2	146.5	147.2	141.8
		Wholesale Trade			24.3	24.3	24.5	24.7	24.8	25.3	24.9	25.0	25.1	25.2	25.5	25.6	24.9
		Retail Trade			88.8	87.9	89.0	89.2	89.7	90.0	89.7	89.9	90.4	91.3	94.2	94.6	90.4
		Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities			25.9	25.9	26.1	26.4	26.6	26.8	26.6	26.7	26.7	26.7	26.8	27.0	26.5
	Information				11.7	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.5	11.6	11.5	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.5
	Financial Activities				29.9	29.9	30.0	30.1	30.3	30.7	30.1	30.1	30.0	30.0	29.9	30.0	30.1
		Finance and Insurance			22.7	22.7	22.7	22.7	22.8	22.9	22.4	22.4	22.3	22.4	22.4	22.4	22.6
		Real Estate and Rental and Leasing			7.2	7.2	7.3	7.4	7.5	7.8	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.6	7.5	7.6	7.5
	Professional and Business Services				59.4	59.5	59.7	60.0	59.5	60.6	60.2	60.3	60.2	59.4	59.8	59.6	59.9
		Professional, Scientific and Technical Service			24.9	24.9	24.8	25.1	24.2	24.6	24.3	24.2	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.5	24.5
		Management of Companies and Enterprises			4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.2
		Administrative and Support and Waste Mgmt and Remediation			30.5	30.6	30.9	30.9	31.2	31.9	31.7	31.8	31.9	30.9	31.3	30.6	31.2
	Educational and Health Services				112.7	113.1	113.6	113.4	113.3	112.1	111.1	111.5	113.2	113.6	114.1	114.1	113.0
		Educational Services			11.0	11.2	11.3	11.4	11.0	9.3	8.9	9.1	10.3	11.2	11.3	10.9	10.6
		Health Care and Social Assistance			101.7	101.9	102.3	102.0	102.3	102.8	102.2	102.4	102.9	102.4	102.8	103.2	102.4
	Leisure and Hospitality				66.9	67.0	68.7	69.3	71.7	74.1	73.8	74.4	73.7	70.9	70.5	70.5	71.0
		Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation			9.8	9.9	10.0	10.4	11.5	12.5	12.4	12.7	12.2	11.0	10.6	10.2	11.1
		Accommodation and Food Service			57.1	57.1	58.7	58.9	60.2	61.6	61.4	61.7	61.5	59.9	59.9	60.3	59.9
	Other Services				54.6	54.7	55.3	55.3	55.5	56.1	55.6	55.8	56.2	56.3	56.3	56.1	55.7
	Government				141.3	144.8	146.5	146.4	146.5	143.6	139.2	141.0	144.1	147.0	147.9	148.0	144.7
		Federal Government			21.9	21.8	21.9	21.9	22.0	22.2	22.2	22.2	22.3	22.3	22.3	22.4	22.1
		State Government			43.7	46.7	48.0	47.7	47.2	43.5	43.7	43.7	45.7	48.0	48.4	47.9	46.2
		Local Government			75.7	76.3	76.6	76.8	77.3	77.9	73.3	75.1	76.1	76.7	77.2	77.7	76.4
Labor-Management Dispute Status					0.4	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	xx
Benchmark March 2007