WEST VIRGINIA LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES
(In Thousands - Not Seasonally Adjusted)
September 2009
					Prelim. Sept 2009	Rev. Aug 2009	Rev. Sept 2008	Change From:
								Aug  2009	Sept 2008
Civilian Labor Force					791.5	793.4	803.9	-1.9	-12.4
	Total Employment				727.3	725.7	774.8	1.6	-47.5
	Total Unemployment				64.2	67.7	29.0	-3.5	35.2
		Unemployment Rate			8.1	8.5	3.6	xx	xx
NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY
TOTAL NONFARM PAYROLL					740.8	739.0	768.2	1.8	-27.4
PRIVATE SECTOR					594.7	595.8	621.3	-1.1	-26.6
GOODS-PRODUCING					113.8	114.6	129.7	-0.8	-15.9
	Mining and Logging				27.5	27.6	31.9	-0.1	-4.4
	Construction				36.5	36.8	41.6	-0.3	-5.1
	Manufacturing				49.8	50.2	56.2	-0.4	-6.4
		Durable Goods			30.6	30.8	35.2	-0.2	-4.6
		Nondurable Goods			19.2	19.4	21.0	-0.2	-1.8
SERVICE-PROVIDING					627.0	624.4	638.5	2.6	-11.5
Private Service-Providing					480.9	481.2	491.6	-0.3	-10.7
	Trade, Transportation, and Utilities				134.0	135.9	141.9	-1.9	-7.9
		Wholesale Trade			23.3	23.7	24.8	-0.4	-1.5
		Retail Trade			84.4	85.9	89.4	-1.5	-5.0
		Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities			26.3	26.3	27.7	0.0	-1.4
	Information				10.4	10.5	11.1	-0.1	-0.7
	Financial Activities				28.4	28.3	29.6	0.1	-1.2
		Finance and Insurance			21.2	21.1	22.0	0.1	-0.8
		Real Estate and Rental and Leasing			7.2	7.2	7.6	0.0	-0.4
	Professional and Business Services				60.3	59.9	60.5	0.4	-0.2
		Professional, Scientific and Technical Service			24.3	24.7	24.4	-0.4	-0.1
			Management of Companies and Enterprises		5.1	5.1	5.0	0.0	0.1
		Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation			30.9	30.1	31.1	0.8	-0.2
	Educational and Health Services				119.3	117.4	117.8	1.9	1.5
		Educational Services			9.7	9.2	10.5	0.5	-0.8
		Health Care and Social Assistance			109.6	108.2	107.3	1.4	2.3
	Leisure and Hospitality				73.0	73.8	74.9	-0.8	-1.9
		Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation			9.5	10.0	10.0	-0.5	-0.5
		Accommodation and Food Service			63.5	63.8	64.9	-0.3	-1.4
	Other Services				55.5	55.4	55.8	0.1	-0.3
	Government				146.1	143.2	146.9	2.9	-0.8
		Federal Government			23.4	23.6	23.1	-0.2	0.3
		State Government			45.6	43.8	46.7	1.8	-1.1
		Local Government			77.1	75.8	77.1	1.3	0.0
Labor-Management Dispute Status					0.0	0.0	0.0	xx	xx
Monthly estimates are preliminary and subject to revision.  Benchmark March 2008