| Parkersburg MSA | Nonfarm Payroll Employment | ||||||
| Sep 2009 | Aug 2009 | Sep 2008 | |||||
| Total Nonfarm | 72.7 | 72.4 | 73.0 | ||||
| Total Private | 61.9 | 62.0 | 62.2 | ||||
| Goods Producing | 12.9 | 12.9 | 14.1 | ||||
| Manufacturing | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.5 | ||||
| Service-Providing | 59.8 | 59.5 | 58.9 | ||||
| Private Service-Providing | 49.0 | 49.1 | 48.1 | ||||
| Educational and Health Service | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 | ||||
| Government | 10.8 | 10.4 | 10.8 | ||||
| Federal Government | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||||
| State Government | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 | ||||
| Local Government | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.7 | ||||
| Labor-Management Dispute Status | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||