Micropolitan Statistical Areas
		Sep 2009	Aug 2009	Sep 2008
Beckley-Oak Hill CSA
Civilian Labor Force		49.9	50.5	51.1
Total Employment		45.8	46.1	49.3
Total Unemployment		4.1	4.4	1.8
Unemployment Rate		8.2	8.6	3.4
	Beckley MCSA
	Civilian Labor Force	31.9	32.3	32.7
	Total Employment	29.3	29.5	31.6
	Total Unemployment	2.6	2.7	1.1
	Unemployment Rate	8.0	8.5	3.4
	Oak Hill MCSA
	Civilian Labor Force	18.0	18.2	18.4
	Total Employment	16.5	16.6	17.7
	Total Unemployment	1.5	1.6	0.6
	Unemployment Rate	8.6	8.9	3.5
Bluefield MCSA
Civilian Labor Force		46.1	45.9	45.7
Total Employment		42.7	42.4	43.9
Total Unemployment		3.4	3.5	1.8
Unemployment Rate		7.4	7.7	4.0
Fairmont-Clarksburg CSA
Civilian Labor Force		65.6	65.7	66.1
Total Employment		61.1	60.9	63.9
Total Unemployment		4.6	4.8	2.2
Unemployment Rate		7.0	7.3	3.3
	Fairmont MCSA
	Civilian Labor Force	25.5	25.5	26.1
	Total Employment	23.9	23.8	25.3
	Total Unemployment	1.7	1.8	0.8
	Unemployment Rate	6.5	6.9	3.0
	Clarksburg MCSA
	Civilian Labor Force	40.1	40.1	40.0
	Total Employment	37.2	37.1	38.6
	Total Unemployment	2.9	3.0	1.4
	Unemployment Rate	7.3	7.5	3.5
Point Pleasant MCSA
Civilian Labor Force		24.4	24.6	23.8
Total Employment		21.8	21.8	22.3
Total Unemployment		2.6	2.7	1.5
Unemployment Rate		10.6	11.1	6.3
Data in thousands.
Benchmark March 2008