| WEST VIRGINIA | |||||||||||||||
| CALENDAR YEAR 2002 | |||||||||||||||
| MONTHLY REPORT ON THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND UNEMPLOYMENT * | |||||||||||||||
| JAN* | FEB* | MAR* | APR* | MAY* | JUN* | JUL* | AUG* | SEP* | OCT* | NOV* | DEC* | AVG | |||
| LABOR FORCE STATISTICS | |||||||||||||||
| CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE | 785,200 | 792,400 | 789,000 | 796,900 | 801,200 | 811,400 | 809,500 | 798,600 | 796,700 | 794,000 | 791,600 | 788,200 | 796,200 | ||
| TOTAL EMPLOYMENT | 733,800 | 739,600 | 738,600 | 748,400 | 754,300 | 760,300 | 762,700 | 752,300 | 756,400 | 753,300 | 747,000 | 743,300 | 749,200 | ||
| TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT | 51,400 | 52,800 | 50,400 | 48,500 | 46,900 | 51,000 | 46,800 | 46,300 | 40,300 | 40,700 | 44,600 | 44,900 | 47,100 | ||
| UNEMPLOYMENT RATE | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.9 | ||
| NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY | |||||||||||||||
| TOTAL NONFARM | 717,200 | 719,900 | 727,500 | 731,500 | 747,300 | 737,100 | 733,800 | 735,400 | 735,600 | 735,900 | 738,200 | 737,200 | 733,100 | ||
| GOODS PRODUCING | 123,800 | 123,500 | 123,900 | 126,000 | 126,200 | 127,000 | 126,700 | 127,200 | 127,000 | 125,600 | 124,400 | 121,300 | 125,200 | ||
| NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING | 24,400 | 24,100 | 23,600 | 23,300 | 22,900 | 22,900 | 22,600 | 22,800 | 22,800 | 22,700 | 22,900 | 22,500 | 23,100 | ||
| MINING | 23,000 | 22,700 | 22,100 | 21,900 | 21,500 | 21,400 | 21,100 | 21,300 | 21,300 | 21,200 | 21,400 | 21,100 | 21,700 | ||
| COAL MINING | 17,500 | 17,300 | 16,800 | 16,500 | 16,100 | 15,900 | 15,600 | 15,600 | 15,800 | 15,600 | 15,600 | 15,300 | 16,100 | ||
| CONSTRUCTION | 29,700 | 30,000 | 31,000 | 33,400 | 34,000 | 34,900 | 35,400 | 35,800 | 35,700 | 35,200 | 34,300 | 31,800 | 33,400 | ||
| MANUFACTURING | 69,700 | 69,400 | 69,300 | 69,300 | 69,300 | 69,200 | 68,700 | 68,600 | 68,500 | 67,700 | 67,200 | 67,000 | 68,700 | ||
| DURABLE GOODS | 43,100 | 42,800 | 42,900 | 42,800 | 42,700 | 42,400 | 41,900 | 41,800 | 41,900 | 41,400 | 41,200 | 41,100 | 42,200 | ||
| NONDURABLE GOODS | 26,600 | 26,600 | 26,400 | 26,500 | 26,600 | 26,800 | 26,800 | 26,800 | 26,600 | 26,300 | 26,000 | 25,900 | 26,500 | ||
| SERVICE PROVIDING | 593,400 | 596,400 | 603,600 | 605,500 | 621,100 | 610,100 | 607,100 | 608,200 | 608,600 | 610,300 | 613,800 | 615,900 | 607,800 | ||
| PRIVATE SERVICE PROVIDING | 454,300 | 455,400 | 459,900 | 462,100 | 466,600 | 467,900 | 469,300 | 469,800 | 468,000 | 467,000 | 468,700 | 471,000 | 465,000 | ||
| TRADE, TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITIES | 136,100 | 134,900 | 135,900 | 136,200 | 137,400 | 137,700 | 137,100 | 136,900 | 136,200 | 136,600 | 138,600 | 139,700 | 136,900 | ||
| WHOLESALE TRADE | 23,000 | 23,200 | 23,400 | 23,500 | 23,500 | 23,400 | 23,300 | 23,200 | 23,100 | 23,000 | 23,000 | 23,000 | 23,200 | ||
| RETAIL TRADE | 87,200 | 86,000 | 86,900 | 87,100 | 88,100 | 88,300 | 88,200 | 88,100 | 87,800 | 88,200 | 90,400 | 91,500 | 88,200 | ||
| TRANS. AND UTILITIES | 25,900 | 25,700 | 25,600 | 25,600 | 25,800 | 26,000 | 25,600 | 25,600 | 25,300 | 25,400 | 25,200 | 25,200 | 25,600 | ||
| INFORMATION | 13,400 | 13,400 | 13,400 | 13,200 | 13,300 | 13,300 | 13,300 | 13,300 | 13,200 | 13,200 | 13,400 | 13,400 | 13,300 | ||
| FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES | 30,200 | 30,400 | 30,700 | 30,800 | 31,000 | 31,300 | 31,500 | 31,700 | 31,500 | 31,600 | 31,600 | 31,800 | 31,200 | ||
| PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES | 54,500 | 54,800 | 55,600 | 56,500 | 56,600 | 57,400 | 57,800 | 58,400 | 57,700 | 56,800 | 57,000 | 57,500 | 56,700 | ||
| EDUCATION & HEALTH SERVS | 105,400 | 106,700 | 107,400 | 106,900 | 107,300 | 106,000 | 106,300 | 105,900 | 107,000 | 108,500 | 109,300 | 109,700 | 107,200 | ||
| LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY | 59,800 | 60,200 | 61,700 | 63,000 | 65,300 | 66,600 | 67,900 | 68,200 | 67,100 | 65,200 | 63,800 | 63,700 | 64,400 | ||
| OTHER SERVICES | 54,900 | 55,000 | 55,200 | 55,500 | 55,700 | 55,600 | 55,400 | 55,400 | 55,300 | 55,100 | 55,000 | 55,200 | 55,300 | ||
| TOTAL GOVERNMENT | 139,100 | 141,000 | 143,700 | 143,400 | 154,500 | 142,200 | 137,800 | 138,400 | 140,600 | 143,300 | 145,100 | 144,900 | 142,800 | ||
| FEDERAL GOVERNMENT | 21,700 | 21,600 | 21,700 | 21,700 | 21,800 | 22,100 | 22,300 | 21,900 | 21,900 | 21,900 | 22,100 | 22,300 | 21,900 | ||
| STATE GOVERNMENT | 43,900 | 45,400 | 47,400 | 47,000 | 46,100 | 43,900 | 43,100 | 43,700 | 45,300 | 47,400 | 48,200 | 47,800 | 45,800 | ||
| LOCAL GOVERNMENT | 73,500 | 74,000 | 74,600 | 74,700 | 86,600 | 76,200 | 72,400 | 72,800 | 73,400 | 74,000 | 74,800 | 74,800 | 75,200 | ||
| LABOR - MANAGEMENT DISPUTE (LMD) STATUS | 0 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | XX | ||
| 2006 BENCHMARK | |||||||||||||||
| * MONTHLY ESTIMATES ARE PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO REVISION. | |||||||||||||||
| ** NONDISCLOSURE | |||||||||||||||