| West Virginia | |||||||||||||||
| CALENDAR YEAR 2006 | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | 795,000 | 802,000 | 800,900 | 810,600 | 816,300 | 829,700 | 831,400 | 824,300 | 821,600 | 823,000 | 822,100 | 817,000 | 816,100 | ||
| Total Employment | 756,000 | 757,800 | 761,200 | 773,000 | 779,600 | 789,600 | 793,500 | 786,300 | 789,000 | 792,100 | 789,000 | 785,900 | 779,400 | ||
| Total Unemployment | 39,000 | 44,100 | 39,700 | 37,600 | 36,800 | 40,000 | 37,900 | 38,000 | 32,600 | 31,000 | 33,100 | 31,100 | 36,700 | ||
| Unemployment Rate | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.5 | ||
| NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY | |||||||||||||||
| Total Nonfarm | 738,200 | 741,300 | 750,400 | 754,300 | 759,300 | 762,500 | 752,800 | 756,800 | 761,600 | 762,100 | 766,400 | 766,100 | 755,900 | ||
| Goods Producing | 122,700 | 122,700 | 125,500 | 128,100 | 129,900 | 131,600 | 130,100 | 130,500 | 130,500 | 130,200 | 130,000 | 129,200 | 128,400 | ||
| Mining & Logging | 27,200 | 27,400 | 27,700 | 27,800 | 27,900 | 28,300 | 28,300 | 28,200 | 28,300 | 28,000 | 28,300 | 28,400 | 27,900 | ||
| Mining | 26,100 | 26,300 | 26,500 | 26,600 | 26,800 | 27,100 | 27,100 | 27,000 | 27,100 | 26,800 | 27,200 | 27,200 | 26,800 | ||
| Construction | 34,300 | 34,000 | 36,200 | 39,100 | 40,800 | 42,000 | 40,800 | 41,300 | 41,200 | 41,800 | 41,300 | 40,300 | 39,400 | ||
| Manufacturing | 61,200 | 61,300 | 61,600 | 61,200 | 61,200 | 61,300 | 61,000 | 61,000 | 61,000 | 60,400 | 60,400 | 60,500 | 61,000 | ||
| Durable Goods | 38,500 | 38,500 | 38,800 | 38,300 | 38,500 | 38,800 | 38,600 | 38,600 | 38,500 | 38,100 | 38,000 | 38,100 | 38,400 | ||
| Nondurable Goods | 22,700 | 22,800 | 22,800 | 22,900 | 22,700 | 22,500 | 22,400 | 22,400 | 22,500 | 22,300 | 22,400 | 22,400 | 22,500 | ||
| Service Providing | 615,500 | 618,600 | 624,900 | 626,200 | 629,400 | 630,900 | 622,700 | 626,300 | 631,100 | 631,900 | 636,400 | 636,900 | 627,500 | ||
| Private Service Providing | 474,200 | 473,800 | 478,400 | 479,800 | 482,900 | 487,300 | 483,500 | 485,300 | 487,000 | 484,900 | 488,500 | 488,900 | 482,800 | ||
| Trade, Transportation And Utilities | 139,000 | 138,100 | 139,600 | 140,300 | 141,100 | 142,100 | 141,200 | 141,600 | 142,200 | 143,200 | 146,500 | 147,200 | 141,800 | ||
| Wholesale Trade | 24,300 | 24,300 | 24,500 | 24,700 | 24,800 | 25,300 | 24,900 | 25,000 | 25,100 | 25,200 | 25,500 | 25,600 | 24,900 | ||
| Retail Trade | 88,800 | 87,900 | 89,000 | 89,200 | 89,700 | 90,000 | 89,700 | 89,900 | 90,400 | 91,300 | 94,200 | 94,600 | 90,300 | ||
| Trans. And Utilities | 25,900 | 25,900 | 26,100 | 26,400 | 26,600 | 26,800 | 26,600 | 26,700 | 26,700 | 26,700 | 26,800 | 27,000 | 26,500 | ||
| Information | 11,700 | 11,500 | 11,500 | 11,400 | 11,500 | 11,600 | 11,500 | 11,600 | 11,500 | 11,500 | 11,400 | 11,400 | 11,500 | ||
| Financial Activities | 29,900 | 29,900 | 30,000 | 30,100 | 30,300 | 30,700 | 30,100 | 30,100 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 29,900 | 30,000 | 30,000 | ||
| Professional And Business Services | 59,400 | 59,500 | 59,700 | 60,000 | 59,500 | 60,600 | 60,200 | 60,300 | 60,200 | 59,400 | 59,800 | 59,600 | 59,800 | ||
| Education & Health Servs | 112,700 | 113,100 | 113,600 | 113,400 | 113,300 | 112,100 | 111,100 | 111,500 | 113,200 | 113,600 | 114,100 | 114,100 | 112,900 | ||
| Leisure And Hospitality | 66,900 | 67,000 | 68,700 | 69,300 | 71,700 | 74,100 | 73,800 | 74,400 | 73,700 | 70,900 | 70,500 | 70,500 | 70,900 | ||
| Other Services | 54,600 | 54,700 | 55,300 | 55,300 | 55,500 | 56,100 | 55,600 | 55,800 | 56,200 | 56,300 | 56,300 | 56,100 | 55,600 | ||
| Total Government | 141,300 | 144,800 | 146,500 | 146,400 | 146,500 | 143,600 | 139,200 | 141,000 | 144,100 | 147,000 | 147,900 | 148,000 | 144,600 | ||
| Federal Government | 21,900 | 21,800 | 21,900 | 21,900 | 22,000 | 22,200 | 22,200 | 22,200 | 22,300 | 22,300 | 22,300 | 22,400 | 22,100 | ||
| State Government | 43,700 | 46,700 | 48,000 | 47,700 | 47,200 | 43,500 | 43,700 | 43,700 | 45,700 | 48,000 | 48,400 | 47,900 | 46,100 | ||
| Local Government | 75,700 | 76,300 | 76,600 | 76,800 | 77,300 | 77,900 | 73,300 | 75,100 | 76,100 | 76,700 | 77,200 | 77,700 | 76,300 | ||
| Labor - Management Dispute (LMD) Status | 400 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | XX | ||
| 2009 Benchmark | |||||||||||||||
| ** Nondisclosure | |||||||||||||||