West Virginia
CALENDAR YEAR 2007
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			807,700	812,400	809,100	815,300	818,800	830,900	832,800	820,600	821,000	819,200	818,500	811,800	818,200
	Total Employment		768,600	768,300	771,400	780,300	786,100	795,000	799,000	787,400	791,700	790,300	788,900	780,600	784,000
	Total Unemployment		39,100	44,100	37,700	35,000	32,600	35,900	33,800	33,200	29,400	28,900	29,700	31,200	34,200
		Unemployment Rate	4.8	5.4	4.7	4.3	4.0	4.3	4.1	4.0	3.6	3.5	3.6	3.8	4.2
NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY
Total Nonfarm			740,500	741,500	752,000	755,900	761,800	764,000	755,700	760,200	764,300	765,900	769,200	768,600	758,300
Goods Producing			123,400	121,000	124,300	125,900	127,300	129,400	128,600	128,700	128,200	128,400	127,800	125,500	126,500
	Mining & Logging		28,100	27,900	27,900	28,200	28,200	28,900	28,900	29,200	28,900	28,900	29,100	29,100	28,600
	Construction		36,200	34,200	37,200	38,700	39,900	40,800	40,200	40,300	40,200	40,900	40,300	38,300	38,900
	Manufacturing		59,100	58,900	59,200	59,000	59,200	59,700	59,500	59,200	59,100	58,600	58,400	58,100	59,000
		Durable Goods	37,300	37,000	37,300	37,200	37,300	37,500	37,300	37,100	37,100	37,000	36,800	36,600	37,100
		Nondurable Goods	21,800	21,900	21,900	21,800	21,900	22,200	22,200	22,100	22,000	21,600	21,600	21,500	21,800
Service Providing			617,100	620,500	627,700	630,000	634,500	634,600	627,100	631,500	636,100	637,500	641,400	643,100	631,700
Private Service Providing			474,700	474,700	480,300	482,800	486,400	490,200	487,200	490,400	491,500	490,500	493,500	495,400	486,400
	Trade, Transportation And Utilities		141,300	140,100	141,600	141,400	142,600	143,300	142,700	143,400	143,600	144,400	147,200	147,800	143,200
		Wholesale Trade	24,800	24,700	24,900	24,800	24,800	24,900	25,000	25,100	25,200	25,500	25,600	25,700	25,000
		Retail Trade	90,000	89,000	90,200	89,900	90,800	91,200	90,700	91,200	91,200	91,900	94,500	94,900	91,200
		Trans. And Utilities	26,500	26,400	26,500	26,700	27,000	27,200	27,000	27,100	27,200	27,000	27,100	27,200	26,900
	Information		11,300	11,300	11,200	11,300	11,400	11,500	11,600	11,500	11,500	11,400	11,400	11,500	11,400
	Financial Activities		29,500	29,500	29,600	29,800	30,000	30,200	30,000	30,100	30,000	29,900	29,900	30,100	29,800
	Professional And Business Services		59,100	58,800	59,700	60,700	60,700	61,100	60,900	61,400	61,200	61,100	61,400	62,400	60,700
	Education & Health Servs		111,300	112,700	113,500	113,100	113,600	113,500	112,600	113,500	115,500	116,200	116,800	116,400	114,000
	Leisure And Hospitality		67,000	66,900	69,000	70,900	72,600	74,600	74,000	75,300	74,300	72,100	71,300	71,900	71,600
	Other Services		55,200	55,400	55,700	55,600	55,500	56,000	55,400	55,200	55,400	55,400	55,500	55,300	55,400
	Total Government		142,400	145,800	147,400	147,200	148,100	144,400	139,900	141,100	144,600	147,000	147,900	147,700	145,200
		Federal Government	22,400	22,300	22,400	22,500	22,600	22,600	22,700	22,600	22,500	22,600	22,700	22,700	22,500
		State Government	43,400	47,100	47,900	47,400	47,600	43,200	43,600	43,500	45,500	47,600	47,900	47,600	46,000
		Local Government	76,600	76,400	77,100	77,300	77,900	78,600	73,600	75,000	76,600	76,800	77,300	77,400	76,700
Labor - Management Dispute (LMD) Status			0	0	0	300	0	0	0	0	0	100	100	100	XX
2009 Benchmark
** Nondisclosure

Date last revised: 08/02/10