| West Virginia | |||||||||||||||
| CALENDAR YEAR 2008 | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | 803,500 | 803,300 | 802,700 | 811,300 | 814,100 | 823,800 | 821,700 | 810,000 | 806,600 | 806,200 | 802,600 | 796,300 | 808,500 | ||
| Total Employment | 766,500 | 763,900 | 765,800 | 778,800 | 781,000 | 787,900 | 789,800 | 777,200 | 776,900 | 775,300 | 768,100 | 757,700 | 774,100 | ||
| Total Unemployment | 37,000 | 39,400 | 36,900 | 32,500 | 33,100 | 35,900 | 31,900 | 32,800 | 29,800 | 30,900 | 34,500 | 38,600 | 34,400 | ||
| Unemployment Rate | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.3 | ||
| NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY | |||||||||||||||
| Total Nonfarm | 746,700 | 750,600 | 754,900 | 760,400 | 766,700 | 763,300 | 761,400 | 763,300 | 768,700 | 770,400 | 770,000 | 767,700 | 762,000 | ||
| Goods Producing | 120,900 | 119,800 | 121,100 | 124,900 | 126,300 | 127,700 | 128,500 | 129,400 | 130,400 | 132,000 | 130,400 | 127,400 | 126,600 | ||
| Mining & Logging | 28,700 | 28,800 | 29,200 | 29,800 | 30,500 | 31,100 | 31,300 | 31,700 | 32,500 | 33,300 | 33,400 | 33,400 | 31,100 | ||
| Construction | 34,900 | 34,200 | 35,300 | 38,200 | 39,000 | 39,600 | 40,400 | 41,000 | 41,600 | 42,500 | 41,500 | 38,700 | 38,900 | ||
| Manufacturing | 57,300 | 56,800 | 56,600 | 56,900 | 56,800 | 57,000 | 56,800 | 56,700 | 56,300 | 56,200 | 55,500 | 55,300 | 56,500 | ||
| Durable Goods | 36,100 | 35,700 | 35,500 | 35,600 | 35,600 | 35,700 | 35,500 | 35,400 | 35,200 | 35,000 | 34,600 | 34,400 | 35,400 | ||
| Nondurable Goods | 21,200 | 21,100 | 21,100 | 21,300 | 21,200 | 21,300 | 21,300 | 21,300 | 21,100 | 21,200 | 20,900 | 20,900 | 21,200 | ||
| Service Providing | 625,800 | 630,800 | 633,800 | 635,500 | 640,400 | 635,600 | 632,900 | 633,900 | 638,300 | 638,400 | 639,600 | 640,300 | 635,400 | ||
| Private Service Providing | 482,500 | 484,300 | 485,900 | 487,400 | 490,000 | 491,100 | 490,700 | 490,700 | 491,000 | 488,600 | 489,200 | 489,800 | 488,400 | ||
| Trade, Transportation And Utilities | 141,700 | 140,800 | 141,500 | 140,900 | 141,400 | 141,900 | 141,700 | 141,500 | 141,500 | 141,000 | 142,600 | 143,300 | 141,700 | ||
| Wholesale Trade | 24,500 | 24,500 | 24,600 | 24,600 | 24,800 | 24,800 | 24,600 | 24,600 | 24,700 | 24,500 | 24,400 | 24,400 | 24,600 | ||
| Retail Trade | 90,400 | 89,400 | 90,100 | 89,100 | 89,300 | 89,600 | 89,600 | 89,400 | 89,300 | 89,100 | 90,900 | 91,500 | 89,800 | ||
| Trans. And Utilities | 26,800 | 26,900 | 26,800 | 27,200 | 27,300 | 27,500 | 27,500 | 27,500 | 27,500 | 27,400 | 27,300 | 27,400 | 27,300 | ||
| Information | 11,300 | 11,300 | 11,200 | 11,200 | 11,200 | 11,200 | 11,200 | 11,200 | 11,100 | 11,100 | 11,000 | 10,900 | 11,200 | ||
| Financial Activities | 29,800 | 29,800 | 29,700 | 29,900 | 29,800 | 29,900 | 29,900 | 29,700 | 29,600 | 29,600 | 29,600 | 29,600 | 29,700 | ||
| Professional And Business Services | 60,200 | 60,400 | 60,400 | 61,400 | 61,300 | 61,500 | 61,400 | 61,300 | 60,800 | 61,100 | 61,100 | 61,300 | 61,000 | ||
| Education & Health Servs | 114,900 | 116,600 | 116,500 | 116,400 | 116,400 | 115,800 | 115,300 | 115,600 | 117,400 | 117,100 | 117,600 | 117,400 | 116,400 | ||
| Leisure And Hospitality | 69,300 | 69,900 | 70,900 | 72,200 | 74,100 | 75,000 | 75,600 | 76,000 | 75,200 | 73,200 | 71,600 | 71,600 | 72,900 | ||
| Other Services | 55,300 | 55,500 | 55,700 | 55,400 | 55,800 | 55,800 | 55,600 | 55,400 | 55,400 | 55,500 | 55,700 | 55,700 | 55,600 | ||
| Total Government | 143,300 | 146,500 | 147,900 | 148,100 | 150,400 | 144,500 | 142,200 | 143,200 | 147,300 | 149,800 | 150,400 | 150,500 | 147,000 | ||
| Federal Government | 22,500 | 22,500 | 22,600 | 22,700 | 22,900 | 22,900 | 23,200 | 23,200 | 23,100 | 23,300 | 23,200 | 23,200 | 22,900 | ||
| State Government | 44,000 | 46,800 | 47,700 | 47,700 | 49,100 | 41,900 | 44,600 | 44,100 | 46,900 | 48,500 | 48,800 | 48,900 | 46,600 | ||
| Local Government | 76,800 | 77,200 | 77,600 | 77,700 | 78,400 | 79,700 | 74,400 | 75,900 | 77,300 | 78,000 | 78,400 | 78,400 | 77,500 | ||
| Labor - Management Dispute (LMD) Status | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | XX | ||
| 2009 Benchmark | |||||||||||||||
| ** Nondisclosure | |||||||||||||||