Labor Market Areas		Civilian Labor Force			Total Employment			Total Unemployment			Unemployment Rate
		Jan-10	Dec-09	Jan-09	Jan-10	Dec-09	Jan-09	Jan-10	Dec-09	Jan-09	Jan-10	Dec-09	Jan-09
UNITED STATES In Thousands
Not Seasonally Adjusted		152,957	152,693	153,445	136,809	137,953	140,436	16,147	14,740	13,009	10.6	9.7	8.5
UNITED STATES In Thousands
Seasonally Adjusted		153,170	153,059	154,140	138,333	137,792	142,221	14,837	15,267	11,919	9.7	10.0	7.7
WEST VIRGINIA
Not Seasonally Adjusted		781,000	778,600	790,200	698,700	711,500	737,400	82,400	67,100	52,800	10.5	8.6	6.7
WEST VIRGINIA
Seasonally Adjusted		786,900	786,100	802,600	714,000	715,500	756,000	72,900	70,600	46,700	9.3	9.0	5.8
CHARLESTON MSA
Boone, Clay, Kanawha, Lincoln
and Putnam Counties		134,300	134,100	138,200	122,200	124,300	130,900	12,200	9,900	7,300	9.1	7.4	5.3
HUNTINGTON - ASHLAND MSA
Cabell and Wayne Counties, WV;
Boyd and Greenup Counties, KY;
and Lawrence County, OH		130,200	130,100	131,900	118,000	119,900	122,400	12,200	10,200	9,600	9.4	7.8	7.3
MORGANTOWN MSA
Monongalia and Preston Counties		61,600	62,900	61,200	57,300	59,500	58,500	4,300	3,400	2,600	6.9	5.4	4.3
PARKERSBURG - MARIETTA MSA
Pleasants, Wirt and Wood Counties, WV;
Washington County, OH		77,600	78,200	78,300	68,700	70,800	71,800	8,900	7,500	6,500	11.5	9.5	8.3
WHEELING MSA
Ohio and Marshall Counties, WV,
and Belmont County, OH		68,700	69,000	68,400	60,700	62,500	62,900	7,900	6,500	5,500	11.6	9.4	8.1
BECKLEY - OAK HILL CSA		49,020	48,850	49,070	43,790	44,540	46,120	5,230	4,310	2,950	10.7	8.8	6.0
	Beckley MCSA
	Raleigh County	31,550	31,550	31,880	28,480	29,040	30,130	3,070	2,510	1,750	9.7	8.0	5.5
	Oak Hill MCSA
	Fayette County	17,470	17,300	17,190	15,310	15,500	15,990	2,160	1,800	1,200	12.4	10.4	7.0
BLUEFIELD MCSA
Mercer County, WV, and
Tazewell County, VA		45,960	45,110	46,010	42,150	41,890	43,370	3,810	3,230	2,640	8.3	7.2	5.7
FAIRMONT - CLARKSBURG CSA		65,680	65,480	65,140	59,740	60,790	61,580	5,950	4,690	3,570	9.1	7.2	5.5
	Fairmont MCSA
	Marion County	25,340	25,490	25,450	23,180	23,800	24,220	2,160	1,680	1,230	8.5	6.6	4.8
	Clarksburg MCSA
	Doddridge, Harrison and
	Taylor Counties	40,340	39,990	39,690	36,560	36,990	37,350	3,790	3,000	2,340	9.4	7.5	5.9
	Harrison County	30,690	30,430	30,170	27,840	28,180	28,450	2,840	2,250	1,720	9.3	7.4	5.7
	Doddridge-Taylor Counties	9,660	9,570	9,520	8,710	8,820	8,900	950	750	620	9.8	7.9	6.5
POINT PLEASANT MCSA
Mason County, WV, and
Gallia County, OH		24,410	23,870	23,950	21,200	21,170	21,720	3,210	2,710	2,230	13.2	11.3	9.3
The areas listed above are the names of the labor market areas composed of the indicated counties.
Data are for the labor market areas, not the cities proper.
Labor market areas have been redefined in accordance with the 2000 Census data.   March 2009 benchmark.
MSA     Metropolitan Statistical Area
CSA     Combined Statistical Area
MCSA  Micropolitan Statistical Area