West Virginia					2007
Nonfarm Payroll Employment by Industry					Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann Avg
TOTAL NONFARM PAYROLL					740.5	741.5	752.0	755.9	761.8	764.0	755.7	760.2	764.3	765.9	769.2	768.6	758.3
PRIVATE SECTOR					598.1	595.7	604.6	608.7	613.7	619.6	615.8	619.1	619.7	618.9	621.3	620.9	613.0
GOODS-PRODUCING					123.4	121.0	124.3	125.9	127.3	129.4	128.6	128.7	128.2	128.4	127.8	125.5	126.5
	Mining and Logging				28.1	27.9	27.9	28.2	28.2	28.9	28.9	29.2	28.9	28.9	29.1	29.1	28.6
	Construction				36.2	34.2	37.2	38.7	39.9	40.8	40.2	40.3	40.2	40.9	40.3	38.3	38.9
	Manufacturing				59.1	58.9	59.2	59.0	59.2	59.7	59.5	59.2	59.1	58.6	58.4	58.1	59.0
		Durable Goods			37.3	37.0	37.3	37.2	37.3	37.5	37.3	37.1	37.1	37.0	36.8	36.6	37.1
		Nondurable Goods			21.8	21.9	21.9	21.8	21.9	22.2	22.2	22.1	22.0	21.6	21.6	21.5	21.9
SERVICE-PROVIDING					617.1	620.5	627.7	630.0	634.5	634.6	627.1	631.5	636.1	637.5	641.4	643.1	631.8
Private Service-Providing					474.7	474.7	480.3	482.8	486.4	490.2	487.2	490.4	491.5	490.5	493.5	495.4	486.5
	Trade, Transportation, and Utilities				141.3	140.1	141.6	141.4	142.6	143.3	142.7	143.4	143.6	144.4	147.2	147.8	143.3
		Wholesale Trade			24.8	24.7	24.9	24.8	24.8	24.9	25.0	25.1	25.2	25.5	25.6	25.7	25.1
		Retail Trade			90.0	89.0	90.2	89.9	90.8	91.2	90.7	91.2	91.2	91.9	94.5	94.9	91.3
		Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities			26.5	26.4	26.5	26.7	27.0	27.2	27.0	27.1	27.2	27.0	27.1	27.2	26.9
	Information				11.3	11.3	11.2	11.3	11.4	11.5	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.4
	Financial Activities				29.5	29.5	29.6	29.8	30.0	30.2	30.0	30.1	30.0	29.9	29.9	30.1	29.9
		Finance and Insurance			22.0	22.1	22.1	22.2	22.3	22.4	22.4	22.4	22.3	22.4	22.4	22.5	22.3
		Real Estate and Rental and Leasing			7.5	7.4	7.5	7.6	7.7	7.8	7.6	7.7	7.7	7.5	7.5	7.6	7.6
	Professional and Business Services				59.1	58.8	59.7	60.7	60.7	61.1	60.9	61.4	61.2	61.1	61.4	62.4	60.7
		Professional, Scientific and Technical Service			24.6	24.5	24.4	24.7	24.1	24.4	24.3	24.3	24.2	24.1	24.3	24.8	24.4
		Management of Companies and Enterprises			4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.7
		Administrative and Support and Waste Mgmt and Remediation			30.0	29.8	30.8	31.5	32.1	32.1	31.9	32.4	32.2	32.1	32.2	32.7	31.7
	Educational and Health Services				111.3	112.7	113.5	113.1	113.6	113.5	112.6	113.5	115.5	116.2	116.8	116.4	114.1
		Educational Services			9.4	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.4	9.3	9.0	9.2	10.7	11.3	11.4	10.5	10.3
		Health Care and Social Assistance			101.9	102.0	102.7	102.3	103.2	104.2	103.6	104.3	104.8	104.9	105.4	105.9	103.8
	Leisure and Hospitality				67.0	66.9	69.0	70.9	72.6	74.6	74.0	75.3	74.3	72.1	71.3	71.9	71.7
		Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation			10.0	10.1	10.1	10.5	10.9	11.4	11.2	11.0	10.5	9.4	8.3	8.5	10.2
		Accommodation and Food Service			57.0	56.8	58.9	60.4	61.7	63.2	62.8	64.3	63.8	62.7	63.0	63.4	61.5
	Other Services				55.2	55.4	55.7	55.6	55.5	56.0	55.4	55.2	55.4	55.4	55.5	55.3	55.5
	Government				142.4	145.8	147.4	147.2	148.1	144.4	139.9	141.1	144.6	147.0	147.9	147.7	145.3
		Federal Government			22.4	22.3	22.4	22.5	22.6	22.6	22.7	22.6	22.5	22.6	22.7	22.7	22.6
		State Government			43.4	47.1	47.9	47.4	47.6	43.2	43.6	43.5	45.5	47.6	47.9	47.6	46.0
		Local Government			76.6	76.4	77.1	77.3	77.9	78.6	73.6	75.0	76.6	76.8	77.3	77.4	76.7
Labor-Management Dispute Status					0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	xx
Benchmark March 2008