West Virginia					1994
Nonfarm Payroll Employment by Industry					Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann Avg
TOTAL NONFARM PAYROLL					641.2	645.8	655.3	667.2	689.2	678.1	680.6	679.5	684.0	685.4	698.1	688.6	674.4
PRIVATE SECTOR					510.3	513.7	520.4	532.4	540.0	543.9	545.1	548.6	552.1	549.3	548.9	550.3	537.9
GOODS-PRODUCING					128.9	130.5	132.9	138.1	140.6	142.3	142.5	143.2	144.8	143.0	142.1	140.2	139.1
	Natural Resources and Mining				27.9	27.9	28.2	27.8	27.9	28.3	28.4	28.7	28.6	28.3	28.4	28.4	28.2
		Mining			26.7	26.6	26.9	26.4	26.5	26.8	26.9	27.2	27.1	26.8	27.0	26.9	26.8
			Coal Mining		21.5	21.4	21.6	20.9	20.9	20.9	21.0	21.3	21.2	20.9	21.1	21.3	21.2
	Construction				25.7	27.1	29.0	33.7	35.6	36.3	36.4	36.9	38.0	36.8	35.4	33.5	33.7
		Construction of Buildings			8.1	8.1	8.8	9.8	10.3	10.7	11.1	11.1	11.3	11.1	11.0	10.8	10.2
		Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction			5.3	5.4	5.7	7.0	7.9	8.6	8.8	9.3	9.7	9.0	8.4	7.4	7.7
		Specialty Trade Contractors			12.3	13.6	14.5	16.9	17.4	17.0	16.5	16.5	17.0	16.7	16.0	15.3	15.8
	Manufacturing				75.3	75.5	75.7	76.6	77.1	77.7	77.7	77.6	78.2	77.9	78.3	78.3	77.2
		Durable Goods			42.3	42.5	42.9	43.1	43.5	43.9	43.9	43.7	44.4	44.1	44.6	44.6	43.6
			Wood Product Manufacturing		5.6	5.7	5.8	6.0	6.2	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.2	6.3	6.4	6.1
			Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing		6.6	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.6	6.6
			Primary Metal Manufacturing		11.5	11.5	11.4	11.3	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.3	11.7	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.5
			Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing		7.1	7.2	7.3	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.5	7.5	7.7	7.7	7.4
			Transportation Equipment Manufacturing		3.3	3.3	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.4
		Nondurable Goods			33.0	33.0	32.8	33.5	33.6	33.8	33.8	33.9	33.8	33.8	33.7	33.7	33.5
			Food Manufacturing		4.4	4.3	4.2	4.4	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.5
			Chemical Manufacturing		16.3	16.1	16.1	16.4	16.3	16.5	16.6	16.6	16.4	16.2	16.2	16.2	16.3
			Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing		2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.9	2.8	2.7	2.7
SERVICE-PROVIDING					512.3	515.3	522.4	529.1	548.6	535.8	538.1	536.3	539.2	542.4	556.0	548.4	535.3
	Trade, Transportation, and Utilities				138.4	137.9	139.1	140.9	142.2	143.1	142.9	144.0	144.4	144.1	145.9	147.5	142.5
		Wholesale Trade			21.8	21.9	22.0	22.4	22.5	22.7	22.7	22.8	22.9	22.7	22.8	22.8	22.5
			Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods		12.9	12.9	13.0	13.2	13.3	13.4	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.5	13.5	13.6	13.3
			Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods		8.1	8.1	8.2	8.3	8.3	8.3	8.3	8.3	8.4	8.3	8.4	8.4	8.3
		Retail Trade			84.1	83.0	83.5	85.0	86.1	86.8	86.6	87.8	88.4	88.4	90.4	92.4	86.9
			Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers		10.8	10.9	11.0	11.3	11.4	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.8	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.4
			Building Material and Garden Equipment		6.1	6.0	6.1	6.7	6.9	7.1	7.1	7.0	6.9	6.8	6.8	6.7	6.7
			Food and Beverage Stores		17.9	17.9	18.1	18.2	18.7	19.0	18.7	19.0	19.4	18.7	19.0	19.8	18.7
			Health and Personal Care Stores		5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.6	5.8	5.7	5.6	5.5	5.6	5.6
			Gasoline Stations		8.7	8.6	8.7	8.8	9.0	9.1	9.2	9.3	9.2	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.0
			General Merchandise Stores		16.8	16.0	16.0	16.1	16.0	15.9	15.9	16.2	16.4	17.0	17.9	18.3	16.5
			Miscellaneous Store Retailers		3.8	3.9	3.9	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.4	4.6	4.2
		Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities			32.5	33.0	33.6	33.5	33.6	33.6	33.6	33.4	33.1	33.0	32.7	32.3	33.2
			Utilities		8.3	8.2	8.3	8.3	8.4	8.5	8.6	8.5	8.4	8.4	8.4	8.4	8.4
				Electric Power Generation, Transmission	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.7	6.7	6.6	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5
			Transportation and Warehousing		24.2	24.8	25.3	25.2	25.2	25.1	25.0	24.9	24.7	24.6	24.3	23.9	24.8
				Rail Transportation	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5
				Truck Transportation	8.3	8.5	8.7	8.8	9.0	9.1	9.3	9.4	9.5	9.4	9.3	9.3	9.1
	Information				12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.2	12.3	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.7	12.3
		Publishing Industries			3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.3
		Telecommunications			5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.8
	Financial Activities				26.5	26.5	26.7	27.1	27.3	27.6	27.6	27.7	27.8	27.6	27.6	27.9	27.3
		Finance and Insurance			20.6	20.6	20.7	20.9	21.0	21.2	21.1	21.2	21.2	21.1	21.1	21.3	21.0
			Credit Intermediation and Related Activities		12.6	12.5	12.6	12.7	12.8	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7
			Insurance Carriers and Related Activities		7.1	7.1	7.1	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.3	7.3	7.4	7.4	7.5	7.6	7.3
		Real Estate and Rental and Leasing			5.9	5.9	6.0	6.2	6.3	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.3
	Professional and Business Services				36.7	37.7	38.2	39.0	39.2	40.2	40.5	40.7	41.0	41.2	41.1	41.4	39.7
		Professional, Scientific and Technical Service			17.1	17.1	17.2	17.6	17.0	17.3	17.2	17.2	17.1	17.3	17.4	17.5	17.3
			Legal Services		4.6	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.7
			Accounting, Tax Prep, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services		4.0	4.2	4.1	4.0	3.3	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.5
			Architectural, Engineering and Related		3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.7
		Administrative and Support and Waste Mgmt and Remediation			16.5	17.2	17.7	18.4	19.0	19.9	20.0	20.3	20.7	20.7	20.4	20.5	19.3
			Administrative and Support Services		14.4	15.2	15.6	16.2	16.7	17.6	17.8	18.0	18.2	18.4	18.1	18.2	17.0
			Employment Services		4.4	4.8	5.0	5.1	5.4	5.9	6.1	6.3	6.5	6.8	6.7	6.9	5.8
			Business Support Services		1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2
			Services to Buildings and Dwellings		4.3	4.8	5.0	5.3	5.6	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.6	5.6	5.4	5.4
	Educational and Health Services				84.2	84.7	85.4	86.2	86.7	85.7	85.9	86.0	87.4	88.8	89.2	89.6	86.7
		Educational Services			5.9	6.2	6.6	6.6	6.5	5.3	4.8	4.8	5.9	7.3	7.4	7.4	6.2
		Health Care and Social Assistance			78.3	78.5	78.8	79.6	80.2	80.4	81.1	81.2	81.5	81.5	81.8	82.2	80.4
			Ambulatory Health Care Service		21.8	21.8	22.0	22.4	22.6	22.8	23.1	23.2	23.4	23.4	23.5	23.8	22.8
				Home Health Care Services	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	2.8
			Hospitals		31.0	31.0	31.0	31.1	31.3	31.5	31.8	31.7	31.5	31.6	31.6	31.4	31.4
			Nursing and Residential Care Facilities		14.4	14.5	14.6	14.7	14.8	15.0	15.1	15.1	15.0	14.9	15.0	15.1	14.9
				Nursing Care Facilities	8.6	8.6	8.6	8.7	8.8	8.9	8.9	9.0	8.9	8.9	8.9	9.0	8.8
			Social Assistance		11.1	11.2	11.2	11.4	11.5	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.9	11.4
				Individual and Family Services	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.5	5.6	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.5
	Leisure and Hospitality				48.2	48.8	50.3	52.5	55.1	56.1	56.6	57.8	57.3	55.4	53.6	53.9	53.8
		Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation			4.3	4.5	4.8	5.6	6.4	7.0	7.2	7.5	7.2	6.3	5.1	5.1	5.9
		Accommodation and Food Service			43.9	44.3	45.5	46.9	48.7	49.1	49.4	50.3	50.1	49.1	48.5	48.8	47.9
			Accommodation		8.2	8.2	8.3	8.3	8.7	8.9	9.2	9.3	8.9	8.8	8.4	8.7	8.7
			Food Services and Drinking Places		35.7	36.1	37.2	38.6	40.0	40.2	40.2	41.0	41.2	40.3	40.1	40.1	39.2
				Full-Service Restaurants	12.9	13.0	13.3	13.9	14.6	14.8	15.0	15.4	15.4	14.9	14.9	14.7	14.4
				Limited-Service Restaurants	20.0	20.2	20.8	21.7	22.2	22.4	22.2	22.5	22.5	22.1	21.9	22.0	21.7
	Other Services				35.4	35.6	35.8	36.5	36.7	36.6	36.6	36.7	36.9	36.8	37.0	37.1	36.5
		Repair and Maintenance			6.8	6.9	7.0	7.1	7.1	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.3	7.3	7.5	7.5	7.2
		Personal and Laundry Services			6.8	6.8	6.7	7.0	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.0	6.9	6.9	7.0	7.0
		Religious, Grantmaking, Civic Organizations			21.8	21.9	22.1	22.4	22.5	22.3	22.3	22.4	22.6	22.6	22.6	22.6	22.3
	Government				130.9	132.1	134.9	134.8	149.2	134.2	135.5	130.9	131.9	136.1	149.2	138.3	136.5
		Federal Government			17.8	17.8	17.8	18.0	18.1	18.5	18.5	18.5	18.6	18.6	18.5	18.7	18.3
			US Postal Service		5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.5	5.2
		State Government			41.0	42.0	44.1	43.3	44.2	40.4	46.0	41.4	41.1	43.8	44.3	45.4	43.1
			State Government Educational Services		18.8	19.9	21.9	21.3	21.0	16.4	14.8	16.3	18.1	21.3	21.9	23.0	19.6
		Local Government			72.1	72.3	73.0	73.5	86.9	75.3	71.0	71.0	72.2	73.7	86.4	74.2	75.1
			Local Government Educational Services		42.3	42.5	43.1	43.1	43.5	43.0	38.5	38.5	40.8	42.8	43.1	43.2	42.0
Labor-Management Dispute Status					0.0	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	xx
Benchmark March 2002