D     7	West Virginia				2006
	Seasonally Adjusted Employment and Unemployment Data				Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann Avg
	(in thousands)
	Civilian Labor Force				803.2	804.1	805.5	807.6	809.9	811.3	812.9	814.8	815.0	814.7	813.9	812.4	810.0
		Employment			767.3	768.6	769.9	771.1	772.1	773.1	774.0	774.9	775.6	776.3	777.0	777.5	773.0
		Unemployment			35.9	35.5	35.6	36.5	37.8	38.2	38.9	39.9	39.3	38.4	36.9	34.9	37.0
			Unemployment Rate		4.5	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.9	4.8	4.7	4.5	4.3	4.6
	TOTAL NONFARM PAYROLL				753.2	754.6	756.2	754.7	754.7	757.2	753.8	755.5	757.4	756.9	759.1	758.8	756.0
	PRIVATE SECTOR				609.6	610.0	611.6	610.1	610.5	613.1	610.0	610.5	612.1	611.5	613.7	613.1	611.3
	GOODS-PRODUCING				127.4	128.3	129.0	128.7	128.9	129.1	128.1	128.1	128.0	127.9	128.4	129.3	128.4
		Mining and Logging			27.5	27.8	28.0	27.9	27.9	28.0	28.1	28.0	28.1	28.0	28.2	28.3	28.0
		Construction			38.2	38.6	39.0	39.3	39.8	40.2	39.3	39.5	39.3	39.6	39.8	40.6	39.4
		Manufacturing			61.7	61.9	62.0	61.5	61.2	60.9	60.7	60.6	60.6	60.3	60.4	60.4	61.0
			Nondurable goods		22.9	23.0	23.0	23.0	22.7	22.3	22.2	22.3	22.3	22.3	22.4	22.4	22.6
	SERVICE-PROVIDING				625.8	626.3	627.2	626.0	625.8	628.1	625.7	627.4	629.4	629.0	630.7	629.5	627.6
	PRIVATE SERVICE-PROVIDING				482.2	481.7	482.6	481.4	481.6	484.0	481.9	482.4	484.1	483.6	485.3	483.8	482.9
		Trade, Transportation, and Utilities			140.5	140.9	141.3	141.7	141.4	142.1	141.4	141.6	142.2	142.7	143.2	143.1	141.8
			Wholesale Trade		24.4	24.5	24.6	24.7	24.7	25.2	24.9	25.0	25.1	25.2	25.4	25.4	24.9
			Retail Trade		89.9	90.1	90.3	90.5	90.2	90.3	90.0	90.1	90.6	90.9	91.1	90.9	90.4
		Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities			26.2	26.3	26.4	26.5	26.5	26.6	26.5	26.5	26.5	26.6	26.7	26.8	26.5
		Financial Activities			30.2	30.2	30.2	30.1	30.3	30.4	29.9	29.9	30.0	30.0	29.9	29.9	30.1
			Real Estate and Rental and Leasing		7.4	7.4	7.5	7.4	7.4	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.5
		Professional and Business Services			60.2	60.5	60.3	60.0	59.6	60.2	59.9	59.8	60.0	59.4	59.7	58.7	59.9
			Professional, Scientic=fic & Technical Services		24.6	24.5	24.6	24.7	24.5	24.6	24.4	24.4	24.4	24.4	24.3	24.3	24.5
			Administrative and Support and Waste Management		31.7	31.9	31.6	31.2	31.1	31.5	31.3	31.1	31.4	30.6	31.0	30.0	31.2
		Educational and Health Service			114.0	113.1	113.1	113.1	113.0	112.9	112.7	112.7	112.9	112.6	112.8	112.9	113.0
			Educational Services		11.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.6	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.6
			Health Care and Social Assistance		102.4	102.5	102.4	102.4	102.4	102.5	102.3	102.2	102.5	102.3	102.5	102.6	102.4
		Leisure and Hospitality			70.4	70.3	70.9	69.9	70.5	71.2	71.0	71.0	71.5	71.2	72.0	71.7	71.0
			Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation		11.1	11.1	11.2	10.9	11.1	11.2	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.0	11.5	11.1	11.1
			Accommodation and Food Service		59.3	59.2	59.7	59.0	59.4	60.0	60.0	60.0	60.4	60.2	60.5	60.6	59.9
		Other Services			55.2	55.2	55.3	55.2	55.3	55.6	55.5	55.8	56.0	56.2	56.3	56.1	55.7
		Government			143.6	144.6	144.6	144.6	144.2	144.1	143.8	145.0	145.3	145.4	145.4	145.7	144.7
			Federal Government		22.0	22.0	22.0	22.0	22.0	22.1	22.1	22.1	22.3	22.3	22.2	22.3	22.1
			State Government		45.7	46.4	46.4	46.4	46.1	46.0	45.9	46.2	46.3	46.3	46.4	46.2	46.2
			Local Government		75.9	76.2	76.2	76.2	76.1	76.0	75.8	76.7	76.7	76.8	76.8	77.2	76.4
	All data have been revised to March 2008 benchmark.