D     9	West Virginia				2008
	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				808.3	808.1	807.8	808.0	807.3	806.4	804.8	804.2	804.8	804.4	804.3	805.5	806.0
		Employment			775.2	774.4	773.6	772.9	772.3	771.7	771.2	770.7	770.4	770.0	769.8	769.6	772.0
		Unemployment			33.1	33.7	34.2	35.1	35.1	34.7	33.6	33.4	34.5	34.4	34.6	35.9	34.0
			Unemployment Rate		4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.5	4.3
	TOTAL NONFARM PAYROLL				761.6	763.3	760.7	761.1	762.2	758.4	762.9	763.1	763.7	762.9	759.2	757.4	761.1
	PRIVATE SECTOR				615.9	617.2	614.7	614.9	614.6	613.5	616.0	616.0	616.1	615.1	611.7	610.2	614.4
	GOODS-PRODUCING				125.4	125.4	124.7	125.5	125.4	125.2	126.2	126.9	127.2	126.2	124.9	124.6	125.5
		Mining and Logging			29.0	29.3	29.6	29.9	30.5	30.7	31.0	31.5	31.7	31.8	31.8	31.9	30.7
		Construction			38.6	38.7	38.1	38.5	38.1	37.9	38.9	39.3	39.7	38.7	38.0	37.9	38.4
		Manufacturing			57.8	57.4	57.0	57.1	56.8	56.6	56.3	56.1	55.8	55.7	55.1	54.8	56.3
			Nondurable goods		21.4	21.3	21.3	21.3	21.2	21.1	21.0	20.9	20.8	21.1	21.0	21.0	21.1
	SERVICE-PROVIDING				636.2	637.9	636.0	635.6	636.8	633.2	636.7	636.2	636.5	636.7	634.3	632.8	635.6
	PRIVATE SERVICE-PROVIDING				490.5	491.8	490.0	489.4	489.2	488.3	489.8	489.1	488.9	488.9	486.8	485.6	488.9
		Trade, Transportation, and Utilities			143.1	143.4	142.9	142.4	141.9	142.1	142.5	142.2	142.0	141.3	140.1	139.9	141.9
			Wholesale Trade		24.6	24.7	24.7	24.6	24.8	24.8	24.8	24.8	24.8	24.8	25.0	25.1	24.8
			Retail Trade		91.4	91.4	91.1	90.4	89.9	90.0	90.1	89.9	89.7	89.1	87.9	87.5	89.8
		Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities			27.1	27.3	27.1	27.4	27.2	27.3	27.6	27.5	27.5	27.4	27.2	27.3	27.3
		Financial Activities			30.1	30.1	29.9	29.9	29.8	29.7	29.6	29.6	29.6	29.7	29.4	29.5	29.7
			Real Estate and Rental and Leasing		7.5	7.6	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.4	7.4	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.4	7.5	7.5
		Professional and Business Services			61.1	61.4	61.0	60.9	61.0	60.7	60.8	60.5	60.4	60.3	60.0	60.0	60.6
			Professional, Scientic=fic & Technical Services		24.7	24.8	24.7	24.6	24.8	24.7	24.7	24.8	24.8	24.7	24.8	24.8	24.7
			Administrative and Support and Waste Management		31.4	31.5	31.3	31.3	31.3	31.1	31.0	30.8	30.7	30.7	30.2	30.3	30.9
		Educational and Health Service			116.2	116.5	116.2	116.2	116.4	116.8	117.1	117.2	117.4	117.8	117.7	117.1	116.9
			Educational Services		10.3	10.6	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.4	10.5	10.4	10.3	10.0	10.4
			Health Care and Social Assistance		105.9	105.9	105.9	105.9	106.0	106.3	106.6	106.8	106.9	107.4	107.4	107.1	106.5
		Leisure and Hospitality			72.8	73.2	73.1	73.0	72.9	72.0	72.7	72.5	72.7	73.0	72.9	72.5	72.8
			Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation		9.2	9.2	9.0	9.1	8.9	8.7	8.8	8.9	8.9	9.4	9.3	9.1	9.0
			Accommodation and Food Service		63.6	64.0	64.1	63.9	64.0	63.3	63.9	63.6	63.8	63.6	63.6	63.4	63.8
		Other Services			55.9	55.9	55.7	55.8	56.0	55.8	55.9	55.9	55.7	55.8	55.7	55.7	55.8
		Government			145.7	146.1	146.0	146.2	147.6	144.9	146.9	147.1	147.6	147.8	147.5	147.2	146.7
			Federal Government		22.6	22.7	22.7	22.8	22.9	22.8	23.0	23.1	23.1	23.3	23.0	23.1	22.9
			State Government		46.1	46.3	46.1	46.3	47.5	44.3	46.7	46.5	47.0	46.8	46.8	46.9	46.4
			Local Government		77.0	77.1	77.2	77.1	77.2	77.8	77.2	77.5	77.5	77.7	77.7	77.2	77.4
	All data have been revised to March 2008 benchmark.