| The following statistics have been compiled from old publications from the archives of the West Virginia Bureau of Employment Programs, Office of Labor and Economic Research. At the time these statistics were originally prepared, statistical methods and concepts were much different from those in current use, and these data have not been subjected to normal revision and correction processes. Therefore, they are not directly comparable to labor force statistics for later years, and should be used with extreme caution. They are presented as a matter of historical interest, since they are the only such statistics available for West Virginia for the years in question. | |||||||||||||
| Item | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Avg. |
| 1960 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 630.6 | 614.3 | 620.6 | 633.9 | 647.3 | 649.4 | 651.6 | 636.5 | 638.3 | 630.1 | 649.7 | 647.2 | 637.5 |
| Total Employment | 552.7 | 547.6 | 547.8 | 569.8 | 574.6 | 578.0 | 570.1 | 564.3 | 566.4 | 557.5 | 558.4 | 550.9 | 561.5 |
| Total Unemployment | 77.8 | 66.7 | 72.8 | 64.1 | 72.4 | 71.2 | 80.8 | 72.1 | 71.4 | 72.2 | 91.3 | 95.5 | 75.7 |
| Unemployment Rate | 12.3 | 10.9 | 11.7 | 10.1 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 12.4 | 11.3 | 11.2 | 11.5 | 14.1 | 14.8 | 11.9 |
| 1961 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 634.8 | 630.2 | 627.3 | 637.3 | 645.4 | 657.5 | 642.1 | 639.0 | 628.1 | 626.1 | 624.4 | 619.0 | 634.3 |
| Total Employment | 529.0 | 524.1 | 531.1 | 542.1 | 555.0 | 566.1 | 555.2 | 559.6 | 556.1 | 557.5 | 552.7 | 550.2 | 548.2 |
| Total Unemployment | 105.8 | 106.0 | 96.1 | 95.1 | 90.3 | 91.3 | 85.7 | 78.8 | 71.4 | 67.9 | 71.1 | 67.8 | 85.6 |
| Unemployment Rate | 16.7 | 16.8 | 15.3 | 14.9 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.8 | 11.4 | 11.0 | 13.5 |
| 1962 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 611.1 | 605.3 | 605.0 | 614.3 | 624.5 | 644.1 | 632.6 | 622.0 | 611.3 | 602.1 | 604.2 | 602.2 | 614.9 |
| Total Employment | 525.9 | 527.6 | 530.3 | 545.6 | 555.5 | 558.3 | 549.5 | 547.6 | 542.6 | 540.1 | 536.5 | 531.2 | 540.9 |
| Total Unemployment | 84.8 | 77.2 | 74.3 | 68.3 | 68.9 | 85.4 | 83.1 | 74.3 | 68.1 | 61.5 | 67.5 | 71.0 | 73.7 |
| Unemployment Rate | 13.9 | 12.8 | 12.3 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 13.3 | 13.1 | 11.9 | 11.1 | 10.2 | 11.2 | 11.8 | 12.0 |
| 1963 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 595.4 | 587.9 | 593.2 | 599.4 | 603.2 | 619.2 | 611.1 | 601.0 | 601.6 | 599.0 | 595.3 | 595.9 | 600.2 |
| Total Employment | 513.0 | 511.1 | 519.7 | 536.0 | 543.3 | 558.1 | 547.7 | 544.0 | 551.1 | 548.5 | 541.8 | 541.2 | 538.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 82.4 | 76.8 | 73.5 | 63.4 | 59.3 | 61.1 | 61.9 | 56.9 | 50.1 | 49.5 | 52.9 | 54.1 | 61.8 |
| Unemployment Rate | 13.8 | 13.1 | 12.4 | 10.6 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10.1 | 9.5 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 10.3 |
| 1964 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 589.5 | 587.6 | 596.8 | 601.7 | 608.8 | 620.9 | 609.1 | 600.0 | 600.7 | 607.7 | 604.0 | 603.7 | 602.1 |
| Total Employment | 520.8 | 523.3 | 537.1 | 545.4 | 556.6 | 563.7 | 553.9 | 550.1 | 555.6 | 558.8 | 556.5 | 553.8 | 548.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 68.3 | 63.3 | 59.4 | 55.4 | 49.4 | 54.2 | 52.4 | 47.8 | 43.3 | 43.5 | 47.2 | 49.5 | 52.8 |
| Unemployment Rate | 11.6 | 10.8 | 9.9 | 9.2 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.8 |
| 1965 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 599.7 | 596.3 | 597.9 | 608.4 | 616.8 | 639.6 | 636.6 | 624.8 | 612.9 | 613.8 | 617.7 | 618.5 | 615.3 |
| Total Employment | 536.7 | 534.7 | 541.3 | 561.4 | 573.6 | 588.2 | 583.1 | 580.3 | 573.6 | 574.2 | 576.1 | 577.4 | 566.7 |
| Total Unemployment | 62.6 | 61.2 | 56.2 | 46.6 | 42.8 | 50.9 | 52.9 | 43.6 | 36.5 | 37.5 | 39.8 | 40.1 | 47.6 |
| Unemployment Rate | 10.4 | 10.3 | 9.4 | 7.7 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 9.9 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 7.7 |
| 1966 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 604.6 | 611.5 | 605.8 | 615.4 | 625.0 | 652.0 | 657.8 | 631.7 | 619.3 | 615.7 | 620.8 | 623.8 | 623.6 |
| Total Employment | 552.9 | 553.4 | 562.0 | 567.8 | 585.2 | 603.5 | 602.1 | 591.4 | 584.9 | 583.9 | 584.0 | 582.9 | 579.5 |
| Total Unemployment | 51.3 | 57.7 | 43.3 | 38.9 | 38.8 | 48.2 | 54.0 | 40.2 | 33.6 | 31.2 | 35.2 | 39.0 | 42.6 |
| Unemployment Rate | 8.5 | 9.4 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 6.8 |
| 1967 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 612.7 | 606.7 | 612.7 | 618.2 | 628.0 | 650.0 | 647.2 | 636.4 | 622.7 | 617.8 | 623.9 | 626.2 | 625.2 |
| Total Employment | 565.5 | 564.6 | 570.6 | 579.1 | 586.7 | 606.4 | 598.9 | 592.0 | 585.3 | 586.9 | 587.5 | 588.7 | 584.4 |
| Total Unemployment | 46.6 | 41.7 | 41.8 | 37.9 | 40.0 | 42.8 | 47.1 | 41.2 | 34.2 | 30.4 | 35.9 | 37.3 | 39.7 |
| Unemployment Rate | 7.6 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.4 |
| 1968 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 612.5 | 618.8 | 619.0 | 625.7 | 629.7 | 654.0 | 643.6 | 635.2 | 627.2 | 626.8 | 631.4 | 624.5 | 629.0 |
| Total Employment | 563.3 | 565.9 | 570.8 | 585.6 | 591.9 | 606.4 | 597.5 | 594.6 | 592.2 | 582.0 | 592.7 | 587.3 | 585.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 49.1 | 49.5 | 44.7 | 39.8 | 37.7 | 45.5 | 44.2 | 38.4 | 31.9 | 30.6 | 37.1 | 35.5 | 40.3 |
| Unemployment Rate | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 6.4 |
| 1969 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 614.3 | 607.4 | 612.8 | 619.3 | 627.9 | 645.2 | 637.5 | 626.8 | 621.9 | 619.9 | 623.9 | 624.2 | 623.4 |
| Total Employment | 567.2 | 567.5 | 572.5 | 584.0 | 597.0 | 606.2 | 597.9 | 595.2 | 593.2 | 592.6 | 592.0 | 588.8 | 587.8 |
| Total Unemployment | 45.1 | 38.6 | 38.6 | 35.2 | 30.7 | 38.4 | 38.6 | 30.6 | 27.3 | 26.7 | 31.4 | 34.1 | 34.6 |
| Unemployment Rate | 7.4 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.6 |
| 1970 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 605.1 | 602.3 | 604.4 | 612.7 | 627.7 | 633.4 | 637.0 | 628.3 | 624.0 | 623.3 | 629.2 | 625.6 | 621.1 |
| Total Employment | 562.2 | 560.5 | 568.0 | 575.0 | 585.6 | 594.1 | 594.0 | 593.6 | 593.2 | 594.1 | 590.8 | 590.1 | 583.4 |
| Total Unemployment | 43.0 | 41.8 | 36.4 | 37.7 | 42.2 | 39.3 | 43.0 | 34.7 | 30.8 | 29.2 | 38.4 | 35.5 | 37.7 |
| Unemployment Rate | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 6.1 |
| 1971 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 615.0 | 613.2 | 610.1 | 620.0 | 626.4 | 641.1 | 648.9 | 636.3 | 626.3 | 628.4 | 635.8 | 633.9 | 628.0 |
| Total Employment | 569.9 | 566.4 | 571.1 | 583.6 | 591.3 | 597.0 | 604.7 | 598.3 | 594.5 | 590.4 | 588.2 | 589.4 | 587.1 |
| Total Unemployment | 45.1 | 46.8 | 39.1 | 36.4 | 35.2 | 44.1 | 44.2 | 38.0 | 31.8 | 38.0 | 47.6 | 44.5 | 40.9 |
| Unemployment Rate | 7.3 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 6.5 |
| 1972 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 625.1 | 623.4 | 627.0 | 633.3 | 643.3 | 652.4 | 665.0 | 650.6 | 646.6 | 642.3 | 644.7 | 647.5 | 641.8 |
| Total Employment | 572.9 | 573.3 | 581.4 | 593.6 | 604.5 | 609.6 | 617.9 | 611.7 | 611.6 | 608.5 | 607.1 | 605.7 | 599.8 |
| Total Unemployment | 52.2 | 50.0 | 45.6 | 39.6 | 38.8 | 42.8 | 47.0 | 38.8 | 35.0 | 33.8 | 37.6 | 41.8 | 41.9 |
| Unemployment Rate | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| 1973 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 638.0 | 634.9 | 641.4 | 643.0 | 653.3 | 674.6 | 673.0 | 661.7 | 657.0 | 654.1 | 655.8 | 658.3 | 653.7 |
| Total Employment | 588.6 | 590.9 | 602.2 | 607.2 | 619.2 | 635.9 | 628.3 | 626.6 | 625.4 | 625.4 | 623.2 | 622.0 | 616.3 |
| Total Unemployment | 49.4 | 44.0 | 39.2 | 35.8 | 34.0 | 38.6 | 44.7 | 35.1 | 31.6 | 28.7 | 32.6 | 36.3 | 37.5 |
| Unemployment Rate | 7.7 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.7 |
| 1974 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 652.7 | 650.4 | 652.9 | 657.6 | 667.7 | 687.7 | 679.8 | 672.6 | 671.9 | 670.5 | 674.0 | 675.3 | 667.8 |
| Total Employment | 604.7 | 604.1 | 612.9 | 622.3 | 634.1 | 652.1 | 639.2 | 639.7 | 641.0 | 638.2 | 630.9 | 623.4 | 628.6 |
| Total Unemployment | 48.0 | 46.3 | 40.1 | 35.3 | 33.6 | 35.6 | 40.6 | 32.9 | 30.8 | 32.3 | 43.1 | 51.9 | 39.2 |
| Unemployment Rate | 7.4 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 6.4 | 7.7 | 5.9 |
| 1975 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 666.2 | 661.0 | 663.7 | 675.1 | 683.0 | 689.8 | 697.6 | 683.6 | 687.1 | 685.1 | 687.9 | 686.3 | 680.5 |
| Total Employment | 608.6 | 604.9 | 610.2 | 624.8 | 633.9 | 640.7 | 647.2 | 637.9 | 641.9 | 642.3 | 641.6 | 637.5 | 630.9 |
| Total Unemployment | 57.6 | 56.0 | 53.5 | 50.3 | 49.1 | 49.1 | 50.4 | 45.7 | 45.2 | 42.8 | 46.3 | 48.8 | 49.6 |
| Unemployment Rate | 8.7 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 7.3 |