Historical Employment - West Virginia (PDF)
Nonfarm Employment by Industry from the Current Employment Statistics Survey
(levels in thousands)
Industry |
West Virginia
Annual Averages (not seasonally adjusted) |
Historical data |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Total nonfarm |
|
707.8 |
719.3 |
726.0 |
735.8 |
735.2 |
733.1 |
727.6 |
736.9 |
746.5 |
756.0 |
756.9 |
Natural resources and mining |
|
25.1 |
24.6 |
22.3 |
21.4 |
23.5 |
23.1 |
22.0 |
23.8 |
26.0 |
28.0 |
28.6 |
Construction |
|
34.9 |
34.4 |
33.8 |
34.0 |
34.8 |
33.4 |
32.7 |
34.6 |
36.8 |
39.4 |
38.7 |
Manufacturing |
|
76.9 |
77.7 |
76.9 |
75.9 |
72.2 |
68.7 |
64.5 |
63.0 |
62.2 |
61.0 |
59.0 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
|
143.4 |
143.8 |
145.2 |
144.7 |
140.0 |
136.9 |
135.5 |
137.3 |
139.5 |
141.8 |
142.9 |
Information |
|
12.9 |
13.4 |
14.0 |
14.1 |
14.0 |
13.3 |
12.5 |
11.9 |
11.7 |
11.5 |
11.4 |
Financial activities |
|
29.4 |
29.8 |
30.6 |
31.2 |
30.6 |
31.2 |
30.8 |
30.3 |
29.7 |
30.1 |
29.8 |
Professional and business services |
|
47.8 |
51.0 |
53.7 |
55.9 |
57.3 |
56.7 |
56.7 |
58.4 |
58.9 |
59.9 |
60.6 |
Education and health services |
|
93.6 |
96.8 |
98.0 |
99.8 |
103.2 |
107.2 |
108.8 |
110.8 |
113.0 |
113.0 |
113.9 |
Leisure and hospitality |
|
59.2 |
60.3 |
60.6 |
62.0 |
62.9 |
64.4 |
66.4 |
68.2 |
69.3 |
71.0 |
71.4 |
Other services |
|
45.5 |
46.6 |
49.9 |
53.7 |
55.2 |
55.3 |
55.2 |
55.5 |
55.7 |
55.7 |
55.6 |
Government |
|
139.1 |
140.8 |
140.9 |
143.1 |
141.0 |
142.8 |
142.5 |
143.2 |
143.7 |
144.7 |
145.1 |
Last Modified Date: April 8, 2008
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