Morgantown, WV: Nonfarm employment and labor force data

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector
 Morgantown, W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Total Nonfarm

  

2007

 58.3 60.2 60.7 61.2 61.2 59.5 60.0 60.7 62.0 62.9 63.4 63.3 61.1

2008

 60.3 61.2 61.8 62.5 63.3 60.9 61.7 (P) 62.1          

Manufacturing

  

2007

 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1

2008

 4.1 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.3 (P) 4.3          

Professional & Business Services

  

2007

 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.3 4.3

2008

 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.7 4.7 4.7 (P) 4.7          

Educational & Health Services

  

2007

 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.9 11.9 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.1 12.1 11.9

2008

 12.0 12.1 12.1 12.3 12.3 12.3 12.3 (P) 12.3          

Leisure & Hospitality

  

2007

 5.5 5.6 5.8 5.9 5.9 6.0 6.0 6.2 6.2 6.1 6.0 6.0 5.9

2008

 5.7 5.8 6.0 6.1 6.1 6.2 6.2 (P) 6.2          

Government

  

2007

 15.5 17.3 17.4 17.3 17.3 14.7 15.4 15.4 16.8 17.7 18.0 17.8 16.7

2008

 16.0 17.3 17.6 17.4 17.7 15.0 15.6 (P) 15.6          

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

 

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)

Morgantown, W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Labor Force

  

2007

 (1) 59,516 (1) 61,730 (1) 61,495 (1) 62,088 (1) 62,260 (1) 61,386 (1) 62,791 (1) 62,143 (1) 62,997 (1) 63,473 (1) 63,605 (1) 63,089 (1) 62,214

2008

 60,936 61,903 62,353 63,542 64,309 63,019 (P) 63,265            

Employment

  

2007

 (1) 57,550 (1) 59,287 (1) 59,163 (1) 60,112 (1) 60,241 (1) 59,228 (1) 60,642 (1) 59,916 (1) 61,074 (1) 61,507 (1) 61,748 (1) 61,237 (1) 60,142

2008

 58,876 59,429 59,986 61,317 62,032 60,421 (P) 61,522            

Unemployment

  

2007

 (1) 1,966 (1) 2,443 (1) 2,332 (1) 1,976 (1) 2,019 (1) 2,158 (1) 2,149 (1) 2,227 (1) 1,923 (1) 1,966 (1) 1,857 (1) 1,852 (1) 2,072

2008

 2,060 2,474 2,367 2,225 2,277 2,598 (P) 1,743            

Unemployment Rate

  

2007

 (1) 3.3 (1) 4.0 (1) 3.8 (1) 3.2 (1) 3.2 (1) 3.5 (1) 3.4 (1) 3.6 (1) 3.1 (1) 3.1 (1) 2.9 (1) 2.9 (1) 3.3

2008

 3.4 4.0 3.8 3.5 3.5 4.1 (P) 2.8            

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls.
(P) Preliminary

The Morgantown, W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Monongalia and Preston Counties in West Virginia.