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Charleston, 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
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Charleston, W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Total Nonfarm |
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2007 |
147.6 |
147.7 |
150.2 |
149.9 |
151.3 |
153.1 |
151.0 |
152.0 |
151.3 |
150.5 |
150.4 |
150.6 |
150.5 |
2008 |
148.2 |
148.8 |
150.4 |
151.4 |
150.7 |
152.4 |
151.6 |
151.3 |
151.4 |
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Natural Resources, Mining, & Construction |
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2007 |
15.7 |
15.5 |
16.0 |
16.3 |
16.6 |
17.0 |
17.1 |
17.2 |
17.3 |
17.1 |
16.8 |
16.3 |
16.6 |
2008 |
15.4 |
15.5 |
16.2 |
16.6 |
16.2 |
17.0 |
17.4 |
17.6 |
17.9 |
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Manufacturing |
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2007 |
6.2 |
6.3 |
6.4 |
6.3 |
6.3 |
6.4 |
6.2 |
6.3 |
6.3 |
6.2 |
6.2 |
6.2 |
6.3 |
2008 |
6.2 |
6.2 |
6.2 |
6.2 |
6.2 |
6.2 |
6.2 |
6.2 |
6.1 |
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Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2007 |
28.6 |
28.4 |
28.9 |
28.6 |
28.8 |
29.0 |
28.9 |
29.1 |
28.9 |
28.9 |
29.3 |
29.6 |
28.9 |
2008 |
28.9 |
28.9 |
28.9 |
28.8 |
28.8 |
28.6 |
28.7 |
28.5 |
28.4 |
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Information |
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2007 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
2008 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
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Financial Activities |
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2007 |
8.3 |
8.3 |
8.3 |
8.3 |
8.3 |
8.3 |
8.3 |
8.4 |
8.3 |
8.3 |
8.3 |
8.3 |
8.3 |
2008 |
8.2 |
8.4 |
8.5 |
8.5 |
8.3 |
8.3 |
8.3 |
8.1 |
8.1 |
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Professional & Business Services |
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2007 |
14.9 |
14.9 |
15.1 |
15.0 |
15.1 |
15.1 |
14.9 |
14.8 |
14.7 |
14.6 |
14.4 |
14.5 |
14.8 |
2008 |
14.5 |
14.8 |
15.3 |
15.4 |
15.0 |
15.4 |
15.3 |
15.1 |
15.1 |
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Educational & Health Services |
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2007 |
20.7 |
20.9 |
21.2 |
21.1 |
21.1 |
21.5 |
21.3 |
21.4 |
21.7 |
21.6 |
21.6 |
21.6 |
21.3 |
2008 |
21.9 |
21.5 |
21.5 |
21.5 |
21.5 |
21.8 |
22.0 |
21.8 |
21.9 |
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Leisure & Hospitality |
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2007 |
11.5 |
11.4 |
11.9 |
12.3 |
12.6 |
13.1 |
12.6 |
12.8 |
12.5 |
11.9 |
11.8 |
12.0 |
12.2 |
2008 |
11.5 |
11.6 |
11.7 |
12.3 |
12.5 |
12.6 |
12.7 |
12.6 |
12.4 |
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Other Services |
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2007 |
11.5 |
11.5 |
11.6 |
11.6 |
11.7 |
11.7 |
11.7 |
11.5 |
11.5 |
11.5 |
11.5 |
11.5 |
11.6 |
2008 |
11.4 |
11.4 |
11.6 |
11.7 |
11.6 |
11.7 |
11.6 |
11.5 |
11.5 |
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Government |
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2007 |
27.4 |
27.7 |
28.0 |
27.7 |
28.0 |
28.2 |
27.1 |
27.6 |
27.2 |
27.5 |
27.6 |
27.7 |
27.6 |
2008 |
27.3 |
27.6 |
27.6 |
27.5 |
27.8 |
28.0 |
26.6 |
27.2 |
27.3 |
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Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
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Charleston, W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Labor Force |
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2007 |
137,425 |
138,476 |
138,515 |
139,003 |
140,331 |
143,531 |
144,051 |
141,898 |
140,266 |
138,975 |
138,142 |
137,416 |
139,836 |
2008 |
136,948 |
137,618 |
138,548 |
141,054 |
140,247 |
143,474 |
141,720 |
139,625 |
138,928 |
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Employment |
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2007 |
131,426 |
131,449 |
132,323 |
133,252 |
134,789 |
137,539 |
138,098 |
135,866 |
135,139 |
133,775 |
133,051 |
132,335 |
134,087 |
2008 |
131,113 |
130,812 |
132,286 |
134,799 |
134,096 |
136,711 |
136,902 |
134,935 |
134,453 |
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Unemployment |
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2007 |
5,999 |
7,027 |
6,192 |
5,751 |
5,542 |
5,992 |
5,953 |
6,032 |
5,127 |
5,200 |
5,091 |
5,081 |
5,749 |
2008 |
5,835 |
6,806 |
6,262 |
6,255 |
6,151 |
6,763 |
4,818 |
4,690 |
4,475 |
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Unemployment Rate |
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2007 |
4.4 |
5.1 |
4.5 |
4.1 |
3.9 |
4.2 |
4.1 |
4.3 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
4.1 |
2008 |
4.3 |
4.9 |
4.5 |
4.4 |
4.4 |
4.7 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.2 |
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The Charleston, W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Boone, Clay, Kanawha, Lincoln and Putnam Counties in West Virginia.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
