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Employment and Wages by County in West Virginia, Third Quarter 2008
County |
Employment |
Average weekly wage |
September 2008 |
Percent change,
September 2007-2008 |
Rank by percent change
|
Third quarter 2008 |
Rank by wage level |
Percent change,
third quarter 2007-2008 |
Rank by percent change |
Nationwide |
135,173,818 |
-0.8 |
|
$841 |
|
2.8 |
|
Statewide |
716,360 |
0.6 |
|
661 |
|
5.9 |
|
Barbour |
3,307 |
0.9 |
21 |
516 |
44 |
8.4 |
18 |
Berkeley |
29,771 |
-1.5 |
39 |
691 |
11 |
5.5 |
35 |
Boone |
8,960 |
7.5 |
4 |
851 |
1 |
8.5 |
17 |
Braxton |
4,204 |
-0.9 |
34 |
527 |
40 |
8.0 |
20 |
Brooke |
8,100 |
-3.5 |
46 |
656 |
17 |
10.4 |
8 |
Cabell |
53,209 |
-0.6 |
32 |
663 |
14 |
6.8 |
26 |
Calhoun |
1,477 |
4.4 |
9 |
524 |
43 |
6.7 |
27 |
Clay |
2,155 |
2.3 |
15 |
649 |
21 |
-39.2 |
55 |
Doddridge |
1,189 |
0.5 |
24 |
475 |
48 |
9.2 |
14 |
Fayette |
13,351 |
1.0 |
20 |
568 |
34 |
10.1 |
10 |
Gilmer |
2,121 |
2.0 |
16 |
617 |
24 |
10.8 |
6 |
Grant |
4,337 |
5.7 |
6 |
725 |
8 |
8.4 |
18 |
Greenbrier |
13,554 |
-3.0 |
44 |
562 |
36 |
3.5 |
46 |
Hampshire |
4,179 |
-2.1 |
41 |
464 |
51 |
6.2 |
30 |
Hancock |
11,816 |
0.4 |
25 |
566 |
35 |
4.6 |
41 |
Hardy |
6,180 |
-7.0 |
54 |
494 |
45 |
1.4 |
49 |
Harrison |
33,321 |
0.7 |
22 |
663 |
14 |
5.7 |
33 |
Jackson |
8,748 |
-1.5 |
39 |
634 |
22 |
4.8 |
39 |
Jefferson |
14,372 |
-3.5 |
46 |
559 |
37 |
2.4 |
47 |
Kanawha |
108,521 |
-0.4 |
30 |
738 |
5 |
4.8 |
39 |
Lewis |
6,394 |
4.8 |
8 |
580 |
29 |
12.4 |
4 |
Lincoln |
3,144 |
-0.1 |
28 |
549 |
38 |
9.8 |
11 |
Logan |
12,207 |
7.6 |
3 |
653 |
18 |
10.5 |
7 |
McDowell |
5,954 |
9.9 |
1 |
662 |
16 |
15.5 |
2 |
Marion |
20,749 |
-0.9 |
34 |
653 |
18 |
4.0 |
44 |
Marshall |
10,588 |
2.4 |
13 |
783 |
3 |
11.5 |
5 |
Mason |
6,813 |
0.1 |
27 |
673 |
13 |
1.4 |
49 |
Mercer |
21,705 |
1.8 |
17 |
571 |
32 |
6.1 |
32 |
Mineral |
7,679 |
3.7 |
10 |
571 |
32 |
5.7 |
33 |
Mingo |
9,064 |
6.5 |
5 |
789 |
2 |
8.8 |
15 |
Monongalia |
49,700 |
2.4 |
13 |
712 |
10 |
4.9 |
38 |
Monroe |
2,138 |
1.6 |
18 |
494 |
45 |
-2.6 |
53 |
Morgan |
3,047 |
-0.9 |
34 |
472 |
49 |
-4.3 |
54 |
Nicholas |
8,767 |
-0.9 |
34 |
577 |
31 |
9.7 |
12 |
Ohio |
29,929 |
2.5 |
12 |
613 |
25 |
7.7 |
22 |
Pendleton |
1,685 |
-3.7 |
48 |
530 |
39 |
5.4 |
37 |
Pleasants |
2,954 |
-9.9 |
55 |
729 |
7 |
5.5 |
35 |
Pocahontas |
3,125 |
-3.3 |
45 |
480 |
47 |
0.4 |
51 |
Preston |
7,399 |
-2.5 |
42 |
578 |
30 |
9.3 |
13 |
Putnam |
21,334 |
8.0 |
2 |
774 |
4 |
6.2 |
30 |
Raleigh |
32,633 |
1.6 |
18 |
652 |
20 |
7.8 |
21 |
Randolph |
12,072 |
-0.9 |
34 |
526 |
42 |
4.0 |
44 |
Ritchie |
3,212 |
-4.9 |
51 |
583 |
28 |
10.2 |
9 |
Roane |
3,259 |
-0.4 |
30 |
527 |
40 |
12.8 |
3 |
Summers |
2,369 |
-3.7 |
48 |
453 |
52 |
8.6 |
16 |
Taylor |
2,819 |
-4.8 |
50 |
465 |
50 |
6.7 |
27 |
Tucker |
2,515 |
-5.7 |
53 |
434 |
54 |
2.4 |
47 |
Tyler |
2,213 |
-4.9 |
51 |
684 |
12 |
7.7 |
22 |
Upshur |
8,453 |
-0.1 |
28 |
589 |
27 |
4.2 |
43 |
Wayne |
9,202 |
0.2 |
26 |
725 |
8 |
6.9 |
25 |
Webster |
2,386 |
0.6 |
23 |
601 |
26 |
7.5 |
24 |
Wetzel |
4,471 |
-2.5 |
42 |
446 |
53 |
0.0 |
52 |
Wirt |
761 |
5.4 |
7 |
385 |
55 |
6.4 |
29 |
Wood |
40,120 |
-0.8 |
33 |
626 |
23 |
4.3 |
42 |
Wyoming |
5,453 |
3.0 |
11 |
731 |
6 |
18.3 |
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Last Modified Date: April 14, 2009
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