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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 |
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Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Total Nonfarm |
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2008 |
149.6 |
149.6 |
150.3 |
151.1 |
151.8 |
153.4 |
153.1 |
153.3 |
153.0 |
153.2 |
152.9 |
152.3 |
152.0 |
2009 |
149.4 |
148.7 |
149.5 |
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Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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2008 |
16.0 |
15.7 |
16.0 |
16.5 |
16.9 |
17.3 |
17.8 |
17.9 |
18.3 |
18.4 |
17.9 |
17.4 |
17.2 |
2009 |
16.9 |
16.5 |
16.5 |
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Manufacturing |
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2008 |
6.3 |
6.3 |
6.3 |
6.2 |
6.2 |
6.2 |
6.2 |
6.2 |
6.1 |
6.1 |
6.1 |
6.1 |
6.2 |
2009 |
6.0 |
5.9 |
5.9 |
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Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2008 |
28.6 |
28.5 |
28.5 |
28.6 |
28.7 |
28.8 |
28.8 |
28.8 |
28.8 |
28.6 |
28.8 |
29.0 |
28.7 |
2009 |
28.2 |
27.9 |
27.9 |
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Information |
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2008 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
2009 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
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Financial Activities |
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2008 |
8.1 |
8.1 |
8.1 |
8.1 |
8.1 |
8.1 |
8.1 |
8.1 |
8.1 |
8.1 |
8.1 |
8.1 |
8.1 |
2009 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
8.1 |
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Professional & Business Services |
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2008 |
15.1 |
15.1 |
15.1 |
15.5 |
15.4 |
15.6 |
15.4 |
15.4 |
15.2 |
15.2 |
15.1 |
14.8 |
15.2 |
2009 |
14.3 |
14.2 |
14.3 |
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Educational & Health Services |
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2008 |
22.0 |
22.1 |
22.1 |
21.7 |
21.6 |
21.9 |
22.2 |
22.3 |
22.4 |
22.6 |
22.7 |
22.6 |
22.2 |
2009 |
22.4 |
22.5 |
22.6 |
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Leisure & Hospitality |
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2008 |
11.7 |
11.8 |
12.0 |
12.4 |
12.6 |
12.9 |
12.7 |
12.8 |
12.6 |
12.2 |
12.3 |
12.2 |
12.4 |
2009 |
11.7 |
11.9 |
12.1 |
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Other Services |
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2008 |
11.6 |
11.6 |
11.7 |
11.7 |
11.8 |
11.8 |
11.8 |
11.7 |
11.7 |
11.7 |
11.7 |
11.7 |
11.7 |
2009 |
11.6 |
11.6 |
11.7 |
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Government |
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2008 |
27.3 |
27.6 |
27.7 |
27.6 |
27.7 |
28.0 |
27.3 |
27.3 |
27.1 |
27.6 |
27.5 |
27.7 |
27.5 |
2009 |
27.6 |
27.5 |
27.7 |
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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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2008 |
139,133 |
138,760 |
138,825 |
140,735 |
140,562 |
143,661 |
143,857 |
141,685 |
139,902 |
139,411 |
138,206 |
137,094 |
140,153 |
2009 |
136,439 |
135,497 |
135,680 |
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Employment |
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2008 |
133,723 |
132,704 |
133,233 |
135,710 |
135,527 |
138,180 |
139,287 |
136,714 |
135,559 |
135,036 |
133,693 |
132,399 |
135,147 |
2009 |
129,744 |
127,511 |
126,848 |
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Unemployment |
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2008 |
5,410 |
6,056 |
5,592 |
5,025 |
5,035 |
5,481 |
4,570 |
4,971 |
4,343 |
4,375 |
4,513 |
4,695 |
5,006 |
2009 |
6,695 |
7,986 |
8,832 |
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Unemployment Rate |
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2008 |
3.9 |
4.4 |
4.0 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
3.2 |
3.5 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
2009 |
4.9 |
5.9 |
6.5 |
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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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