Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH: 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
Huntington-Ashland, W.Va.-Ky.-Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Total Nonfarm

 

2008

118.7 118.3 119.4 119.1 119.5 119.0 117.1 119.2 120.0 120.8 121.1 120.1 119.4

2009

117.7 117.5 (P) 118.3                    

Manufacturing

 

2008

9.9 9.9 9.9 9.8 9.9 9.9 9.9 10.0 10.0 10.0 9.9 9.0 9.8

2009

8.9 8.9 (P) 8.8                    

Professional & Business Services

 

2008

10.8 10.7 10.7 10.4 10.3 10.4 10.2 10.1 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.4

2009

9.9 9.9 (P) 9.9                    

Educational & Health Services

 

2008

23.1 23.1 23.1 23.2 23.3 23.5 23.6 23.8 23.9 24.0 24.2 24.2 23.6

2009

24.0 24.0 (P) 24.1                    

Leisure & Hospitality

 

2008

10.6 10.7 11.0 11.2 11.5 11.6 11.5 11.4 11.3 11.0 10.8 10.8 11.1

2009

10.4 10.4 (P) 10.6                    

Government

 

2008

20.2 20.2 20.5 20.3 20.2 19.3 17.1 18.7 19.5 20.5 20.7 20.9 19.8

2009

20.6 20.3 (P) 20.6                    

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

The Huntington-Ashland, W.Va.-Ky.-Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Boyd and Greenup Counties in Kentucky, Lawrence County in Ohio, and Cabell and Wayne Counties in West Virginia.

 

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

Huntington-Ashland, W.Va.-Ky.-Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Labor Force

 

2008

(1) 131,775 (1) 131,206 (1) 132,347 (1) 132,157 (1) 132,340 (1) 133,726 (1) 132,436 (1) 132,784 (1) 132,777 (1) 132,621 (1) 132,639 (1) 132,154 (1) 132,413

2009

131,575 131,356 (P) 131,407                    

Employment

 

2008

(1) 125,264 (1) 124,326 (1) 125,806 (1) 126,339 (1) 125,885 (1) 126,558 (1) 125,673 (1) 125,941 (1) 126,446 (1) 126,569 (1) 126,349 (1) 124,879 (1) 125,836

2009

122,454 121,540 (P) 121,350                    

Unemployment

 

2008

(1) 6,511 (1) 6,880 (1) 6,541 (1) 5,818 (1) 6,455 (1) 7,168 (1) 6,763 (1) 6,843 (1) 6,331 (1) 6,052 (1) 6,290 (1) 7,275 (1) 6,577

2009

9,121 9,816 (P) 10,057                    

Unemployment Rate

 

2008

(1) 4.9 (1) 5.2 (1) 4.9 (1) 4.4 (1) 4.9 (1) 5.4 (1) 5.1 (1) 5.2 (1) 4.8 (1) 4.6 (1) 4.7 (1) 5.5 (1) 5.0

2009

6.9 7.5 (P) 7.7                    

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

The Huntington-Ashland, W.Va.-Ky.-Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Boyd and Greenup Counties in Kentucky, Lawrence County in Ohio, and Cabell and Wayne Counties in West Virginia.