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

 

2008

59.8 61.8 62.4 62.6 63.9 60.8 61.6 61.5 64.3 65.1 64.9 64.1 62.7

2009

61.2 62.7 (P) 63.1                    

Manufacturing

 

2008

4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1

2009

4.0 4.0 (P) 4.0                    

Professional & Business Services

 

2008

4.5 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.2

2009

4.5 4.5 (P) 4.5                    

Educational & Health Services

 

2008

12.0 12.2 12.1 12.2 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.4 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.3

2009

12.5 12.5 (P) 12.5                    

Leisure & Hospitality

 

2008

5.7 5.8 5.9 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.3 6.4 6.7 6.9 6.8 6.7 6.3

2009

6.4 6.5 (P) 6.6                    

Government

 

2008

15.8 17.4 17.6 17.4 18.6 15.0 15.7 15.5 18.0 18.0 18.0 17.8 17.1

2009

16.0 17.8 (P) 17.8                    

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

 

2008

(1) 60,923 (1) 62,684 (1) 63,043 (1) 63,689 (1) 64,640 (1) 62,671 (1) 63,534 (1) 62,381 (1) 64,270 (1) 64,639 (1) 64,012 (1) 62,915 (1) 63,283

2009

60,874 61,832 (P) 61,750                    

Employment

 

2008

(1) 58,997 (1) 60,457 (1) 60,905 (1) 61,875 (1) 62,750 (1) 60,533 (1) 61,858 (1) 60,532 (1) 62,613 (1) 62,967 (1) 62,298 (1) 61,231 (1) 61,418

2009

58,479 59,029 (P) 58,781                    

Unemployment

 

2008

(1) 1,926 (1) 2,227 (1) 2,138 (1) 1,814 (1) 1,890 (1) 2,138 (1) 1,676 (1) 1,849 (1) 1,657 (1) 1,672 (1) 1,714 (1) 1,684 (1) 1,865

2009

2,395 2,803 (P) 2,969                    

Unemployment Rate

 

2008

(1) 3.2 (1) 3.6 (1) 3.4 (1) 2.8 (1) 2.9 (1) 3.4 (1) 2.6 (1) 3.0 (1) 2.6 (1) 2.6 (1) 2.7 (1) 2.7 (1) 2.9

2009

3.9 4.5 (P) 4.8                    

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.