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	Charleston, W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2011	144.1	145.0	146.7	147.4	148.1	148.3	149.0	149.1	147.8	148.6	149.2	149.2	147.7
2012	146.0	146.4	147.3	148.4	148.3	148.8	(P) 149.6
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2011	13.5	13.7	14.0	14.3	14.6	15.0	15.3	15.5	15.4	15.5	15.6	14.9	14.8
2012	13.8	13.5	13.6	14.3	14.3	15.3	(P) 16.2
Manufacturing
2011	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.4
2012	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	(P) 5.2
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2011	26.1	26.1	26.3	26.3	26.4	26.5	26.8	26.5	26.2	26.2	26.7	26.9	26.4
2012	26.1	25.8	26.2	26.0	26.1	26.1	(P) 25.8
Information
2011	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4
2012	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	(P) 2.4
Financial Activities
2011	8.1	7.9	7.8	7.8	7.7	7.7	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.7
2012	7.5	7.5	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.7	(P) 7.6
Professional & Business Services
2011	15.1	15.2	15.4	15.5	15.4	15.5	15.6	15.6	15.6	15.6	15.7	16.0	15.5
2012	15.9	16.0	15.9	15.9	15.7	15.9	(P) 16.1
Educational & Health Services
2011	23.7	23.9	23.9	23.9	24.0	24.0	24.0	24.3	24.1	24.3	24.3	24.6	24.1
2012	24.0	24.6	24.7	24.8	24.6	24.6	(P) 24.7
Leisure & Hospitality
2011	11.5	11.6	12.1	12.5	12.5	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.2	12.3
2012	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.3	12.5	12.2	(P) 12.5
Other Services
2011	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.3
2012	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	(P) 11.2
Government
2011	27.1	27.5	28.0	28.1	28.3	27.6	27.7	27.8	27.6	28.1	28.2	28.1	27.8
2012	28.0	28.2	28.5	28.6	28.6	28.2	(P) 27.9
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Charleston, W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2011	(1) 136,120	(1) 136,028	(1) 136,005	(1) 136,831	(1) 137,778	(1) 139,468	(1) 139,274	(1) 138,557	(1) 137,466	(1) 136,852	(1) 136,254	(1) 136,188	(1) 137,235
2012	(2) 135,356	(2) 136,199	134,865	136,866	138,021	139,948	(P) 140,055
Employment
2011	(1) 124,704	(1) 124,730	(1) 125,406	(1) 126,817	(1) 127,818	(1) 129,142	(1) 130,010	(1) 128,456	(1) 127,680	(1) 127,562	(1) 127,328	(1) 126,833	(1) 127,207
2012	(2) 125,694	(2) 126,193	126,236	127,964	128,330	130,329	(P) 130,790
Unemployment
2011	(1) 11,416	(1) 11,298	(1) 10,599	(1) 10,014	(1) 9,960	(1) 10,326	(1) 9,264	(1) 10,101	(1) 9,786	(1) 9,290	(1) 8,926	(1) 9,355	(1) 10,028
2012	(2) 9,662	(2) 10,006	8,629	8,902	9,691	9,619	(P) 9,265
Unemployment Rate
2011	(1) 8.4	(1) 8.3	(1) 7.8	(1) 7.3	(1) 7.2	(1) 7.4	(1) 6.7	(1) 7.3	(1) 7.1	(1) 6.8	(1) 6.6	(1) 6.9	(1) 7.3
2012	(2) 7.1	(2) 7.3	6.4	6.5	7.0	6.9	(P) 6.6
Footnotes (1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and controlling to new statewide totals. (2) Corrected. (P) Preliminary
The Charleston, W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Boone, Clay, Kanawha, Lincoln and Putnam Counties in West Virginia.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics