West Virginia: Nonfarm employment and labor force data

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector	West Virginia
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Total Nonfarm
2011	746.3	749.8	751.5	753.5	752.1	746.5	755.0	756.0	757.5	758.6	760.2	760.8
2012	763.9	762.1	761.5	759.8	758.3	756.0	(P) 755.5
Mining & Logging
2011	31.8	32.3	32.5	32.8	33.3	33.8	33.8	33.7	34.2	34.5	34.6	34.5
2012	34.9	33.4	33.6	32.6	31.3	31.0	(P) 30.8
Construction
2011	31.5	32.3	32.2	32.3	32.2	32.2	33.0	33.3	33.5	33.7	34.3	34.1
2012	34.3	34.4	34.6	34.5	35.3	34.9	(P) 35.8
Manufacturing
2011	49.4	49.5	49.6	49.4	49.4	49.5	49.6	49.6	49.6	49.6	49.3	49.4
2012	48.7	48.8	49.0	48.7	47.9	47.6	(P) 47.2
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2011	135.2	135.4	135.4	136.1	135.6	135.5	135.6	135.1	134.9	135.1	135.2	135.0
2012	135.4	134.9	133.7	134.0	133.7	133.6	(P) 132.9
Financial Activities
2011	28.1	28.0	27.8	27.6	27.5	27.4	27.0	26.8	26.8	26.9	26.8	27.0
2012	27.0	26.8	27.3	27.1	27.3	27.2	(P) 27.3
Professional & Business Services
2011	61.4	61.7	62.1	62.1	62.0	62.0	62.7	62.8	62.7	62.6	62.8	62.8
2012	63.3	63.4	63.9	63.1	63.4	63.9	(P) 63.9
Educational & Health Services
2011	121.9	122.0	122.3	122.8	122.7	122.9	123.6	123.8	124.2	123.9	124.1	125.0
2012	124.3	125.3	126.0	126.6	126.3	126.9	(P) 127.6
Leisure & Hospitality
2011	72.2	72.6	72.9	72.9	73.1	72.8	72.8	72.7	72.4	73.3	73.8	73.9
2012	75.4	75.1	74.4	75.0	74.8	74.7	(P) 74.6
Government
2011	149.8	150.9	151.7	152.6	151.5	145.7	151.6	152.9	153.4	153.5	153.5	153.4
2012	155.2	154.9	154.2	153.4	153.4	151.0	(P) 150.7
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(seasonally adjusted data)
	West Virginia
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Labor Force
2011	(1) 801,153	(1) 800,770	(1) 800,052	(1) 799,050	(1) 798,147	(1) 797,754	(1) 798,004	(1) 798,819	(1) 799,930	(1) 801,006	(1) 801,844	(1) 802,648
2012	802,677	803,726	803,549	803,282	805,682	804,840	(P) 801,283
Employment
2011	(1) 734,910	(1) 735,780	(1) 736,165	(1) 735,801	(1) 734,866	(1) 733,981	(1) 733,743	(1) 734,438	(1) 735,841	(1) 737,466	(1) 738,941	(1) 740,380
2012	743,032	746,178	748,721	749,609	750,146	748,343	(P) 742,378
Unemployment
2011	(1) 66,243	(1) 64,990	(1) 63,887	(1) 63,249	(1) 63,281	(1) 63,773	(1) 64,261	(1) 64,381	(1) 64,089	(1) 63,540	(1) 62,903	(1) 62,268
2012	59,645	57,548	54,828	53,673	55,536	56,497	(P) 58,905
Unemployment Rate
2011	(1) 8.3	(1) 8.1	(1) 8.0	(1) 7.9	(1) 7.9	(1) 8.0	(1) 8.1	(1) 8.1	(1) 8.0	(1) 7.9	(1) 7.8	(1) 7.8
2012	7.4	7.2	6.8	6.7	6.9	7.0	(P) 7.4
Footnotes (1) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment. (P) Preliminary

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics