Labor Market Areas   Civilian Labor Force     Total Employment    Total Unemployment    Unemployment Rate
Jun-10 May-10 Jun-09 Jun-10 May-10 Jun-09 Jun-10 May-10 Jun-09 Jun-10 May-10 Jun-09
                         
UNITED STATES In Thousands,                        
Not Seasonally Adjusted 154,767 153,866 155,921 139,882 139,497 140,826 14,885 14,369 15,095 9.6 9.3 9.7
                         
UNITED STATES In Thousands,                        
Seasonally Adjusted 153,741 154,393 154,759 139,119 139,420 140,038 14,623 14,973 14,721 9.5 9.7 9.5
                         
WEST VIRGINIA                        
Not Seasonally Adjusted 788,100 787,900 817,600 720,200 720,600 747,600 68,000 67,300 70,000 8.6 8.5 8.6
                         
WEST VIRGINIA                        
Seasonally Adjusted 782,000 788,000 802,900 715,200 718,100 736,800 66,800 69,900 66,100 8.5 8.9 8.2
                         
CHARLESTON MSA                        
  Boone, Clay, Kanawha, Lincoln                        
  and Putnam Counties 137,500 136,700 142,500 126,800 126,100 131,900 10,700 10,600 10,700 7.8 7.7 7.5
                         
HUNTINGTON - ASHLAND MSA                        
  Cabell and Wayne Counties, WV;                        
  Boyd and Greenup Counties, KY;                        
  and Lawrence County, OH 134,200 132,400 135,700 122,800 121,500 123,900 11,400 10,900 11,700 8.5 8.2 8.6
                         
MORGANTOWN MSA                        
  Monongalia and Preston 62,300 64,200 63,500 58,400 60,600 59,700 3,900 3,600 3,800 6.3 5.7 6.0
                         
PARKERSBURG - MARIETTA MSA                        
  Pleasants, Wirt and Wood Counties, WV;                        
  Washington County, OH 79,400 79,000 80,800 72,000 71,800 72,700 7,400 7,200 8,100 9.3 9.1 10.0
                         
WHEELING MSA                        
  Ohio and Marshall Counties, WV;                        
  Belmont County, OH 69,900 69,400 71,200 63,200 62,900 64,900 6,700 6,500 6,300 9.6 9.4 8.8
                         
BECKLEY - OAK HILL CSA 49,910 49,750 51,600 45,710 45,610 46,990 4,190 4,140 4,610 8.4 8.3 8.9
  Beckley MCSA                        
    Raleigh County 32,020 31,880 33,180 29,450 29,350 30,310 2,570 2,530 2,880 8.0 7.9 8.7
  Oak Hill MCSA                        
    Fayette County 17,890 17,870 18,420 16,260 16,260 16,690 1,630 1,610 1,730 9.1 9.0 9.4
                         
BLUEFIELD MCSA                        
  Mercer County, WV, and                        
  Tazewell County, VA 45,480 45,180 46,930 42,050 41,850 43,010 3,430 3,340 3,920 7.5 7.4 8.4
                         
FAIRMONT - CLARKSBURG  CSA 65,560 65,780 68,300 60,670 61,010 63,340 4,890 4,770 4,950 7.5 7.3 7.3
  Fairmont MCSA                        
    Marion County 25,350 25,670 26,470 23,430 23,840 24,630 1,930 1,830 1,840 7.6 7.1 7.0
  Clarksburg MCSA                        
    Doddridge, Harrison and                        
    Taylor Counties 40,200 40,110 41,830 37,250 37,170 38,720 2,960 2,940 3,110 7.4 7.3 7.4
                         
Harrison County 30,610 30,520 31,760 28,370 28,310 29,490 2,240 2,210 2,270 7.3 7.2 7.2
Doddridge-Taylor Counties 9,590 9,590 10,070 8,880 8,860 9,230 720 730 840 7.5 7.7 8.4
                         
POINT PLEASANT MCSA                        
  Mason County, WV, and                        
  Gallia County, OH 24,300 24,140 24,970 21,430 21,360 22,210 2,880 2,770 2,760 11.8 11.5 11.0
                         
 
The areas listed above are the names of the labor market areas composed of the indicated counties. 
Data are for the labor market areas, not the cities proper.
Labor market areas have been redefined in accordance with the 2000 Census data.   March 2009 benchmark.
MSA     Metropolitan Statistical Area
CSA     Combined Statistical Area
MCSA  Micropolitan Statistical Area