WEST VIRGINIA LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES
(In Thousands - Not Seasonally Adjusted)
April 2008
					Prelim. Apr 2008	Rev. Mar 2008	Rev. Apr 2007	Change From:
								Mar  2008	Apr 2007
Civilian Labor Force					816.3	804.9	805.7	11.4	10.6
	Total Employment				774.1	762.1	769.4	12.0	4.7
	Total Unemployment				42.2	42.8	36.4	-0.6	5.8
		Unemployment Rate			5.2	5.3	4.5	xx	xx
NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY
TOTAL NONFARM PAYROLL					760.9	754.5	756.6	6.4	4.3
PRIVATE SECTOR					613.3	607.0	609.0	6.3	4.3
GOODS-PRODUCING					124.1	121.4	125.9	2.7	-1.8
	Natural Resources and Mining				28.7	28.5	28.2	0.2	0.5
		Mining			27.8	27.5	27.0	0.3	0.8
	Construction				37.8	35.2	38.7	2.6	-0.9
	Manufacturing				57.6	57.7	59.0	-0.1	-1.4
		Durable Goods			36.0	36.1	37.2	-0.1	-1.2
		Nondurable Goods			21.6	21.6	21.8	0.0	-0.2
SERVICE-PROVIDING					636.8	633.1	630.7	3.7	6.1
Private Service-Providing					489.2	485.6	483.1	3.6	6.1
	Trade, Transportation, and Utilities				140.9	140.5	141.5	0.4	-0.6
		Wholesale Trade			25.0	24.8	25.0	0.2	0.0
		Retail Trade			89.7	89.4	89.9	0.3	-0.2
		Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities			26.2	26.3	26.6	-0.1	-0.4
	Information				11.4	11.3	11.3	0.1	0.1
	Financial Activities				29.8	29.6	29.8	0.2	0.0
		Finance and Insurance			22.2	22.1	22.2	0.1	0.0
		Real Estate and Rental and Leasing			7.6	7.5	7.6	0.1	0.0
	Professional and Business Services				62.0	61.2	60.8	0.8	1.2
		Professional, Scientific and Technical Service			24.9	24.8	24.7	0.1	0.2
			Management of Companies and Enterprises		4.6	4.5	4.5	0.1	0.1
		Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation			32.5	31.9	31.6	0.6	0.9
	Educational and Health Services				116.2	116.2	113.1	0.0	3.1
		Educational Services			10.9	10.9	10.8	0.0	0.1
		Health Care and Social Assistance			105.3	105.3	102.3	0.0	3.0
	Leisure and Hospitality				72.5	70.8	70.8	1.7	1.7
		Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation			11.6	10.9	10.8	0.7	0.8
		Accommodation and Food Service			60.9	59.9	60.0	1.0	0.9
	Other Services				56.4	56.0	55.8	0.4	0.6
	Government				147.6	147.5	147.6	0.1	0.0
		Federal Government			22.6	22.5	22.5	0.1	0.1
		State Government			47.6	47.7	47.7	-0.1	-0.1
		Local Government			77.4	77.3	77.4	0.1	0.0
Labor-Management Dispute Status					0.0	0.0	0.3	xx	xx
Monthly estimates are preliminary and subject to revision.  Benchmark March 2007