WEST VIRGINIA SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT DATA
(in thousands)
					Apr-07	May-07	Jun-07	Jul-07	Aug-07	Sep-07	Oct-07	Nov-07	Dec-07	Jan-08	Feb-08	Mar-08	Apr-08
Civilian Labor Force					807.7	808.4	808.4	809.7	810.4	810.4	810.6	810.0	810.3	812.1	811.7	814.3	818.4
	Employment				771.3	771.5	771.7	771.8	772.0	772.3	772.5	772.7	773.0	776.3	774.5	776.3	777.1
	Unemployment				36.3	36.9	36.7	37.8	38.4	38.2	38.1	37.2	37.3	35.8	37.1	38.1	41.3
		Unemployment Rate			4.5	4.6	4.5	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.4	4.6	4.7	5.0
TOTAL NONFARM PAYROLL					756.1	756.4	757.9	755.9	757.4	757.2	757.5	758.2	758.1	754.7	758.9	761.4	761.2
PRIVATE SECTOR					610.6	610.8	612.6	611.8	612.9	612.4	612.6	612.8	612.7	609.8	614.2	615.9	615.8
GOODS-PRODUCING					126.5	126.2	126.5	126.4	126.3	125.3	125.5	125.5	125.0	124.0	124.7	125.3	124.9
	Natural Resources & Mining				28.3	28.3	28.6	28.7	29.1	28.7	28.6	28.7	28.8	28.9	28.8	28.9	28.9
	Construction				38.9	38.7	38.6	38.6	38.4	38.2	38.3	38.2	37.6	37.2	38.0	38.4	38.3
	Manufacturing				59.3	59.2	59.3	59.1	58.8	58.4	58.6	58.6	58.6	57.9	57.9	58.0	57.7
		Nondurable Goods			21.9	21.9	21.9	21.9	21.8	21.7	21.5	21.7	21.6	21.5	21.5	21.8	21.7
SERVICE-PROVIDING					629.6	630.2	631.4	629.5	631.1	631.9	632.0	632.7	633.1	630.7	634.2	636.1	636.3
Private Service-Providing					484.1	484.6	486.1	485.4	486.6	487.1	487.1	487.3	487.7	485.8	489.5	490.6	490.9
	Trade, Transportation, & Utilities				142.6	142.7	143.0	142.8	142.9	143.1	143.1	142.9	143.5	142.2	143.0	142.7	142.0
		Wholesale Trade			24.9	24.8	24.9	25.0	25.0	25.1	25.2	25.3	25.3	25.0	25.1	24.9	24.9
		Retail Trade			91.0	91.1	91.3	91.1	91.2	91.3	90.9	90.8	91.4	90.9	91.5	91.3	90.9
		Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities			26.7	26.8	26.8	26.7	26.7	26.7	27.0	26.8	26.8	26.3	26.4	26.5	26.2
	Financial Activities				29.8	29.8	29.7	29.7	29.8	29.8	29.9	29.7	29.7	29.5	29.6	29.6	29.8
		Real Estate & Rental & Leasing			7.6	7.6	7.5	7.5	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.5	7.4	7.3	7.4	7.6	7.6
	Professional & Business Services				60.7	60.9	60.7	60.6	60.9	60.9	60.4	60.6	60.4	60.9	61.3	61.7	62.1
		Professional, Scientific & Technical Services			24.3	24.3	24.3	24.4	24.5	24.6	24.3	24.5	24.5	24.6	24.6	24.8	24.8
		Administrative & Support & Waste Management			31.9	32.1	31.8	31.7	31.8	31.8	31.6	31.5	31.3	31.7	32.1	32.3	32.8
	Educational & Health Service				112.8	113.1	114.1	114.1	114.4	114.7	114.8	115.0	115.2	114.5	115.5	115.5	116.1
		Educational Services			10.1	9.9	10.4	10.5	10.4	10.6	10.3	10.4	10.4	9.9	10.1	10.1	10.3
		Health Care & Social Assistance			102.7	103.2	103.7	103.6	104.0	104.1	104.5	104.6	104.8	104.6	105.4	105.4	105.8
	Leisure & Hospitality				71.2	71.2	71.5	71.1	71.7	71.8	71.8	71.8	71.6	71.6	72.7	73.6	73.4
		Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation			11.3	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.8	12.1	12.3	12.1
		Accommodation & Food Service			59.9	60.0	60.3	59.8	60.4	60.3	60.3	60.3	60.1	59.8	60.6	61.3	61.3
	Other Services				55.7	55.6	55.6	55.5	55.4	55.3	55.6	55.7	55.8	55.8	56.1	56.2	56.1
	Government				145.5	145.6	145.3	144.1	144.5	144.8	144.9	145.4	145.4	144.9	144.7	145.5	145.4
		Federal Government			22.6	22.6	22.5	22.6	22.5	22.5	22.5	22.5	22.6	22.4	22.5	22.6	22.6
		State Government			46.1	46.2	45.9	45.4	45.2	45.1	44.7	45.1	45.1	45.0	45.5	46.3	46.3
		Local Government			76.8	76.8	76.9	76.1	76.8	77.2	77.7	77.8	77.7	77.5	76.7	76.6	76.5
All data have been revised to March 2007 benchmark.