| Parkersburg MSA | Nonfarm Payroll Employment | |||||
| July 2008 | June 2008 | July 2007 | ||||
| Total Nonfarm | 72.5 | 73.1 | 72.9 | |||
| Total Private | 62.1 | 62.2 | 62.3 | |||
| Goods Producing | 13.7 | 13.8 | 13.9 | |||
| Manufacturing | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.7 | |||
| Service-Providing | 58.8 | 59.3 | 59.0 | |||
| Private Service-Providing | 48.4 | 48.4 | 48.4 | |||
| Educational and Health Service | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.0 | |||
| Government | 10.4 | 10.9 | 10.6 | |||
| Federal Government | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | |||
| State Government | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | |||
| Local Government | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.5 | |||
| Labor-Management Dispute Status | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||