Micropolitan Statistical Areas
		Aug 2008	July 2008	Aug 2007
Beckley-Oak Hill CSA
Civilian Labor Force		51.1	51.9	51.8
Total Employment		49.2	49.8	49.3
Total Unemployment		1.9	2.0	2.5
Unemployment Rate		3.8	3.9	4.8
	Beckley MCSA
	Civilian Labor Force	32.6	33.2	33.0
	Total Employment	31.4	31.9	31.5
	Total Unemployment	1.2	1.3	1.5
	Unemployment Rate	3.7	3.8	4.6
	Oak Hill MCSA
	Civilian Labor Force	18.5	18.7	18.7
	Total Employment	17.8	18.0	17.8
	Total Unemployment	0.7	0.7	0.9
	Unemployment Rate	3.8	4.0	5.0
Bluefield MCSA
Civilian Labor Force		45.1	45.6	45.2
Total Employment		43.1	43.6	42.9
Total Unemployment		2.0	2.0	2.2
Unemployment Rate		4.4	4.5	5.0
Fairmont-Clarksburg CSA
Civilian Labor Force		67.1	68.0	67.2
Total Employment		64.7	65.6	64.2
Total Unemployment		2.3	2.5	3.0
Unemployment Rate		3.5	3.6	4.4
	Fairmont MCSA
	Civilian Labor Force	26.2	26.5	26.3
	Total Employment	25.4	25.6	25.2
	Total Unemployment	0.8	0.9	1.1
	Unemployment Rate	3.2	3.4	4.4
	Clarksburg MCSA
	Civilian Labor Force	40.9	41.5	40.9
	Total Employment	39.4	39.9	39.1
	Total Unemployment	1.5	1.6	1.8
	Unemployment Rate	3.6	3.8	4.4
Point Pleasant MCSA
Civilian Labor Force		24.5	24.7	24.4
Total Employment		22.8	22.9	22.8
Total Unemployment		1.7	1.8	1.7
Unemployment Rate		6.9	7.1	6.8
Data in thousands.
Benchmark March 2007