Table 11
WEST VIRGINIA INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYMENT
HISTORICAL GROWTH PERSPECTIVE
ANNUAL AVERAGES FOR CALENDAR YEARS 1970, 1980, 1990 and 2000
Industry				1970*	1980*	1990*	2000*	Change to:
								2000 from 1990
								Number*	Percent
TOTAL NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT				516.5	645.9	630.1	735.8	105.7	16.8
GOODS PRODUCING				205.0	218.7	150.3	134.9	-15.4	-10.2
Mining				49.9	65.7	35.6	20.5	-15.1	-42.4
	Coal Mining			45.3	59.7	29.9	15.8	-14.1	-47.2
Construction				28.6	35.8	27.2	33.5	6.3	23.2
Manufacturing				126.5	117.2	87.5	80.9	-6.6	-7.5
	Durable Goods			75.9	69.0	49.3	48.4	-0.9	-1.8
		Lumber & Furniture		7.4	6.7	7.7	12.0	4.3	55.8
		Stone, Clay & Glass		19.2	14.8	7.7	6.4	-1.3	-16.9
		Primary Metals		25.4	23.1	14.7	10.7	-4.0	-27.2
		Fabricated Metal Products		7.5	7.9	5.6	6.0	0.4	7.1
		Machinery, exc. Electrical		5.4	7.5	6.0	5.2	-0.8	-13.3
		Electrical & Electronic Equipment		4.9	4.2	2.7	1.7	-1.0	-37.0
		Other Durable Goods		6.0	4.9	2.4	2.5	0.1	4.2
	Nondurable Goods			50.7	48.2	38.2	32.4	-5.8	-15.2
		Food & Kindred Products		6.8	6.0	4.2	4.6	0.4	9.5
		Printing & Publishing		4.3	4.5	5.2	5.8	0.6	11.5
		Chemicals & Allied Products		27.0	24.2	17.9	14.2	-3.7	-20.7
		Other Nondurable Goods		5.6	8.9	4.7	6.6	1.9	40.4
SERVICE PRODUCING				311.5	427.2	479.8	600.9	121.1	25.2
Transportation & Public Utilities				41.5	43.1	37.7	37.4	-0.3	-0.8
	Transportation			21.7	20.9	17.1	19.9	2.8	16.4
Trade				91.6	129.4	145.1	164.2	19.1	13.2
	Wholesale			23.5	31.6	29.8	30.7	0.9	3.0
	Retail			68.1	97.8	115.3	133.5	18.2	15.8
Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate				15.7	22.0	24.9	29.5	4.6	18.5
Services				66.8	99.5	144.7	226.8	82.1	56.7
	Government			95.9	133.1	127.4	143.1	15.7	12.3
	Federal			13.7	16.9	17.2	22.5	5.3	30.8
	State & Local			82.2	116.2	110.2	120.6	10.4	9.4
Note: Figures may not add due to rounding.
* In thousands.
Source: Current Employment Statistics. March 2001 Benchmark