| Table 8 | |||||||||||||
| WEST VIRGINIA LABOR FORCE STATISTICS | |||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||||
| FISCAL YEARS 1990 - 2001 | |||||||||||||
| Item | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | Ann.
Avg. |
| 1990 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 777.2 | 769.2 | 773.0 | 782.2 | 780.6 | 779.3 | 750.9 | 745.4 | 746.1 | 748.8 | 768.4 | 767.6 | 765.7 |
| Total Employment | 718.8 | 710.6 | 706.7 | 708.3 | 713.1 | 713.4 | 683.8 | 680.7 | 685.1 | 689.6 | 708.6 | 707.8 | 702.2 |
| Total Unemployment | 58.5 | 58.5 | 66.3 | 73.8 | 67.5 | 65.9 | 67.1 | 64.8 | 61.0 | 59.3 | 59.8 | 59.8 | 63.5 |
| Unemployment Rate | 7.5 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 9.4 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.3 |
| 1991 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 772.6 | 763.9 | 762.3 | 761.8 | 766.1 | 773.6 | 767.4 | 770.5 | 774.1 | 777.0 | 786.7 | 794.9 | 772.6 |
| Total Employment | 710.8 | 702.1 | 699.5 | 697.4 | 697.0 | 698.8 | 685.8 | 685.7 | 689.0 | 694.9 | 707.4 | 714.2 | 698.6 |
| Total Unemployment | 61.8 | 61.9 | 62.8 | 64.4 | 69.1 | 74.8 | 81.6 | 84.8 | 85.1 | 82.1 | 79.3 | 80.7 | 74.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 9.7 | 10.6 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 10.6 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| 1992 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 802.3 | 791.1 | 784.4 | 780.4 | 779.3 | 784.3 | 778.0 | 771.0 | 769.3 | 767.6 | 784.0 | 779.3 | 780.9 |
| Total Employment | 717.7 | 708.4 | 704.5 | 700.3 | 695.9 | 693.1 | 678.2 | 673.1 | 673.4 | 679.0 | 698.0 | 692.7 | 692.8 |
| Total Unemployment | 84.7 | 82.7 | 79.9 | 80.1 | 83.4 | 91.3 | 99.8 | 97.9 | 95.9 | 88.6 | 86.0 | 86.6 | 88.1 |
| Unemployment Rate | 10.6 | 10.5 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.7 | 11.6 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 12.5 | 11.5 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 11.3 |
| 1993 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 787.7 | 775.2 | 769.2 | 768.6 | 769.7 | 778.3 | 771.2 | 773.9 | 775.1 | 784.7 | 794.5 | 799.2 | 778.9 |
| Total Employment | 701.1 | 691.1 | 687.3 | 687.5 | 687.2 | 690.3 | 677.5 | 678.5 | 680.3 | 692.1 | 704.7 | 712.1 | 690.8 |
| Total Unemployment | 86.7 | 84.1 | 82.0 | 81.1 | 82.5 | 87.9 | 93.7 | 95.4 | 94.7 | 92.6 | 89.8 | 87.1 | 88.1 |
| Unemployment Rate | 11.0 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 10.5 | 10.7 | 11.3 | 12.1 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 11.8 | 11.3 | 10.9 | 11.3 |
| 1994 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 806.6 | 797.3 | 791.8 | 790.3 | 788.6 | 791.5 | 779.2 | 779.7 | 780.4 | 782.8 | 802.8 | 799.5 | 790.9 |
| Total Employment | 721.7 | 715.2 | 714.3 | 714.0 | 711.7 | 712.6 | 689.9 | 691.7 | 697.6 | 709.0 | 731.9 | 729.7 | 711.6 |
| Total Unemployment | 84.9 | 82.1 | 77.5 | 76.3 | 76.9 | 79.0 | 89.3 | 88.0 | 82.7 | 73.8 | 70.9 | 69.8 | 79.3 |
| Unemployment Rate | 10.5 | 10.3 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 11.3 | 10.6 | 9.4 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 10.0 |
| 1995 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 801.5 | 793.7 | 783.6 | 778.4 | 786.6 | 784.0 | 768.6 | 768.1 | 768.3 | 774.4 | 787.6 | 796.6 | 782.6 |
| Total Employment | 734.1 | 729.7 | 725.9 | 720.7 | 728.0 | 720.8 | 700.3 | 697.6 | 704.8 | 713.8 | 726.7 | 735.2 | 719.8 |
| Total Unemployment | 67.5 | 64.0 | 57.7 | 57.7 | 58.5 | 63.2 | 68.3 | 70.4 | 63.5 | 60.6 | 60.9 | 61.4 | 62.8 |
| Unemployment Rate | 8.4 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.0 |
| 1996 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 801.9 | 796.0 | 788.9 | 785.5 | 789.2 | 792.6 | 789.1 | 787.3 | 792.3 | 796.2 | 818.8 | 818.0 | 796.3 |
| Total Employment | 738.8 | 735.7 | 732.7 | 730.3 | 729.4 | 732.4 | 713.1 | 716.5 | 724.9 | 734.2 | 760.6 | 760.7 | 734.1 |
| Total Unemployment | 63.0 | 60.3 | 56.3 | 55.2 | 59.8 | 60.2 | 76.0 | 70.8 | 67.3 | 62.0 | 58.2 | 57.3 | 62.2 |
| Unemployment Rate | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 9.6 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.8 |
| 1997 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 820.3 | 813.7 | 807.8 | 805.0 | 806.7 | 808.5 | 802.2 | 798.4 | 797.1 | 799.8 | 806.0 | 816.0 | 806.8 |
| Total Employment | 763.9 | 758.5 | 755.2 | 751.7 | 750.8 | 749.2 | 733.6 | 730.7 | 735.9 | 743.3 | 755.2 | 763.1 | 749.3 |
| Total Unemployment | 56.3 | 55.2 | 52.6 | 53.3 | 55.9 | 59.3 | 68.7 | 67.7 | 61.2 | 56.5 | 50.8 | 52.9 | 57.5 |
| Unemployment Rate | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 7.1 |
| 1998 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 817.8 | 807.7 | 798.7 | 796.2 | 796.9 | 798.5 | 784.7 | 783.5 | 787.9 | 788.2 | 806.2 | 809.3 | 798.0 |
| Total Employment | 764.0 | 756.5 | 751.2 | 748.3 | 745.8 | 744.5 | 725.0 | 723.9 | 727.3 | 734.6 | 754.9 | 756.3 | 744.4 |
| Total Unemployment | 53.7 | 51.2 | 47.5 | 48.0 | 51.0 | 53.9 | 59.6 | 59.6 | 60.6 | 53.7 | 51.3 | 53.0 | 53.6 |
| Unemployment Rate | 6.6 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.7 |
| 1999 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 813.0 | 804.2 | 797.0 | 794.9 | 796.0 | 801.9 | 796.5 | 796.8 | 806.1 | 812.3 | 821.8 | 830.8 | 805.9 |
| Total Employment | 760.0 | 753.5 | 749.9 | 747.9 | 747.3 | 750.1 | 734.3 | 737.5 | 743.6 | 755.7 | 768.0 | 777.2 | 752.1 |
| Total Unemployment | 53.0 | 50.7 | 47.1 | 47.1 | 48.7 | 51.8 | 62.2 | 59.3 | 62.5 | 56.7 | 53.8 | 53.6 | 53.9 |
| Unemployment Rate | 6.5 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.7 |
| 2000 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 832.7 | 826.3 | 818.9 | 818.5 | 816.7 | 820.0 | 807.0 | 807.1 | 812.6 | 816.0 | 837.2 | 836.9 | 820.8 |
| Total Employment | 780.0 | 774.4 | 770.2 | 770.6 | 768.5 | 770.9 | 752.8 | 752.6 | 764.1 | 771.2 | 792.5 | 791.3 | 771.6 |
| Total Unemployment | 52.7 | 51.9 | 48.7 | 48.0 | 48.2 | 49.1 | 54.2 | 54.6 | 48.4 | 44.8 | 44.7 | 45.6 | 49.2 |
| Unemployment Rate | 6.3 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 6.0 |
| 2001 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 839.4 | 829.8 | 825.8 | 823.8 | 827.7 | 831.7 | 818.8 | 821.0 | 825.7 | 830.9 | 840.2 | 849.4 | 830.3 |
| Total Employment | 795.1 | 788.5 | 785.5 | 782.9 | 784.2 | 786.8 | 768.3 | 771.7 | 779.8 | 787.8 | 798.9 | 808.2 | 786.5 |
| Total Unemployment | 44.2 | 41.3 | 40.3 | 40.9 | 43.5 | 44.9 | 50.5 | 49.3 | 45.9 | 43.0 | 41.2 | 41.2 | 43.9 |
| Unemployment Rate | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.3 |
| March 2001 benchmark. | |||||||||||||