Labor Market Areas		Civilian Labor Force			Total Employment			Total Unemployment			Unemployment Rate
		May-08	Apr-08	May-07	May-08	Apr-08	May-07	May-08	Apr-08	May-07	May-08	Apr-08	May-07
UNITED STATES In Thousands
Not Seasonally Adjusted		154,003	153,208	152,350	145,926	145,921	145,864	8,076	7,287	6,486	5.2	4.8	4.3
UNITED STATES In Thousands
Seasonally Adjusted		154,534	153,957	152,776	146,046	146,331	145,913	8,487	7,626	6,863	5.5	5.0	4.5
WEST VIRGINIA
Not Seasonally Adjusted		818,300	815,700	810,300	776,300	773,900	775,500	42,000	41,900	34,800	5.1	5.1	4.3
WEST VIRGINIA
Seasonally Adjusted		816,600	817,800	808,400	773,200	776,900	771,500	43,500	41,000	36,900	5.3	5.0	4.6
CHARLESTON MSA
Boone, Clay, Kanawha, Lincoln
and Putnam Counties		141,500	141,100	140,300	135,300	134,800	134,800	6,200	6,300	5,500	4.4	4.4	3.9
HUNTINGTON - ASHLAND MSA
Cabell and Wayne Counties, WV;
Boyd and Greenup Counties, KY;
and Lawrence County, OH		134,200	133,700	132,600	127,200	127,300	126,500	7,000	6,400	6,100	5.2	4.8	4.6
MORGANTOWN MSA
Monongalia and Preston Counties		63,700	63,500	62,300	61,400	61,300	60,200	2,300	2,200	2,000	3.6	3.5	3.2
PARKERSBURG - MARIETTA MSA
Pleasants, Wirt and Wood Counties, WV;
Washington County, OH		80,200	80,200	79,700	76,000	76,100	76,000	4,200	4,100	3,700	5.2	5.1	4.6
WHEELING MSA
Ohio and Marshall Counties, WV,
and Belmont County, OH		68,900	69,100	68,500	65,300	65,500	65,200	3,600	3,600	3,300	5.3	5.2	4.8
BECKLEY - OAK HILL CSA		51,160	51,100	50,920	48,600	48,480	48,700	2,560	2,630	2,220	5.0	5.1	4.4
	Beckley MCSA
	Raleigh County	32,840	32,860	32,770	31,260	31,270	31,410	1,580	1,600	1,360	4.8	4.9	4.1
	Oak Hill MCSA
	Fayette County	18,320	18,240	18,150	17,340	17,210	17,290	980	1,030	860	5.3	5.7	4.7
BLUEFIELD MCSA
Mercer County, WV, and
Tazewell County, VA		45,440	45,350	45,100	43,290	43,260	43,380	2,150	2,100	1,720	4.7	4.6	3.8
FAIRMONT - CLARKSBURG CSA		67,700	67,780	67,670	64,620	64,640	65,030	3,080	3,140	2,640	4.6	4.6	3.9
	Fairmont MCSA
	Marion County	26,590	26,620	26,700	25,460	25,490	25,670	1,130	1,130	1,030	4.3	4.2	3.9
	Clarksburg MCSA
	Doddridge, Harrison and
	Taylor Counties	41,110	41,160	40,970	39,160	39,150	39,360	1,950	2,010	1,610	4.7	4.9	3.9
	Harrison County	31,120	31,170	31,030	29,700	29,690	29,850	1,430	1,480	1,180	4.6	4.8	3.8
	Doddridge-Taylor Counties	9,980	9,990	9,940	9,460	9,460	9,510	520	530	430	5.2	5.3	4.3
POINT PLEASANT MCSA
Mason County, WV, and
Gallia County, OH		24,920	25,000	24,530	23,250	23,440	22,980	1,670	1,560	1,550	6.7	6.2	6.3
The areas listed above are the names of the labor market areas composed of the indicated counties.
Data are for the labor market areas, not the cities proper.
Labor market areas have been redefined in accordance with the 2000 Census data.   March 2007 benchmark.
MSA     Metropolitan Statistical Area
CSA     Combined Statistical Area
MCSA  Micropolitan Statistical Area