| WEST VIRGINIA LABOR FORCE STATISTICS | |||||||||||||
| (In Thousands) | |||||||||||||
| JAN. | FEB. | MAR. | APR. | MAY | JUNE | JULY | AUG. | SEPT. | OCT. | NOV. | DEC. | ANN. AVG. | |
| 1976 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 685.0 | 685.4 | 681.7 | 693.9 | 696.8 | 714.3 | 716.6 | 705.8 | 696.0 | 697.9 | 702.2 | 701.0 | 698.0 |
| Total Employment | 616.8 | 620.7 | 623.3 | 640.1 | 647.7 | 660.2 | 668.6 | 659.3 | 654.4 | 657.0 | 655.9 | 655.6 | 647.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 68.2 | 64.7 | 58.4 | 53.8 | 49.1 | 54.1 | 48.0 | 46.5 | 41.6 | 40.9 | 46.3 | 45.4 | 51.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 10.0 | 9.4 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 7.4 |
| 1977 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 692.7 | 712.5 | 698.1 | 707.2 | 710.7 | 733.7 | 730.7 | 725.4 | 720.1 | 724.4 | 730.3 | 731.0 | 718.0 |
| Total Employment | 638.7 | 642.2 | 644.8 | 662.3 | 670.3 | 684.1 | 688.7 | 681.7 | 679.6 | 683.0 | 684.9 | 685.8 | 671.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 54.0 | 70.3 | 53.2 | 44.9 | 40.4 | 49.6 | 42.0 | 43.7 | 40.5 | 41.4 | 45.4 | 45.1 | 48.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 7.8 | 9.9 | 7.6 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.6 |
| 1978 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 723.7 | 725.6 | 726.9 | 729.4 | 734.6 | 756.8 | 757.5 | 751.1 | 748.4 | 746.1 | 749.8 | 749.8 | 742.0 |
| Total Employment | 667.8 | 669.8 | 671.5 | 690.6 | 697.9 | 714.9 | 717.4 | 709.9 | 706.5 | 708.9 | 707.1 | 705.1 | 697.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 56.0 | 55.8 | 55.4 | 38.8 | 36.7 | 41.9 | 40.1 | 41.2 | 41.8 | 37.2 | 42.8 | 44.7 | 44.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| 1979 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 745.9 | 752.0 | 748.1 | 754.2 | 757.5 | 779.2 | 782.1 | 769.0 | 766.4 | 768.4 | 767.5 | 768.5 | 763.0 |
| Total Employment | 688.7 | 692.7 | 693.4 | 703.7 | 709.8 | 723.8 | 731.3 | 719.0 | 718.8 | 717.0 | 713.9 | 712.6 | 710.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 57.2 | 59.3 | 54.6 | 50.5 | 47.7 | 55.3 | 50.8 | 50.0 | 47.6 | 51.4 | 53.7 | 55.9 | 53.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 6.9 |
| 1980 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 760.4 | 762.5 | 761.6 | 774.4 | 774.5 | 794.0 | 797.7 | 787.1 | 778.0 | 778.3 | 778.2 | 772.3 | 777.0 |
| Total Employment | 691.6 | 692.2 | 690.3 | 699.6 | 703.7 | 714.0 | 719.1 | 708.0 | 705.4 | 702.7 | 699.7 | 695.5 | 702.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 68.8 | 70.3 | 71.3 | 74.8 | 70.8 | 80.0 | 78.6 | 79.1 | 72.5 | 75.6 | 78.4 | 76.8 | 75.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 9.1 | 10.1 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 9.6 |
| 1981 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 770.5 | 772.8 | 771.5 | 778.8 | 787.5 | 785.9 | 779.7 | 768.8 | 759.3 | 758.0 | 760.8 | 754.7 | 771.0 |
| Total Employment | 677.6 | 678.4 | 679.1 | 691.0 | 696.3 | 701.0 | 708.9 | 697.7 | 687.9 | 685.5 | 682.2 | 673.4 | 688.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 92.9 | 94.4 | 92.4 | 87.8 | 91.1 | 84.9 | 70.7 | 71.1 | 71.4 | 72.5 | 78.7 | 81.3 | 82.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.0 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 10.8 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 10.3 | 10.8 | 10.7 |
| 1982 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 749.1 | 752.6 | 749.8 | 761.2 | 771.1 | 784.9 | 787.7 | 777.6 | 777.3 | 779.4 | 783.2 | 781.1 | 771.0 |
| Total Employment | 655.2 | 654.3 | 652.6 | 662.1 | 670.0 | 675.4 | 679.0 | 667.6 | 663.3 | 656.4 | 651.1 | 643.4 | 661.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 93.9 | 98.4 | 97.2 | 99.1 | 101.0 | 109.5 | 108.8 | 110.0 | 114.0 | 122.9 | 132.1 | 137.7 | 110.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 12.5 | 13.1 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.1 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 15.8 | 16.9 | 17.6 | 14.3 |
| 1983 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 773.4 | 775.0 | 765.4 | 772.6 | 774.3 | 794.6 | 791.3 | 784.2 | 772.2 | 768.8 | 766.5 | 760.7 | 775.0 |
| Total Employment | 624.4 | 623.2 | 620.2 | 632.1 | 637.3 | 652.2 | 659.0 | 651.0 | 647.6 | 643.8 | 644.7 | 641.0 | 640.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 149.0 | 151.8 | 145.2 | 140.5 | 137.0 | 142.4 | 132.3 | 133.1 | 124.6 | 125.0 | 121.8 | 119.8 | 135.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 19.3 | 19.6 | 19.0 | 18.2 | 17.7 | 17.9 | 16.7 | 17.0 | 16.1 | 16.3 | 15.9 | 15.7 | 17.4 |
| 1984 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 747.5 | 746.6 | 742.0 | 754.8 | 763.7 | 776.7 | 777.8 | 764.1 | 756.0 | 762.3 | 760.0 | 759.5 | 759.0 |
| Total Employment | 622.2 | 626.2 | 627.3 | 641.8 | 653.1 | 665.4 | 670.3 | 657.6 | 654.9 | 652.8 | 651.5 | 648.0 | 648.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 125.3 | 120.4 | 114.7 | 113.0 | 110.6 | 111.3 | 107.5 | 106.5 | 101.1 | 109.5 | 108.5 | 111.5 | 112.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 16.8 | 16.1 | 15.5 | 15.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 13.4 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| 1985 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 749.8 | 746.4 | 741.3 | 751.6 | 753.7 | 765.8 | 767.7 | 751.7 | 746.5 | 742.5 | 741.6 | 735.5 | 750.0 |
| Total Employment | 630.6 | 631.0 | 633.5 | 644.6 | 651.6 | 660.1 | 667.1 | 658.0 | 656.0 | 653.9 | 651.3 | 647.5 | 649.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 119.1 | 115.4 | 107.8 | 107.0 | 102.2 | 105.7 | 100.6 | 93.6 | 90.5 | 88.6 | 90.4 | 88.0 | 101.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 15.9 | 15.5 | 14.5 | 14.2 | 13.6 | 13.8 | 13.1 | 12.5 | 12.1 | 11.9 | 12.2 | 12.0 | 13.4 |
| 1986 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 725.0 | 731.8 | 730.9 | 739.8 | 748.6 | 765.0 | 763.7 | 751.0 | 746.7 | 745.9 | 746.7 | 736.5 | 744.0 |
| Total Employment | 631.9 | 632.5 | 635.2 | 648.1 | 656.8 | 670.6 | 676.9 | 667.0 | 662.3 | 661.4 | 659.9 | 657.0 | 655.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 93.2 | 99.3 | 95.7 | 91.8 | 91.9 | 94.4 | 86.8 | 84.0 | 84.5 | 84.5 | 86.8 | 79.4 | 89.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 12.9 | 13.6 | 13.1 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 10.8 | 12.0 |
| 1987 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 730.3 | 734.5 | 732.4 | 739.5 | 748.7 | 757.3 | 760.2 | 751.1 | 742.9 | ||||