WEST VIRGINIA LABOR FORCE STATISTICS - Seasonally Adjusted
(In Thousands)
ITEM JAN. FEB. MAR. APR. MAY JUNE JULY AUG. SEPT. OCT. NOV. DEC. ANN. AVG.
1976


  


  


  


  


  


  


  


  


  


  


  


  


  
Civilian Labor Force  


 680.1


 680.5


 683.8


 692.3


 710.1


 707.8


 718.4


  


  


 700.1


 700.4


 698.9


 698.0
 Total Employment     


 616.3


 618.7


 627.5


 641.0


 662.3


 657.5


 664.2


 651.9


 657.9


 655.6


 652.3


 647.0


 647.0
 Total Unemployment   


 63.8


 61.8


 56.3


 51.3


 47.8


 50.3


 54.1


 49.8


 44.1


 44.5


 48.2


 52.0


 51.0
Unemployment Rate     


 9.4


 9.1


 8.2


 7.4


 6.7


 7.1


 7.5


 7.1


 6.3


 6.4


 6.9


 7.4


 7.4
1977


  


  


  


  


  


  


  


  


  


  


  


  


  
Civilian Labor Force  


 684.6


 702.6


 689.6


 701.7


 704.9


 712.0


 719.2


 723.8


 715.5


 709.2


 708.9


 723.9


 718.0
 Total Employment     


 620.8


 614.1


 632.8


 652.8


 665.6


 673.2


 674.1


 680.6


 674.4


 670.9


 668.5


 668.2


 671.0
 Total Unemployment   


 63.8


 88.5


 56.8


 48.9


 39.3


 38.8


 45.0


 43.2


 41.1


 38.4


 40.4


 55.7


 48.0
Unemployment Rate     


 9.3


 12.6


 8.2


 7.0


 5.6


 5.5


 6.3


 6.0


 5.7


 5.4


 5.7


 7.7


 6.6
1978                          
Civilian Labor Force   735.4 736.6 741.6 732.5 734.0 735.9 739.3 745.3 750.1 746.9 749.9 752.4 742.0
 Total Employment     685.6 688.0 690.3 692.6 694.8 696.9 698.9 700.8 702.6 704.2 705.7 707.0 697.0
 Total Unemployment    49.7 48.6 51.3 40.0 39.3 39.0 40.4 44.5 47.5 42.6 44.1 45.3 44.0
Unemployment Rate      6.8 6.6 6.9 5.5 5.4 5.3 5.5 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.9 6.0 6.0
1979                          
Civilian Labor Force   755.9 758.0 758.0 760.7 761.8 764.3 765.9 763.8 765.4 767.0 768.8 769.2 763.0
 Total Employment     708.2 709.2 710.1 710.7 711.2 711.5 711.6 711.5 711.2 710.7 709.9 709.0 710.0
 Total Unemployment    47.7 48.8 48.0 50.0 50.6 52.8 54.3 52.3 54.2 56.3 58.9 60.2 53.0
Unemployment Rate      6.3 6.4 6.3 6.6 6.6 6.9 7.1 6.8 7.1 7.3 7.7 7.8 6.9
1980                          
Civilian Labor Force   770.3 770.8 773.3 776.5 774.0 777.2 780.5 780.4 779.0 778.6 778.8 779.8 777.0
 Total Employment      707.9 706.7 705.6 704.4 703.3 702.1 701.1 700.0 699.0 698.1 697.2 696.4 702.0
 Total Unemployment    62.4 64.0 67.7 72.0 70.7 75.0 79.5 80.4 79.9 80.5 81.5 83.4 75.0
Unemployment Rate      8.1 8.3 8.8 9.3 9.1 9.7 10.2 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.5 10.7 9.6
1981                          
Civilian Labor Force   782.4 779.3 780.1 780.4 781.0 770.3 764.2 763.0 762.7 761.4 761.4 762.1 771.0
 Total Employment      695.6 694.7 693.6 692.5 691.2 689.8 688.3 686.7 684.9 682.8 680.7 678.3 688.0
 Total Unemployment    86.8 84.7 86.4 87.9 89.8 80.5 75.8 76.3 77.8 78.6 80.7 83.8 82.0
Unemployment Rate      11.1 10.9 11.1 11.3 11.5 10.4 9.9 10.0 10.2 10.3 10.6 11.0 10.7
1982                          
Civilian Labor Force   766.1 763.1 763.7 765.5 766.8 770.7 772.6 772.5 774.7 778.3 779.6 781.6 771.0
 Total Employment      675.8 673.2 670.5 667.8 665.0 662.2 659.4 656.6 653.9 651.2 648.7 646.3 661.0
 Total Unemployment    90.3 89.9 93.1 97.8 101.9 108.5 113.2 115.9 120.8 127.1 130.9 135.3 110.0
Unemployment Rate      11.8 11.8 12.2 12.8 13.3 14.1 14.7 15.0 15.6 16.3 16.8 17.3 14.3
1983                          
Civilian Labor Force   784.6 784.6 782.9 780.5 778.0 775.8 774.2 773.8 768.4 766.8 765.2 764.4 775.0
 Total Employment      644.0 642.1 640.5 639.3 638.4 637.9 637.8 637.9 638.4 639.1 640.1 641.3 640.0
 Total Unemployment    140.6 142.6 142.5 141.2 139.6 137.8 136.4 135.9 130.0 127.7 125.1 123.1 135.0
Unemployment Rate      17.9 18.2 18.2 18.1 17.9 17.8 17.6 17.6 16.9 16.7 16.3 16.1 17.4
1984                          
Civilian Labor Force 762.5 758.8 759.5 760.0 759.7 757.5 756.5 755.9 755.7 761.5 761.9 761.3 759.0
 Total Employment 642.8 644.2 645.4 646.5 647.5 648.3 648.9 649.4 649.6 649.7 649.5 649.3 648.0
 Total Unemployment 119.7 114.6 114.1 113.5 112.2 109.2 107.6 106.6 106.1 111.8 112.4 112.0 112.0
Unemployment Rate 15.7 15.1 15.0 14.9 14.8 14.4 14.2 14.1 14.0 14.7 14.8 14.7 14.7
1985                          
Civilian Labor Force 757.7 756.0 753.3 752.7 749.5 748.7 749.0 745.7 746.0 745.5 746.6 743.4 750.0
 Total Employment 648.8 648.5 648.2 648.1 648.1 648.2 648.3 648.6 648.9 649.3 649.9 650.5 649.0
 Total Unemployment 108.9 107.5 105.1 104.6 101.4 100.6 100.6 97.2 97.1 96.2 96.7 92.9 101.0
Unemployment Rate 14.4 14.2 13.9 13.9 13.5 13.4 13.4 13.0 13.0 12.9 13.0 12.5 13.4
1986                          
Civilian Labor Force   742.5 743.7 744.9 744.9 745.0 745.4 744.9 744.7 745.0 744.0 743.9 742.6 744.0
 Total Employment      651.2 651.9 652.6 653.3 654.0 654.7 655.3 656.0 656.6 657.3