West Virginia 2002
Nonfarm Payroll Employment by Industry Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann Avg
TOTAL NONFARM PAYROLL 717.2 719.9 727.5 731.5 747.3 737.1 733.8 735.4 735.6 735.9 738.2 737.2 733.1
                           
PRIVATE SECTOR 578.1 578.9 583.8 588.1 592.8 594.9 596.0 597.0 595.0 592.6 593.1 592.3 590.2
                           
GOODS-PRODUCING 123.8 123.5 123.9 126.0 126.2 127.0 126.7 127.2 127.0 125.6 124.4 121.3 125.2
  Natural Resources and Mining 24.4 24.1 23.6 23.3 22.9 22.9 22.6 22.8 22.8 22.7 22.9 22.5 23.1
    Mining 23.0 22.7 22.1 21.9 21.5 21.4 21.1 21.3 21.3 21.2 21.4 21.1 21.7
      Coal Mining 17.5 17.3 16.8 16.5 16.1 15.9 15.6 15.6 15.8 15.6 15.6 15.3 16.1
  Construction 29.7 30.0 31.0 33.4 34.0 34.9 35.4 35.8 35.7 35.2 34.3 31.8 33.4
    Construction of Buildings 9.5 9.6 9.9 10.4 10.6 11.0 11.1 11.4 11.2 11.0 10.8 10.3 10.6
    Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 4.5 4.7 4.9 5.7 6.1 6.5 6.5 6.7 6.5 6.4 6.2 5.5 5.8
    Specialty Trade Contractors 15.7 15.7 16.2 17.3 17.3 17.4 17.8 17.7 18.0 17.8 17.3 16.0 17.0
  Manufacturing 69.7 69.4 69.3 69.3 69.3 69.2 68.7 68.6 68.5 67.7 67.2 67.0 68.7
    Durable Goods 43.1 42.8 42.9 42.8 42.7 42.4 41.9 41.8 41.9 41.4 41.2 41.1 42.2
      Wood Product Manufacturing 8.2 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.3 8.4 8.3 8.4 8.4 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.3
      Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.7 5.2
      Primary Metal Manufacturing 9.0 9.0 9.0 8.9 8.9 8.8 8.6 8.6 8.7 8.6 8.6 8.6 8.8
      Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.1 7.0 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.8 6.7 6.7 7.1
      Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.9
    Nondurable Goods 26.6 26.6 26.4 26.5 26.6 26.8 26.8 26.8 26.6 26.3 26.0 25.9 26.5
      Food Manufacturing 4.7 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.5
      Chemical Manufacturing 12.6 12.6 12.4 12.4 12.3 12.3 12.3 12.2 12.2 12.0 12.0 12.1 12.3
      Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.9 4.0 3.9 4.1 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.9
                                 
SERVICE-PROVIDING 593.4 596.4 603.6 605.5 621.1 610.1 607.1 608.2 608.6 610.3 613.8 615.9 607.8
  Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 136.1 134.9 135.9 136.2 137.4 137.7 137.1 136.9 136.2 136.6 138.6 139.7 136.9
    Wholesale Trade 23.0 23.2 23.4 23.5 23.5 23.4 23.3 23.2 23.1 23.0 23.0 23.0 23.2
      Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 13.1 13.1 13.3 13.3 13.2 13.2 13.1 13.0 13.0 12.9 12.8 12.8 13.1
      Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.4 8.3 8.4 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.2 8.2 8.3 8.3
    Retail Trade 87.2 86.0 86.9 87.1 88.1 88.3 88.2 88.1 87.8 88.2 90.4 91.5 88.1
      Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 11.8 11.9 12.0 12.2 12.2 12.4 12.4 12.4 12.3 12.2 12.1 12.1 12.2
      Building Material and Garden Equipment 6.2 6.2 6.4 6.8 7.1 7.1 7.0 6.8 6.7 6.7 6.6 6.5 6.7
      Food and Beverage Stores 15.4 15.1 15.2 15.2 15.3 15.5 15.5 15.4 15.4 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.3
      Health and Personal Care Stores 6.1 6.1 6.1 5.7 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.8 5.9 6.0 5.9
      Gasoline Stations 9.1 9.0 9.1 9.3 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.5 9.4 9.2 9.1 9.0 9.3
      General Merchandise Stores 19.4 18.9 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.4 19.3 18.8 18.9 19.1 20.2 20.6 19.4
      Miscellaneous Store Retailers 4.6 4.7 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.9 5.1 4.8
    Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 25.9 25.7 25.6 25.6 25.8 26.0 25.6 25.6 25.3 25.4 25.2 25.2 25.6
      Utilities 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.7 6.8 6.8 6.7 6.7 6.6 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.7
        Electric Power Generation, Transmission 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.9 5.0
      Transportation and Warehousing 19.1 18.9 18.8 18.9 19.0 19.2 18.9 18.9 18.7 18.9 18.7 18.7 18.9
        Rail Transportation 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8
        Truck Transportation 8.4 8.4 8.3 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.2 8.3 8.2 8.0 7.9 7.9 8.2
  Information 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.2 13.3 13.3 13.3 13.3 13.2 13.2 13.4 13.4 13.3
    Publishing Industries 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.0 3.9
    Telecommunications 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.2
  Financial Activities 30.2 30.4 30.7 30.8 31.0 31.3 31.5 31.7 31.5 31.6 31.6 31.8 31.2
    Finance and Insurance 23.4 23.6 23.7 23.7 23.8 24.1 24.2 24.3 24.2 24.4 24.4 24.5 24.0
      Credit Intermediation and Related Activities 12.9 12.9 12.9 12.9 12.9 13.0 13.1 13.1 13.0 13.2 13.2 13.2 13.0
      Insurance Carriers and Related Activities 9.5 9.5 9.7 9.8 9.8 9.9 9.9 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.2 9.9
    Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 6.8 6.8 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.3 7.2 7.2 7.3 7.1
  Professional and Business Services 54.5 54.8 55.6 56.5 56.6 57.4 57.8 58.4 57.7 56.8 57.0 57.5 56.7
    Professional, Scientific and Technical Service 22.4 22.7 22.8 23.0 22.7 22.9 22.9 22.7 22.6 22.6 22.9 23.2 22.8
      Legal Services 5.8 5.7 5.8 5.8 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.1 6.0 5.9 6.0 6.0 6.0
      Accounting, Tax Prep, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.5 3.8 3.6
      Architectural, Engineering and Related 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.6
    Administrative and Support and Waste Mgmt and Remediation 28.6 28.7 29.4 29.8 30.1 30.5 31.2 31.8 31.3 30.7 30.6 30.7 30.3
      Administrative and Support Services 27.0 27.0 27.7 28.1 28.4 28.8 29.4 30.1 29.5 28.9 28.8 28.9 28.5
      Employment Services 5.8 5.6 6.0 6.2 6.6 6.7 7.4 8.0 7.9 7.2 7.1 7.6 6.9
      Business Support Services 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.7 8.5 8.9 9.0 8.9 8.6 8.7 9.1 9.1 8.9
      Services to Buildings and Dwellings 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.7 5.9 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.5 5.4 5.6
  Educational and Health Services 105.4 106.7 107.4 106.9 107.3 106.0 106.3 105.9 107.0 108.5 109.3 109.7 107.2
    Educational Services 8.8 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.6 8.5 7.7 7.8 8.7 10.1 10.2 10.1 9.2
    Health Care and Social Assistance 96.6 96.9 97.6 97.1 97.7 97.5 98.6 98.1 98.3 98.4 99.1 99.6 98.0
      Ambulatory Health Care Service 28.9 28.9 29.3 29.3 29.6 29.7 30.0 30.2 30.2 30.3 30.6 30.9 29.8
        Home Health Care Services 4.7 4.7 4.9 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.9 4.9 4.9 5.1 5.3 5.3 4.9
      Hospitals 35.7 35.8 35.9 35.7 36.2 36.6 36.6 36.6 36.4 36.4 36.6 36.7 36.3
      Nursing and Residential Care Facilities 16.9 17.0 17.1 16.9 17.0 16.9 17.1 17.1 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.1
        Nursing Care Facilities 9.3 9.3 9.4 9.2 9.2 9.3 9.3 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.3
      Social Assistance 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.2 14.9 14.3 14.9 14.2 14.5 14.5 14.7 14.8 14.8
        Individual and Family Services 6.7 6.7 6.8 6.8 6.7 6.6 6.4 6.6 6.7 6.6 6.7 6.7 6.7
  Leisure and Hospitality 59.8 60.2 61.7 63.0 65.3 66.6 67.9 68.2 67.1 65.2 63.8 63.7 64.4
    Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 7.4 7.5 7.7 8.4 9.5 10.3 10.7 10.9 10.3 9.4 8.3 8.4 9.1
    Accommodation and Food Service 52.4 52.7 54.0 54.6 55.8 56.3 57.2 57.3 56.8 55.8 55.5 55.3 55.3
      Accommodation 9.2 9.1 9.2 8.9 9.3 9.7 10.0 10.2 9.6 9.4 9.0 9.4 9.4
      Food Services and Drinking Places 43.2 43.6 44.8 45.7 46.5 46.6 47.2 47.1 47.2 46.4 46.5 45.9 45.9
        Full-Service Restaurants 17.0 17.1 17.5 17.9 18.1 17.9 18.4 18.4 18.5 18.0 18.2 18.1 17.9
        Limited-Service Restaurants 22.9 23.1 24.0 24.3 25.0 25.2 25.5 25.4 25.3 24.9 24.9 24.3 24.6
  Other Services 54.9 55.0 55.2 55.5 55.7 55.6 55.4 55.4 55.3 55.1 55.0 55.2 55.3
    Repair and Maintenance 6.7 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.8
    Personal and Laundry Services 6.0 6.0 6.1 6.1 6.3 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.1 5.9 5.9 5.9 6.1
    Religious, Grantmaking, Civic Organizations 42.2 42.3 42.3 42.5 42.6 42.6 42.4 42.4 42.4 42.4 42.3 42.5 42.4
  Government 139.1 141.0 143.7 143.4 154.5 142.2 137.8 138.4 140.6 143.3 145.1 144.9 142.8
    Federal Government 21.7 21.6 21.7 21.7 21.8 22.1 22.3 21.9 21.9 21.9 22.1 22.3 21.9
      US Postal Service 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.4
    State Government 43.9 45.4 47.4 47.0 46.1 43.9 43.1 43.7 45.3 47.4 48.2 47.8 45.8
      State Government Educational Services 18.1 19.5 21.3 21.0 19.9 16.0 14.9 15.4 18.2 21.1 21.6 21.4 19.0
    Local Government 73.5 74.0 74.6 74.7 86.6 76.2 72.4 72.8 73.4 74.0 74.8 74.8 75.1
      Local Government Educational Services 43.6 44.2 44.6 44.3 44.5 44.0 39.9 40.7 42.5 43.5 44.3 44.3 43.4
Labor-Management Dispute Status 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 xx
Benchmark March 2003