| West Virginia | 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nonfarm Payroll Employment by Industry | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Ann Avg | ||||
| TOTAL NONFARM PAYROLL | 688.3 | 687.4 | 696.0 | 702.6 | 710.3 | 713.0 | 712.6 | 709.1 | 713.7 | 719.2 | 720.5 | 720.7 | 707.8 | ||||
| PRIVATE SECTOR | 551.3 | 549.4 | 555.6 | 562.6 | 569.2 | 574.3 | 573.2 | 574.6 | 577.2 | 579.0 | 578.6 | 579.3 | 568.7 | ||||
| GOODS-PRODUCING | 131.8 | 130.7 | 132.3 | 135.7 | 137.4 | 139.3 | 138.3 | 139.4 | 140.4 | 141.5 | 139.0 | 137.2 | 136.9 | ||||
| Natural Resources and Mining | 25.2 | 24.9 | 25.1 | 25.1 | 25.2 | 25.3 | 25.0 | 25.1 | 25.1 | 25.3 | 25.0 | 25.2 | 25.1 | ||||
| Mining | 23.8 | 23.5 | 23.6 | 23.6 | 23.7 | 23.8 | 23.6 | 23.6 | 23.6 | 23.8 | 23.5 | 23.7 | 23.7 | ||||
| Coal Mining | 19.0 | 18.8 | 18.9 | 18.8 | 18.6 | 18.7 | 18.4 | 18.4 | 18.4 | 18.5 | 18.3 | 18.5 | 18.6 | ||||
| Construction | 30.3 | 29.7 | 30.8 | 34.0 | 35.2 | 36.5 | 36.9 | 37.4 | 38.6 | 38.8 | 36.4 | 34.5 | 34.9 | ||||
| Construction of Buildings | 10.1 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.3 | 10.9 | 11.2 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.3 | 11.0 | 10.6 | 10.6 | ||||
| Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction | 5.7 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 7.5 | ||||
| Specialty Trade Contractors | 14.5 | 14.1 | 14.8 | 16.8 | 17.1 | 17.6 | 17.3 | 17.4 | 18.7 | 18.9 | 17.6 | 16.7 | 16.8 | ||||
| Manufacturing | 76.3 | 76.1 | 76.4 | 76.6 | 77.0 | 77.5 | 76.4 | 76.9 | 76.7 | 77.4 | 77.6 | 77.5 | 76.9 | ||||
| Durable Goods | 45.2 | 45.3 | 45.5 | 45.5 | 45.7 | 46.2 | 45.0 | 45.4 | 45.4 | 45.9 | 46.1 | 46.1 | 45.6 | ||||
| Wood Product Manufacturing | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.4 | ||||
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | ||||
| Primary Metal Manufacturing | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 11.0 | ||||
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.7 | ||||
| Transportation Equipment Manufacturing | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.0 | ||||
| Nondurable Goods | 31.1 | 30.8 | 30.9 | 31.1 | 31.3 | 31.3 | 31.4 | 31.5 | 31.3 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 31.4 | 31.3 | ||||
| Food Manufacturing | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | ||||
| Chemical Manufacturing | 15.5 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.6 | 15.6 | 15.7 | 15.6 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.4 | 15.5 | ||||
| Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | ||||
| SERVICE-PROVIDING | 556.5 | 556.7 | 563.7 | 566.9 | 572.9 | 573.7 | 574.3 | 569.7 | 573.3 | 577.7 | 581.5 | 583.5 | 570.9 | ||||
| Trade, Transportation, and Utilities | 141.2 | 139.8 | 140.9 | 141.6 | 143.1 | 143.9 | 143.6 | 143.1 | 143.8 | 144.3 | 147.0 | 147.9 | 143.4 | ||||
| Wholesale Trade | 22.7 | 22.7 | 23.3 | 24.0 | 24.3 | 24.5 | 24.6 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 24.3 | 24.3 | 24.4 | 24.0 | ||||
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | 13.7 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 14.2 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 14.0 | ||||
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.6 | ||||
| Retail Trade | 89.5 | 88.0 | 88.2 | 88.9 | 89.8 | 90.2 | 89.7 | 89.9 | 90.0 | 91.0 | 93.8 | 94.6 | 90.3 | ||||
| Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 12.0 | ||||
| Building Material and Garden Equipment | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.9 | ||||
| Food and Beverage Stores | 19.1 | 18.9 | 18.6 | 18.7 | 18.8 | 19.0 | 18.8 | 18.9 | 18.9 | 18.7 | 18.8 | 18.8 | 18.8 | ||||
| Health and Personal Care Stores | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 5.8 | ||||
| Gasoline Stations | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 9.9 | ||||
| General Merchandise Stores | 16.8 | 16.0 | 16.1 | 16.1 | 16.1 | 16.1 | 16.3 | 16.3 | 16.5 | 17.8 | 19.1 | 19.3 | 16.9 | ||||
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.9 | ||||
| Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities | 29.0 | 29.1 | 29.4 | 28.7 | 29.0 | 29.2 | 29.3 | 28.7 | 29.3 | 29.0 | 28.9 | 28.9 | 29.0 | ||||
| Utilities | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | ||||
| Electric Power Generation, Transmission | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | ||||
| Transportation and Warehousing | 21.8 | 21.9 | 22.1 | 21.4 | 21.6 | 21.7 | 21.8 | 21.2 | 21.9 | 21.6 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 21.7 | ||||
| Rail Transportation | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | ||||
| Truck Transportation | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.5 | ||||
| Information | 12.8 | 12.8 | 13.0 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.9 | ||||
| Publishing Industries | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | ||||
| Telecommunications | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.6 | ||||
| Financial Activities | 28.6 | 28.6 | 28.9 | 29.1 | 29.4 | 29.5 | 29.6 | 29.7 | 29.7 | 29.8 | 29.7 | 29.9 | 29.4 | ||||
| Finance and Insurance | 22.1 | 22.2 | 22.4 | 22.6 | 22.7 | 22.7 | 22.8 | 22.8 | 22.8 | 22.9 | 22.9 | 23.0 | 22.7 | ||||
| Credit Intermediation and Related Activities | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 12.4 | ||||
| Insurance Carriers and Related Activities | 8.8 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.0 | ||||
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.7 | ||||
| Professional and Business Services | 45.7 | 45.9 | 46.9 | 47.5 | 47.5 | 48.1 | 48.4 | 48.3 | 48.6 | 48.2 | 49.1 | 49.5 | 47.8 | ||||
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Service | 19.2 | 19.3 | 19.5 | 19.6 | 19.3 | 19.5 | 19.7 | 19.7 | 19.7 | 19.8 | 20.0 | 20.4 | 19.6 | ||||
| Legal Services | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.1 | ||||
| Accounting, Tax Prep, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.7 | ||||
| Architectural, Engineering and Related | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | ||||
| Administrative and Support and Waste Mgmt and Remediation | 22.7 | 22.8 | 23.7 | 24.4 | 24.6 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 24.9 | 25.2 | 25.0 | 25.7 | 25.8 | 24.6 | ||||
| Administrative and Support Services | 20.5 | 20.6 | 21.5 | 22.1 | 22.4 | 22.7 | 22.9 | 22.8 | 23.1 | 22.9 | 23.7 | 23.8 | 22.4 | ||||
| Employment Services | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.1 | ||||
| Business Support Services | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.1 | ||||
| Services to Buildings and Dwellings | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.8 | ||||
| Educational and Health Services | 91.7 | 91.7 | 92.1 | 92.6 | 92.8 | 92.1 | 92.9 | 93.1 | 94.2 | 96.2 | 96.5 | 96.8 | 93.6 | ||||
| Educational Services | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 7.3 | ||||
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 84.3 | 84.2 | 84.5 | 84.8 | 85.4 | 85.8 | 87.2 | 87.3 | 87.6 | 87.8 | 88.1 | 88.5 | 86.3 | ||||
| Ambulatory Health Care Service | 24.7 | 24.8 | 24.8 | 24.9 | 25.1 | 25.3 | 25.4 | 25.3 | 25.3 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 25.7 | 25.2 | ||||
| Home Health Care Services | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | ||||
| Hospitals | 32.0 | 31.9 | 31.9 | 31.9 | 32.1 | 32.5 | 33.7 | 33.8 | 33.8 | 33.7 | 33.8 | 33.9 | 32.9 | ||||
| Nursing and Residential Care Facilities | 15.1 | 15.0 | 15.2 | 15.3 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.6 | 15.7 | 15.4 | ||||
| Nursing Care Facilities | 9.0 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.0 | ||||
| Social Assistance | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 13.0 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 12.8 | ||||
| Individual and Family Services | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | ||||||||||||