West Virginia  2001
Seasonally Adjusted Employment and Unemployment Data Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Avg
(in thousands)                          
Civilian Labor Force 804.5 803.2 802.3 802.2 802.0 801.4 800.9 799.5 798.8 798.2 797.9 796.5 801.0
  Employment 762.7 762.0 761.4 760.7 760.0 759.3 758.6 757.9 757.2 756.5 755.8 755.1 759.0
  Unemployment 41.9 41.2 40.9 41.5 42.1 42.2 42.3 41.7 41.7 41.7 42.2 41.4 42.0
    Unemployment Rate 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.2 5.2
                           
TOTAL NONFARM PAYROLL 735.4 736.7 737.7 736.1 735.3 736.0 732.6 735.9 734.4 734.6 734.8 734.7 735.3
                           
PRIVATE SECTOR 595.0 595.6 596.8 595.4 594.8 595.2 592.2 593.7 593.2 593.1 593.4 593.2 594.2
                           
GOODS-PRODUCING 130.6 130.8 131.8 130.8 130.3 130.4 129.7 130.3 130.1 130.8 130.8 130.9 130.6
  Natural Resources and Mining 21.9 22.2 22.5 22.8 23.1 23.6 24.1 24.1 24.1 24.4 24.5 24.7 23.5
  Construction 34.3 34.5 35.6 34.6 34.3 34.2 33.6 34.7 35.2 35.9 36.0 36.0 34.9
  Manufacturing 74.4 74.1 73.7 73.4 72.9 72.6 72.0 71.5 70.8 70.5 70.3 70.2 72.2
    Nondurable goods                          
                           
SERVICE-PROVIDING 604.8 605.9 605.9 605.3 605.0 605.6 602.9 605.6 604.3 603.8 604.0 603.8 604.7
PRIVATE SERVICE-PROVIDING 464.4 464.8 465.0 464.6 464.5 464.8 462.5 463.4 463.1 462.3 462.6 462.3 463.7
  Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 142.4 141.8 141.4 141.0 140.6 140.6 139.5 139.5 139.1 138.5 138.4 138.1 140.0
    Wholesale Trade                          
    Retail Trade                          
  Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities                          
  Financial Activities 30.9 30.8 30.8 30.8 30.8 30.6 30.6 30.5 30.5 30.6 30.5 30.5 30.7
    Real Estate and Rental and Leasing                          
  Professional and Business Services 57.7 57.9 58.0 57.6 57.6 57.5 57.3 57.3 56.9 57.1 56.9 56.6 57.4
    Professional, Scientic=fic & Technical Services                          
    Administrative and Support and Waste Management                          
  Educational and Health Service 101.4 101.9 102.1 102.4 102.5 103.1 103.1 103.7 104.3 104.2 104.8 105.4 103.2
    Educational Services                          
    Health Care and Social Assistance                          
  Leisure and Hospitality 62.8 63.0 63.1 63.1 63.1 62.9 62.6 63.1 63.1 63.0 63.2 62.7 63.0
    Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation                          
    Accommodation and Food Service                          
  Other Services                          
  Government 140.4 141.1 140.9 140.7 140.5 140.8 140.4 142.2 141.2 141.5 141.4 141.5 141.1
    Federal Government                          
    State Government                          
    Local Government                          
All data have been revised to March 2005 benchmark.