West Virginia					2005
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					786.2	787.0	789.6	789.3	790.9	793.4	796.1	797.4	798.5	798.6	798.9	799.2	794.0
	Employment				748.1	749.1	750.1	751.1	752.2	753.3	754.4	755.6	756.8	758.1	759.3	760.6	754.0
	Unemployment				38.1	37.9	39.5	38.2	38.8	40.2	41.7	41.8	41.6	40.6	39.5	38.5	40.0
		Unemployment Rate			4.8	4.8	5.0	4.8	4.9	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.0	4.8	5.0
TOTAL NONFARM PAYROLL					742.9	742.6	741.1	744.7	746.4	747.4	748.7	749.6	750.3	745.9	749.7	751.0	746.5
PRIVATE SECTOR					598.0	599.0	597.9	601.1	602.6	603.7	605.2	606.3	606.1	603.4	605.9	606.9	602.8
GOODS-PRODUCING					123.7	124.5	123.3	123.7	124.3	124.8	124.9	125.5	126.4	126.3	126.8	127.0	125.1
	Natural Resources and Mining				24.7	25.1	25.2	25.4	26.0	25.9	26.0	26.4	26.6	26.7	27.1	27.3	26.0
	Construction				36.5	37.0	35.8	36.0	36.0	36.5	36.5	36.8	37.5	37.6	37.8	37.9	36.8
	Manufacturing				62.5	62.4	62.3	62.3	62.3	62.4	62.4	62.3	62.3	62.0	61.9	61.8	62.2
		Nondurable goods			23.1	23.2	23.0	23.0	23.0	23.1	23.0	23.1	23.0	23.0	23.0	23.0	23.1
SERVICE-PROVIDING					619.2	618.1	617.8	621.0	622.1	622.6	623.8	624.1	623.9	619.6	622.9	624.0	621.4
PRIVATE SERVICE-PROVIDING					474.3	474.5	474.6	477.4	478.3	478.9	480.3	480.8	479.7	477.1	479.1	479.9	477.8
	Trade, Transportation, and Utilities				138.8	139.2	139.0	139.3	139.8	139.4	139.6	139.6	139.7	139.6	140.2	140.5	139.5
		Wholesale Trade			23.9	23.9	23.9	24.0	24.2	24.2	24.3	24.3	24.3	24.3	24.4	24.5	24.2
		Retail Trade			89.2	89.4	89.3	89.5	89.7	89.3	89.4	89.3	89.3	89.2	89.6	89.6	89.4
	Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities				25.7	25.9	25.8	25.8	25.9	25.9	25.9	26.0	26.1	26.1	26.2	26.4	26.0
	Financial Activities				29.9	29.8	29.7	29.8	29.7	29.5	29.6	29.7	29.7	29.5	29.6	29.5	29.7
		Real Estate and Rental and Leasing			7.3	7.3	7.3	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.3	7.4	7.3	7.4	7.3	7.3
	Professional and Business Services				58.4	58.1	58.1	58.7	58.8	58.7	58.9	59.2	59.0	59.1	59.7	59.8	58.9
		Professional, Scientic=fic & Technical Services			24.1	24.0	24.0	24.1	24.1	24.2	24.2	24.3	24.3	24.3	24.4	24.5	24.2
		Administrative and Support and Waste Management			30.9	30.4	30.5	30.9	31.1	30.9	31.0	31.2	31.0	31.0	31.4	31.4	31.0
	Educational and Health Service				111.6	112.0	112.0	112.5	112.7	114.4	115.1	115.2	114.5	112.3	112.6	112.8	113.0
		Educational Services			10.0	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.6	12.2	12.6	12.6	11.7	10.4	10.4	10.6	10.9
		Health Care and Social Assistance			101.6	101.7	101.7	102.2	102.1	102.2	102.5	102.6	102.8	101.9	102.2	102.2	102.1
	Leisure and Hospitality				68.8	68.8	68.8	69.1	69.1	68.9	69.4	69.5	69.5	69.6	69.8	70.0	69.3
		Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation			10.9	10.9	11.0	11.2	11.2	11.0	11.5	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.2
		Accommodation and Food Service			57.9	57.9	57.8	57.9	57.9	57.9	57.9	58.3	58.3	58.3	58.4	58.6	58.1
	Other Services				55.2	55.2	55.5	56.5	56.5	56.2	55.8	55.6	55.5	55.2	55.3	55.3	55.7
	Government				144.9	143.6	143.2	143.6	143.8	143.7	143.5	143.3	144.2	142.5	143.8	144.1	143.7
		Federal Government			21.9	22.0	21.9	22.0	22.0	21.9	21.9	21.9	21.9	21.9	21.9	21.8	21.9
		State Government			48.1	46.7	46.6	46.6	46.7	46.8	46.5	46.2	46.6	45.1	46.5	46.5	46.6
		Local Government			74.9	74.9	74.7	75.0	75.1	75.0	75.1	75.2	75.7	75.5	75.4	75.8	75.2
All data have been revised to March 2006 benchmark.