West Virginia				2007
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				805.3	808.0	806.9	807.7	808.4	808.4	809.7	810.4	810.4	810.6	810.0	810.3	809.0
	Employment			770.9	771.1	771.2	771.3	771.5	771.7	771.8	772.0	772.3	772.5	772.7	773.0	772.0
	Unemployment			34.3	36.9	35.7	36.3	36.9	36.7	37.8	38.4	38.2	38.1	37.2	37.3	37.0
		Unemployment Rate		4.3	4.6	4.4	4.5	4.6	4.5	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6
TOTAL NONFARM PAYROLL				756.2	755.3	757.7	756.1	756.4	757.9	755.9	757.4	757.2	757.5	758.2	758.1	756.9
PRIVATE SECTOR				610.9	609.9	612.4	610.6	610.8	612.6	611.8	612.9	612.4	612.6	612.8	612.7	611.9
GOODS-PRODUCING				128.4	127.0	127.7	126.5	126.2	126.5	126.4	126.3	125.3	125.5	125.5	125.0	126.2
	Natural Resources and Mining			28.3	28.3	28.2	28.3	28.3	28.6	28.7	29.1	28.7	28.6	28.7	28.8	28.6
	Construction			40.4	39.3	40.0	38.9	38.7	38.6	38.6	38.4	38.2	38.3	38.2	37.6	38.7
	Manufacturing			59.7	59.4	59.5	59.3	59.2	59.3	59.1	58.8	58.4	58.6	58.6	58.6	59.0
		Nondurable goods		22.0	22.1	22.0	21.9	21.9	21.9	21.9	21.8	21.7	21.5	21.7	21.6	21.8
SERVICE-PROVIDING				627.8	628.3	630.0	629.6	630.2	631.4	629.5	631.1	631.9	632.0	632.7	633.1	630.7
PRIVATE SERVICE-PROVIDING				482.5	482.9	484.7	484.1	484.6	486.1	485.4	486.6	487.1	487.1	487.3	487.7	485.6
	Trade, Transportation, and Utilities			143.0	142.9	143.8	142.6	142.7	143.0	142.8	142.9	143.1	143.1	142.9	143.5	142.9
		Wholesale Trade		25.0	24.9	25.0	24.9	24.8	24.9	25.0	25.0	25.1	25.2	25.3	25.3	25.0
		Retail Trade		91.1	91.2	92.0	91.0	91.1	91.3	91.1	91.2	91.3	90.9	90.8	91.4	91.2
	Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities			26.9	26.8	26.8	26.7	26.8	26.8	26.7	26.7	26.7	27.0	26.8	26.8	26.8
	Financial Activities			29.8	29.8	29.8	29.8	29.8	29.7	29.7	29.8	29.8	29.9	29.7	29.7	29.8
		Real Estate and Rental and Leasing		7.7	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.5	7.5	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.5	7.4	7.6
	Professional and Business Services			59.9	59.9	60.3	60.7	60.9	60.7	60.6	60.9	60.9	60.4	60.6	60.4	60.6
		Professional, Scientic=fic & Technical Services		24.3	24.2	24.2	24.3	24.3	24.3	24.4	24.5	24.6	24.3	24.5	24.5	24.3
		Administrative and Support and Waste Management		31.1	31.1	31.5	31.9	32.1	31.8	31.7	31.8	31.8	31.6	31.5	31.3	31.7
	Educational and Health Service			112.1	112.7	112.9	112.8	113.1	114.1	114.1	114.4	114.7	114.8	115.0	115.2	113.9
		Educational Services		9.5	10.0	10.0	10.1	9.9	10.4	10.5	10.4	10.6	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.2
		Health Care and Social Assistance		102.6	102.7	102.9	102.7	103.2	103.7	103.6	104.0	104.1	104.5	104.6	104.8	103.7
	Leisure and Hospitality			70.5	70.3	70.9	71.2	71.2	71.5	71.1	71.7	71.8	71.8	71.8	71.6	71.4
		Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation		11.3	11.3	11.2	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.4
		Accommodation and Food Service		59.2	59.0	59.7	59.9	60.0	60.3	59.8	60.4	60.3	60.3	60.3	60.1	60.1
	Other Services			55.9	56.0	55.8	55.7	55.6	55.6	55.5	55.4	55.3	55.6	55.7	55.8	55.6
	Government			145.3	145.4	145.3	145.5	145.6	145.3	144.1	144.5	144.8	144.9	145.4	145.4	145.1
		Federal Government		22.5	22.5	22.5	22.6	22.6	22.5	22.6	22.5	22.5	22.5	22.5	22.6	22.5
		State Government		46.0	46.4	46.1	46.1	46.2	45.9	45.4	45.2	45.1	44.7	45.1	45.1	45.6
		Local Government		76.8	76.5	76.7	76.8	76.8	76.9	76.1	76.8	77.2	77.7	77.8	77.7	77.0
All data have been revised to March 2007 benchmark.