West Virginia Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1978 | 695,000 | - | 6.2 | - |
| 1979 | 721,000 | 3.7 | 6.7 | 0.5 |
| 1980 | 714,000 | -1.0 | 9.4 | 2.7 |
| 1981 | 703,000 | -1.5 | 10.7 | 1.3 |
| 1982 | 666,000 | -5.3 | 14.0 | 3.3 |
| 1983 | 632,000 | -5.1 | 18.0 | 4.1 |
| 1984 | 652,000 | 3.2 | 15.0 | -3.0 |
| 1985 | 664,000 | 1.8 | 13.1 | -1.9 |
| 1986 | 655,000 | -1.4 | 11.8 | -1.2 |
| 1987 | 669,000 | 2.1 | 10.8 | -1.0 |
| 1988 | 665,000 | -0.6 | 10.0 | -0.8 |
| 1989 | 701,000 | 5.4 | 8.6 | -1.4 |
| 1990 | 696,762 | -0.6 | 8.4 | -0.2 |
| 1991 | 699,736 | 0.4 | 10.6 | 2.2 |
| 1992 | 686,570 | -1.9 | 11.4 | 0.8 |
| 1993 | 702,895 | 2.4 | 10.9 | -0.5 |
| 1994 | 717,410 | 2.1 | 8.9 | -2.0 |
| 1995 | 723,904 | 0.9 | 7.9 | -1.1 |
| 1996 | 735,710 | 1.6 | 7.4 | -0.4 |
| 1997 | 746,442 | 1.5 | 6.8 | -0.6 |
| 1998 | 754,629 | 1.1 | 6.5 | -0.3 |
| 1999 | 762,395 | 1.0 | 6.3 | -0.2 |
| 2000 | 764,649 | 0.3 | 5.5 | -0.8 |
| 2001 | 758,904 | -0.8 | 5.2 | -0.3 |
| 2002 | 749,164 | -1.3 | 5.9 | 0.7 |
| 2003 | 742,424 | -0.9 | 6.0 | 0.1 |
| 2004 | 746,854 | 0.6 | 5.3 | -0.7 |
| 2005 | 758,525 | 1.6 | 4.9 | -0.3 |
| 2006 | 773,118 | 1.9 | 4.6 | -0.3 |
| 2007 | 777,961 | 0.6 | 4.3 | -0.3 |
| 2008 | 771,805 | -0.8 | 4.3 | -0.1 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 701,974 | 1.7 | 8.6 | -2.8 |
| Feb | 707,209 | 2.2 | 8.9 | -2.4 |
| Mar | 708,426 | 1.6 | 8.2 | -2.4 |
| Apr | 720,578 | 1.6 | 8.2 | -1.2 |
| May | 726,519 | -0.7 | 8.0 | -0.9 |
| Jun | 736,098 | 0.9 | 8.1 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 742,620 | 1.2 | 7.7 | -0.7 |
| Aug | 731,926 | 0.3 | 7.6 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 729,959 | 0.6 | 7.1 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 730,552 | 1.4 | 7.0 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 727,999 | 0.0 | 7.6 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 722,987 | 0.3 | 7.3 | -0.7 |
| 1996-Jan | 707,778 | 0.8 | 9.4 | 0.8 |
| Feb | 714,269 | 1.0 | 8.9 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 715,725 | 1.0 | 8.4 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 728,583 | 1.1 | 7.7 | -0.5 |
| May | 737,807 | 1.6 | 7.4 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 748,794 | 1.7 | 7.2 | -0.9 |
| Jul | 755,826 | 1.8 | 6.9 | -0.8 |
| Aug | 745,281 | 1.8 | 6.7 | -0.9 |
| Sep | 744,902 | 2.0 | 6.3 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 745,976 | 2.1 | 6.5 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 743,609 | 2.1 | 6.8 | -0.8 |
| Dec | 739,965 | 2.3 | 6.8 | -0.5 |
| 1997-Jan | 720,880 | 1.9 | 8.6 | -0.9 |
| Feb | 724,547 | 1.4 | 8.5 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 729,234 | 1.9 | 7.8 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 741,341 | 1.8 | 6.9 | -0.7 |
| May | 750,517 | 1.7 | 6.5 | -0.9 |
| Jun | 759,517 | 1.4 | 6.9 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 765,985 | 1.3 | 6.2 | -0.7 |
| Aug | 755,289 | 1.3 | 6.3 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 752,269 | 1.0 | 5.8 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 753,012 | 0.9 | 5.7 | -0.8 |
| Nov | 754,125 | 1.4 | 6.0 | -0.8 |
| Dec | 750,589 | 1.4 | 6.3 | -0.5 |
| 1998-Jan | 731,369 | 1.5 | 7.7 | -0.9 |
| Feb | 736,120 | 1.6 | 7.8 | -0.7 |
| Mar | 737,659 | 1.2 | 7.8 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 750,847 | 1.3 | 6.3 | -0.6 |
| May | 759,014 | 1.1 | 6.2 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 766,789 | 1.0 | 6.7 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 770,989 | 0.7 | 6.2 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 760,262 | 0.7 | 6.3 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 761,533 | 1.2 | 5.6 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 760,588 | 1.0 | 5.9 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 760,521 | 0.8 | 5.9 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 759,858 | 1.2 | 5.7 | -0.6 |
| 1999-Jan | 743,171 | 1.6 | 7.4 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 744,465 | 1.1 | 7.6 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 745,241 | 1.0 | 7.2 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 756,834 | 0.8 | 6.7 | 0.4 |
| May | 766,473 | 1.0 | 6.2 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 775,735 | 1.2 | 6.2 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 779,090 | 1.1 | 5.9 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 768,125 | 1.0 | 6.1 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 767,733 | 0.8 | 5.5 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 767,940 | 1.0 | 5.5 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 767,809 | 1.0 | 5.7 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 766,119 | 0.8 | 5.3 | -0.3 |
| 2000-Jan | 749,231 | 0.8 | 6.6 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 750,804 | 0.9 | 6.9 | -0.7 |
| Mar | 750,569 | 0.7 | 6.2 | -1.0 |
| Apr | 764,307 | 1.0 | 5.4 | -1.3 |
| May | 766,291 | 0.0 | 5.5 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 775,908 | 0.0 | 5.7 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 776,497 | -0.3 | 5.2 | -0.7 |
| Aug | 767,199 | -0.1 | 5.3 | -0.8 |
| Sep | 768,135 | 0.1 | 4.6 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 769,762 | 0.2 | 4.6 | -0.9 |
| Nov | 768,451 | 0.1 | 4.8 | -0.8 |
| Dec | 768,631 | 0.3 | 4.8 | -0.5 |
| 2001-Jan | 753,056 | 0.5 | 6.2 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 754,761 | 0.5 | 6.2 | -0.7 |
| Mar | 755,767 | 0.7 | 5.8 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 755,530 | -1.1 | 5.4 | 0.0 |
| May | 760,698 | -0.7 | 4.8 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 767,802 | -1.0 | 5.3 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 770,902 | -0.7 | 4.8 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 755,135 | -1.6 | 5.1 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 758,914 | -1.2 | 4.6 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 761,402 | -1.1 | 4.5 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 757,942 | -1.4 | 4.9 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 754,938 | -1.8 | 4.9 | 0.1 |
| 2002-Jan | 733,806 | -2.6 | 6.5 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 739,615 | -2.0 | 6.7 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 738,553 | -2.3 | 6.4 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 748,369 | -0.9 | 6.1 | 0.7 |
| May | 754,276 | -0.8 | 5.9 | 1.0 |
| Jun | 760,336 | -1.0 | 6.3 | 1.0 |
| Jul | 762,725 | -1.1 | 5.8 | 1.0 |
| Aug | 752,274 | -0.4 | 5.8 | 0.7 |
| Sep | 756,433 | -0.3 | 5.1 | 0.5 |
| Oct | 753,273 | -1.1 | 5.1 | 0.7 |
| Nov | 746,984 | -1.4 | 5.6 | 0.8 |
| Dec | 743,325 | -1.5 | 5.7 | 0.8 |
| 2003-Jan | 728,131 | -0.8 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 730,785 | -1.2 | 7.2 | 0.6 |
| Mar | 731,169 | -1.0 | 6.7 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 742,797 | -0.7 | 6.2 | 0.1 |
| May | 746,081 | -1.1 | 5.9 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 753,487 | -0.9 | 6.5 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 754,314 | -1.1 | 5.9 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 744,480 | -1.0 | 5.9 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 745,061 | -1.5 | 5.1 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 746,045 | -1.0 | 5.0 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 745,128 | -0.2 | 5.2 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 741,605 | -0.2 | 5.0 | -0.7 |
| 2004-Jan | 728,669 | 0.1 | 6.2 | -0.7 |
| Feb | 730,991 | 0.0 | 6.5 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 731,350 | 0.0 | 6.2 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 743,040 | 0.0 | 5.5 | -0.7 |
| May | 748,516 | 0.3 | 5.2 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 756,880 | 0.5 | 5.6 | -0.9 |
| Jul | 761,113 | 0.9 | 5.1 | -0.9 |
| Aug | 752,513 | 1.1 | 5.0 | -0.9 |
| Sep | 753,861 | 1.2 | 4.2 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 754,638 | 1.2 | 4.4 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 752,549 | 1.0 | 4.6 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 748,122 | 0.9 | 4.6 | -0.4 |
| 2005-Jan | 733,156 | 0.6 | 5.7 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 735,596 | 0.6 | 6.2 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 739,353 | 1.1 | 5.7 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 753,847 | 1.5 | 5.0 | -0.5 |
| May | 761,048 | 1.7 | 4.7 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 769,992 | 1.7 | 5.1 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 774,513 | 1.8 | 4.8 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 766,886 | 1.9 | 4.7 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 767,676 | 1.8 | 4.3 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 769,981 | 2.0 | 4.2 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 766,458 | 1.8 | 4.5 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 763,796 | 2.1 | 4.2 | -0.5 |
| 2006-Jan | 749,502 | 2.2 | 5.0 | -0.7 |
| Feb | 752,470 | 2.3 | 5.6 | -0.7 |
| Mar | 756,017 | 2.3 | 5.0 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 767,932 | 1.9 | 4.7 | -0.3 |
| May | 774,552 | 1.8 | 4.6 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 784,425 | 1.9 | 4.9 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 787,512 | 1.7 | 4.7 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 779,596 | 1.7 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 781,624 | 1.8 | 4.1 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 784,232 | 1.9 | 4.0 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 781,052 | 1.9 | 4.2 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 778,497 | 1.9 | 3.9 | -0.2 |
| 2007-Jan | 761,385 | 1.6 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 762,453 | 1.3 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 765,930 | 1.3 | 4.7 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 775,106 | 0.9 | 4.4 | -0.3 |
| May | 781,066 | 0.8 | 4.1 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 789,882 | 0.7 | 4.4 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 793,332 | 0.7 | 4.2 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 781,201 | 0.2 | 4.2 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 784,979 | 0.4 | 3.8 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 783,583 | -0.1 | 3.8 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 782,030 | 0.1 | 3.8 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 774,587 | -0.5 | 4.0 | 0.1 |
| 2008-Jan | 761,191 | 0.0 | 4.8 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 760,420 | -0.3 | 5.1 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 763,201 | -0.4 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 776,473 | 0.2 | 4.1 | -0.3 |
| May | 779,250 | -0.2 | 4.2 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 786,390 | -0.4 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 787,547 | -0.7 | 4.0 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 775,316 | -0.8 | 4.1 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 774,830 | -1.3 | 3.6 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 772,270 | -1.4 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 766,787 | -1.9 | 4.0 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 757,981 | -2.1 | 4.4 | 0.4 |
| 2009-Jan | 739,387 | -2.9 | 6.2 | 1.4 |
| Feb | 730,010 | -4.0 | 7.4 | 2.3 |
| Mar | 724,801 | -5.0 | 7.6 | 2.8 |
| Apr | 730,203 | -6.0 | 7.9 | 3.8 |
| May | 728,421 | -6.5 | 8.3 | 4.2 |
| Jun | 730,767 | -7.1 | 9.3 | 4.8 |
| Jul | 735,012 | -6.7 | 8.4 | 4.5 |
| Aug | 725,727 | -6.4 | 8.5 | 4.5 |
| Sep | 727,732 | -6.1 | 8.0 | 4.4 |
| Oct | 728,632 | -5.7 | 7.7 | 4.0 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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