State Unemployment Rate Falls To 7.4 Percent in July Total Unemployment Declines 10,400

FOR RELEASE: August 17, 2011
Contact: Courtney S. Sisk 304.957.9341
State Unemployment Rate Falls to 7.4 percent in July;

Total Unemployment Declines 10,400
West Virginias unemployment rate fell to 7.4 percent from 8.6 percent in July,
WorkForce West Virginia reported today. The number of unemployed state residents declined
10,400 to 57,600. Total unemployment was down 11,500 over the year.
Total nonfarm payroll employment plunged 5,000, where a decline of 6,100 in the
service-providing sector overpowered a gain of 1,100 in the goods-producing sector. Despite
the considerable decline, the private sector added 1,700 jobs over the month. Employment
gains within the goods-producing sector included 700 in construction and 500 in mining and
logging. Manufacturing employment slipped 100 over the month. Within the service-providing
sector, declines were led by a seasonal loss of 6,700 in government. Other declines included
700 in financial activities and 200 in educational and health services. Employment gains
included 700 in professional and business services, 600 in trade, transportation, and utilities,
and 200 in information. Employment was unchanged in both leisure and hospitality and other
services.
Since July 2010, total nonfarm payroll employment has risen 1,300, with a gain of 1,400
in the goods-producing sector easily offsetting a decline of 100 in the service-providing sector.
Employment gains included 3,000 in educational and health services, 2,800 in professional
and business services, 2,400 in trade, transportation, and utilities, 1,700 in mining and logging,
200 in manufacturing, 200 in other services, and 100 in information. Employment declines
included 8,200 in government, 500 in construction, and 400 in financial activities. Employment
in leisure and hospitality was unchanged over the year.
We are encouraged by the addition of 1,700 jobs created in the private sector in July,
said Governor Earl Ray Tomblin. While the unemployment rate is the lowest its been in
several months, we know there are many people seeking jobs and we encourage them to use
the services of WorkForce West Virginia to help them re-enter employment.
West Virginias seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined four-tenths of a
percentage point to 8.1 percent, while the national rate inched downward one-tenth of a
percentage point to 9.1 percent.
Note: Unemployment information for West Virginia is prepared through the Local Area Unemployment
Statistics program, a national federal/state cooperative program of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S.
Department of Labor. Unemployment information for West Virginia has been approved by the Bureau of
Labor Statistics.
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WEST VIRGINIA LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES

(In Thousands - Not Seasonally Adjusted)
July 2011
Change From:
Prelim.
July 2011
Rev.
June 2011
Rev.
July 2010
June
2011
July
2010
Civilian Labor Force
781.1
792.1
791.1
-11.0
-10.0
Total Employment
723.5
724.1
721.9
-0.6
1.6
57.6
68.0
69.1
-10.4
-11.5
7.4
8.6
8.7
xx
xx
TOTAL NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT
749.5
754.5
748.2
-5.0
1.3
PRIVATE SECTOR
609.2
607.5
599.7
1.7
9.5
GOODS-PRODUCING
116.2
115.1
114.8
1.1
1.4
Mining & Logging
32.2
31.7
30.5
0.5
1.7
Construction
34.2
33.5
34.7
0.7
-0.5
Manufacturing
49.8
49.9
49.6
-0.1
0.2
Durable Goods
30.5
30.8
29.9
-0.3
0.6
Nondurable Goods
19.3
19.1
19.7
0.2
-0.4
SERVICE-PROVIDING
633.3
639.4
633.4
-6.1
-0.1
Private Service-Providing
493.0
492.4
484.9
0.6
8.1
Total Unemployment
Unemployment Rate
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
137.3
136.7
134.9
0.6
2.4
Wholesale Trade
23.5
23.2
23.0
0.3
0.5
Retail Trade
88.7
88.4
86.5
0.3
2.2
Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities
25.1
25.1
25.4
0.0
-0.3
Information
10.7
10.5
10.6
0.2
0.1
Financial Activities
27.8
28.5
28.2
-0.7
-0.4
21.4
21.7
21.3
-0.3
0.1
Finance & Insurance

Real Estate & Rental & Leasing
6.4
6.8
6.9
-0.4
-0.5
Professional & Business Services
64.0
63.3
61.2
0.7
2.8
25.1
24.7
24.2
0.4
0.9
5.6
5.6
5.5
0.0
0.1
Professional, Scientific & Technical Service

Management of Companies & Enterprises
Administrative & Support & Waste Management &
Remediation
Educational & Health Services
33.3
33.0
31.5
0.3
1.8
122.8
123.0
119.8
-0.2
3.0
Educational Services
Health Care & Social Assistance
9.2
9.3
9.1
-0.1
0.1
113.6
113.7
110.7
-0.1
2.9
75.0
75.0
75.0
0.0
0.0
Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation
10.9
10.6
10.7
0.3
0.2
Accommodation & Food Service
64.1
64.4
64.3
-0.3
-0.2
55.4
55.4
55.2
0.0
0.2
140.3
147.0
148.5
-6.7
-8.2
Federal Government
23.1
23.0
25.2
0.1
-2.1
State Government
43.5
42.5
46.0
1.0
-2.5
Local Government
73.7
81.5
77.3
-7.8
-3.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
xx
xx
Leisure & Hospitality
Other Services
Government
Labor-Management Dispute Status

Monthly estimates are preliminary and subject to revision. Benchmark March 2010
WEST VIRGINIA LABOR FORCE STATISTICS

(In Thousands)
JAN.
2000
Total Employment
Total Unemployment
Unemployment Rate
2001
Total Employment
Total Unemployment
Unemployment Rate
2002
Total Employment
Total Unemployment
Unemployment Rate
2003
Total Employment
Total Unemployment
Unemployment Rate
2004
Total Employment
Total Unemployment
Unemployment Rate
2005
Total Employment
Total Unemployment
Unemployment Rate
2006
Total Employment
Total Unemployment
Unemployment Rate
2007
Total Employment
Total Unemployment
Unemployment Rate
2008
Total Employment
Total Unemployment
Unemployment Rate
2009
Total Employment
Total Unemployment
Unemployment Rate
2010
Total Employment
Total Unemployment
Unemployment Rate
2011
Total Employment
Total Unemployment
Unemployment Rate
March 2010 Benchmark .
FEB.
MAR.
APR.
MAY
JUNE
JULY
AUG.
SEPT.
OCT.
NOV.
DEC.
ANN.
AVG.
802.1
749.2
52.9
6.6
806.6
750.8
55.7
6.9
800.3
750.6
49.7
6.2
808.0
764.3
43.7
5.4
810.8
766.3
44.6
5.5
822.9
775.9
46.9
5.7
819.1
776.5
42.6
5.2
809.8
767.2
42.6
5.3
805.5
768.1
37.4
4.6
806.5
769.8
36.7
4.6
807.5
768.5
39.1
4.8
807.1
768.6
38.5
4.8
809.0
765.0
44.0
5.5
802.9
753.1
49.9
6.2
804.5
754.8
49.7
6.2
802.6
755.8
46.8
5.8
798.7
755.5
43.2
5.4
799.3
760.7
38.6
4.8
810.9
767.8
43.1
5.3
810.0
770.9
39.1
4.8
796.0
755.1
40.8
5.1
795.3
758.9
36.4
4.6
797.0
761.4
35.6
4.5
796.7
757.9
38.8
4.9
793.544
754.938
38.6
4.9
801.0
759.0
42.0
5.2
785.2
733.8
51.4
6.5
792.4
739.6
52.8
6.7
789.0
738.6
50.4
6.4
796.9
748.4
48.5
6.1
801.2
754.3
46.9
5.9
811.4
760.3
51.0
6.3
809.5
762.7
46.8
5.8
798.6
752.3
46.3
5.8
796.7
756.4
40.3
5.1
794.0
753.3
40.7
5.1
791.6
747.0
44.6
5.6
788.2
743.3
44.9
5.7
796.0
749.0
47.0
5.9
781.9
728.1
53.8
6.9
787.8
730.8
57.0
7.2
783.4
731.2
52.2
6.7
792.1
742.8
49.3
6.2
793.0
746.1
47.0
5.9
806.2
753.5
52.7
6.5
802.0
754.3
47.6
5.9
791.1
744.5
46.7
5.9
785.0
745.1
39.9
5.1
785.6
746.0
39.6
5.0
785.9
745.1
40.8
5.2
780.8
741.6
39.2
5.0
790.0
742.0
47.0
6.0
777.0
728.7
48.3
6.2
781.7
731.0
50.7
6.5
779.4
731.4
48.1
6.2
786.3
743.0
43.3
5.5
789.4
748.5
40.9
5.2
802.0
756.9
45.1
5.6
801.6
761.1
40.5
5.1
792.0
752.5
39.5
5.0
787.3
753.9
33.5
4.2
789.7
754.6
35.1
4.4
788.9
752.5
36.4
4.6
784.6
748.1
36.5
4.6
788.0
747.0
41.0
5.3
782.4
738.4
44.0
5.6
788.6
739.7
48.9
6.2
788.5
743.4
45.2
5.7
797.6
757.7
39.9
5.0
802.3
764.9
37.5
4.7
815.5
774.1
41.4
5.1
817.8
779.4
38.4
4.7
810.1
772.5
37.6
4.6
808.2
773.9
34.3
4.2
810.0
776.9
33.1
4.1
808.7
773.4
35.3
4.4
803.1
770.2
32.8
4.1
803.0
764.0
39.0
4.9
793.4
754.2
39.2
4.9
799.9
755.9
44.0
5.5
799.0
759.5
39.5
4.9
809.1
771.5
37.6
4.6
814.7
778.1
36.6
4.5
827.1
787.4
39.7
4.8
828.7
790.8
38.0
4.6
821.4
783.6
37.8
4.6
819.6
786.8
32.8
4.0
821.0
789.8
31.2
3.8
819.0
786.0
33.0
4.0
814.5
783.0
31.5
3.9
814.0
777.0
37.0
4.5
805.1
765.8
39.3
4.9
809.4
765.4
44.0
5.4
806.3
768.7
37.6
4.7
813.0
778.0
34.9
4.3
816.2
783.8
32.5
4.0
827.5
791.9
35.6
4.3
829.2
795.3
33.9
4.1
816.9
783.8
33.0
4.0
818.0
788.6
29.4
3.6
816.2
787.2
29.0
3.6
814.5
785.0
29.4
3.6
808.4
777.0
31.5
3.9
815.0
781.0
34.0
4.2
800.0
763.0
37.0
4.6
799.3
760.2
39.1
4.9
798.9
762.5
36.4
4.6
808.2
776.0
32.2
4.0
810.8
778.4
32.4
4.0
819.7
784.6
35.1
4.3
817.6
786.1
31.5
3.9
805.9
773.7
32.1
4.0
803.3
773.9
29.4
3.7
802.8
772.5
30.4
3.8
798.3
764.7
33.6
4.2
792.8
754.6
38.2
4.8
805.0
771.0
34.0
4.2
787.0
735.0
52.1
6.6
792.0
732.2
59.8
7.6
789.5
730.3
59.2
7.5
802.2
742.3
59.9
7.5
805.2
743.3
61.9
7.7
815.3
747.4
68.0
8.3
813.0
748.3
64.7
8.0
800.6
736.5
64.1
8.0
794.8
727.7
60.8
7.7
792.4
730.3
62.0
7.8
787.9
726.1
61.8
7.8
780.3
716.0
64.3
8.2
797.0
735.0
62.0
7.7
778.5
702.3
76.2
9.8
782.6
702.0
80.6
10.3
778.2
703.3
74.9
9.6
784.3
716.0
68.3
8.7
785.1
717.4
67.7
8.6
791.6
721.0
70.7
8.9
791.1
721.9
69.1
8.7
784.6
714.0
70.6
9.0
782.7
716.2
66.5
8.5
778.5
712.0
66.5
8.5
777.2
706.1
71.1
9.1
773.6
700.6
73.0
9.4
782.0
711.0
71.0
9.1
771.4
692.0
79.5
10.3
779.4
699.7
79.7
10.2
771.2
696.7
74.5
9.7
778.5
710.6
67.9
8.7
784.9
717.5
67.4
8.6
792.1
724.1
68.0
8.6
781.1
723.5
57.6
7.4
WEST VIRGINIA LABOR FORCE STATISTICS - Seasonally Adjusted

(In Thousands)
ITEM
JAN.
FEB.
MAR.
2000
812.8
812.8
811.9
Total Employment
766.7
767.3
766.8
Total Unemployment
46.1
45.5
45.1
Unemployment Rate
5.7
5.6
5.6
2001
813.3
812.4
809.5
Total Employment
771.4
770.8
768.0
Total Unemployment
41.8
41.7
41.5
Unemployment Rate
5.1
5.1
5.1
2002
800.3
801.0
801.1
Total Employment
756.7
756.3
755.2
Total Unemployment
43.6
44.7
45.9
Unemployment Rate
5.4
5.6
5.7
2003
798.0
798.2
797.9
Total Employment
750.1
750.0
749.5
Total Unemployment
48.0
48.2
48.4
Unemployment Rate
6.0
6.0
6.1
2004
792.6
792.4
792.0
Total Employment
750.0
750.1
749.8
Total Unemployment
42.6
42.3
42.3
Unemployment Rate
5.4
5.3
5.3
2005
795.6
796.6
797.8
Total Employment
756.3
757.6
758.9
Total Unemployment
39.3
39.0
38.8
Unemployment Rate
4.9
4.9
4.9
2006
807.3
808.0
809.1
Total Employment
771.9
773.2
774.1
Total Unemployment
35.4
34.9
35.0
Unemployment Rate
4.4
4.3
4.3
2007
818.3
817.4
816.3
Total Employment
784.0
783.7
782.9
Total Unemployment
34.4
33.7
33.4
Unemployment Rate
4.2
4.1
4.1
2008
811.9
810.9
809.8
Total Employment
779.8
779.2
778.4
Total Unemployment
32.2
31.6
31.5
Unemployment Rate
4.0
3.9
3.9
2009
799.1
799.9
801.0
Total Employment
753.3
749.8
746.5
Total Unemployment
45.8
50.1
54.6
Unemployment Rate
5.7
6.3
6.8
2010
788.3
787.8
786.7
Total Employment
719.4
718.7
717.7
Total Unemployment
68.9
69.1
69.0
Unemployment Rate
8.7
8.8
8.8
2011
780.0
782.6
782.7
Total Employment
704.8
709.2
711.2
Total Unemployment
75.2
73.5
71.5
Unemployment Rate
9.6
9.4
9.1
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED March 2010 Benchmark.
APR.
MAY
JUNE
JULY
AUG.
SEPT.
OCT.
NOV.
DEC.
ANN.
AVG.
810.3
765.3
45.0
5.5
808.2
763.4
44.9
5.6
806.2
761.5
44.7
5.5
804.8
760.4
44.4
5.5
804.3
760.3
43.9
5.5
804.9
761.5
43.4
5.4
806.8
764.1
42.7
5.3
809.6
767.3
42.2
5.2
812.1
770.1
42.0
5.2
809.0
765.0
44.0
5.5
805.1
763.8
41.3
5.1
800.2
759.1
41.2
5.1
796.4
755.2
41.2
5.2
794.4
753.1
41.3
5.2
794.1
752.6
41.5
5.2
795.1
753.4
41.7
5.2
796.5
754.6
42.0
5.3
797.9
755.6
42.3
5.3
799.2
756.5
42.8
5.3
801.0
759.0
42.0
5.2
800.7
753.8
47.0
5.9
799.9
752.3
47.6
6.0
798.8
751.0
47.8
6.0
797.9
750.2
47.7
6.0
797.2
749.8
47.3
5.9
796.9
749.8
47.1
5.9
796.9
749.8
47.1
5.9
797.3
749.9
47.4
5.9
797.7
750.0
47.7
6.0
796.0
749.0
47.0
5.9
797.0
748.4
48.6
6.1
795.5
746.7
48.8
6.1
793.7
744.9
48.7
6.1
792.2
743.8
48.3
6.1
791.2
743.7
47.5
6.0
791.0
744.6
46.4
5.9
791.2
746.2
45.1
5.7
791.8
747.8
44.0
5.6
792.3
749.2
43.1
5.4
790.0
742.0
47.0
6.0
791.4
749.2
42.3
5.3
790.8
748.6
42.2
5.3
790.5
748.5
41.9
5.3
790.5
749.0
41.5
5.3
791.0
750.0
41.0
5.2
791.9
751.4
40.5
5.1
792.9
752.8
40.1
5.1
793.8
754.1
39.7
5.0
794.7
755.2
39.5
5.0
788.0
747.0
41.0
5.3
799.0
760.2
38.8
4.9
800.4
761.5
38.9
4.9
801.9
762.7
39.2
4.9
803.5
763.9
39.6
4.9
805.2
765.3
39.9
5.0
806.7
767.0
39.7
4.9
807.8
768.8
39.0
4.8
808.5
770.6
37.9
4.7
808.9
772.3
36.5
4.5
803.0
764.0
39.0
4.9
810.6
774.7
35.9
4.4
812.1
775.0
37.1
4.6
813.6
775.4
38.2
4.7
815.1
776.2
38.9
4.8
816.6
777.6
39.0
4.8
817.9
779.4
38.5
4.7
818.9
781.3
37.6
4.6
819.3
782.9
36.4
4.4
819.1
783.8
35.3
4.3
814.0
777.0
37.0
4.5
815.3
781.9
33.4
4.1
814.5
780.8
33.7
4.1
814.1
779.9
34.1
4.2
814.0
779.4
34.6
4.2
814.2
779.4
34.9
4.3
814.6
779.7
34.9
4.3
814.6
780.0
34.6
4.2
814.1
780.2
33.9
4.2
813.1
780.1
33.0
4.1
815.0
781.0
34.0
4.2
808.7
777.1
31.6
3.9
807.4
775.3
32.1
4.0
805.9
773.1
32.7
4.1
804.2
770.9
33.3
4.1
802.5
768.6
33.9
4.2
801.1
766.2
34.9
4.4
800.0
763.5
36.4
4.6
799.2
760.5
38.7
4.8
798.8
757.0
41.9
5.2
805.0
771.0
34.0
4.2
801.9
743.3
58.6
7.3
802.1
740.0
62.0
7.7
801.2
736.6
64.5
8.1
799.2
733.1
66.1
8.3
796.5
729.7
66.8
8.4
793.7
726.6
67.1
8.5
791.3
723.9
67.4
8.5
789.6
721.7
67.9
8.6
788.7
720.3
68.5
8.7
797.0
735.0
62.0
7.7
784.9
716.1
68.9
8.8
782.9
714.0
68.9
8.8
781.0
711.6
69.4
8.9
779.6
709.4
70.3
9.0
779.1
707.6
71.5
9.2
778.9
706.3
72.7
9.3
778.9
705.1
73.8
9.5
778.8
704.1
74.7
9.6
778.9
703.3
75.6
9.7
782.0
711.0
71.0
9.1
782.6
713.8
68.7
8.8
782.9
715.5
67.4
8.6
780.9
714.8
66.0
8.5
774.9
711.8
63.1
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FOR RELEASE: August 17, 2011

Contact: Courtney S. Sisk 304.957.9341

State Unemployment Rate Falls to 7.4 percent in July;

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WEST VIRGINIA LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES

Civilian Labor Force

TOTAL NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT

Mining & Logging

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities

Finance & Insurance

Professional & Business Services

Professional, Scientific & Technical Service

Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation

Accommodation & Food Service

Leisure & Hospitality

Labor-Management Dispute Status

WEST VIRGINIA LABOR FORCE STATISTICS

WEST VIRGINIA LABOR FORCE STATISTICS - Seasonally Adjusted

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