Federal Reserve Economic Data

Table Data - Employed Persons in West Virginia

Title Employed Persons in West Virginia
Series ID LAUST540000000000005
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release Unemployment in States and Local Areas (all other areas) (Not a Press Release)
Seasonal Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency Monthly
Units Persons
Date Range 1976-01-01 to 2024-11-01
Last Updated 2025-01-03 10:33 AM CST
Notes These data come from the Current Population Survey (CPS), also known as the household survey.

Civilian Labor Force includes all persons in the civilian noninstitutional population ages 16 and older classified as either employed or unemployed.

Employed persons are all persons who, during the reference week (the week including the 12th day of the month), (a) did any work as paid employees, worked in their own business or profession or on their own farm, or worked 15 hours or more as unpaid workers in an enterprise operated by a member of their family, or (b) were not working but who had jobs from which they were temporarily absent because of vacation, illness, bad weather, childcare problems, maternity or paternity leave, labor-management dispute, job training, or other family or personal reasons, whether or not they were paid for the time off or were seeking other jobs. Each employed person is counted only once, even if he or she holds more than one job.

Unemployed persons are all persons who had no employment during the reference week, were available for work, except for temporary illness, and had made specific efforts to find employment some time during the 4 week-period ending with the reference week. Persons who were waiting to be recalled to a job from which they had been laid off need not have been looking for work to be classified as unemployed.

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DATE VALUE
1976-01-01 634599
1976-02-01 639099
1976-03-01 640711
1976-04-01 655672
1976-05-01 663186
1976-06-01 670939
1976-07-01 675308
1976-08-01 666400
1976-09-01 657848
1976-10-01 661792
1976-11-01 659201
1976-12-01 657687
1977-01-01 639466
1977-02-01 642525
1977-03-01 646392
1977-04-01 664774
1977-05-01 672327
1977-06-01 685114
1977-07-01 685965
1977-08-01 680839
1977-09-01 675669
1977-10-01 679059
1977-11-01 678749
1977-12-01 679590
1978-01-01 661578
1978-02-01 662212
1978-03-01 663815
1978-04-01 679493
1978-05-01 686933
1978-06-01 704035
1978-07-01 705659
1978-08-01 702433
1978-09-01 695618
1978-10-01 702884
1978-11-01 701380
1978-12-01 699132
1979-01-01 678802
1979-02-01 681385
1979-03-01 682517
1979-04-01 692463
1979-05-01 698104
1979-06-01 710540
1979-07-01 717808
1979-08-01 713742
1979-09-01 710328
1979-10-01 708177
1979-11-01 704262
1979-12-01 703928
1980-01-01 682726
1980-02-01 684485
1980-03-01 682330
1980-04-01 690218
1980-05-01 693253
1980-06-01 703237
1980-07-01 705561
1980-08-01 698058
1980-09-01 693554
1980-10-01 694608
1980-11-01 691862
1980-12-01 690209
1981-01-01 673859
1981-02-01 676495
1981-03-01 677910
1981-04-01 691849
1981-05-01 696123
1981-06-01 699920
1981-07-01 713882
1981-08-01 710091
1981-09-01 701076
1981-10-01 700955
1981-11-01 695992
1981-12-01 689178
1982-01-01 672080
1982-02-01 671248
1982-03-01 670617
1982-04-01 678107
1982-05-01 686265
1982-06-01 691251
1982-07-01 695626
1982-08-01 690820
1982-09-01 680708
1982-10-01 648835
1982-11-01 635644
1982-12-01 626989
1983-01-01 608292
1983-02-01 606382
1983-03-01 606202
1983-04-01 617523
1983-05-01 624331
1983-06-01 639725
1983-07-01 649644
1983-08-01 649815
1983-09-01 643825
1983-10-01 641580
1983-11-01 643157
1983-12-01 641570
1984-01-01 626015
1984-02-01 630016
1984-03-01 631785
1984-04-01 645343
1984-05-01 655428
1984-06-01 667923
1984-07-01 673327
1984-08-01 666419
1984-09-01 659965
1984-10-01 655909
1984-11-01 652635
1984-12-01 649627
1985-01-01 634629
1985-02-01 635532
1985-03-01 638947
1985-04-01 649169
1985-05-01 655942
1985-06-01 664255
1985-07-01 670332
1985-08-01 664016
1985-09-01 660942
1985-10-01 659037
1985-11-01 655088
1985-12-01 653161
1986-01-01 638574
1986-02-01 636377
1986-03-01 638975
1986-04-01 650859
1986-05-01 660961
1986-06-01 671081
1986-07-01 675816
1986-08-01 669061
1986-09-01 663454
1986-10-01 661729
1986-11-01 659025
1986-12-01 656565
1987-01-01 641281
1987-02-01 642617
1987-03-01 643459
1987-04-01 654141
1987-05-01 662398
1987-06-01 670599
1987-07-01 677273
1987-08-01 670729
1987-09-01 664838
1987-10-01 667151
1987-11-01 665652
1987-12-01 663047
1988-01-01 648507
1988-02-01 649486
1988-03-01 650052
1988-04-01 664422
1988-05-01 670762
1988-06-01 681473
1988-07-01 686312
1988-08-01 678737
1988-09-01 670022
1988-10-01 670292
1988-11-01 671162
1988-12-01 665088
1989-01-01 658424
1989-02-01 661857
1989-03-01 669901
1989-04-01 683351
1989-05-01 692728
1989-06-01 706805
1989-07-01 712574
1989-08-01 714021
1989-09-01 709286
1989-10-01 710272
1989-11-01 709238
1989-12-01 703037
1990-01-01 688182
1990-02-01 688263
1990-03-01 692006
1990-04-01 701072
1990-05-01 710204
1990-06-01 717787
1990-07-01 719748
1990-08-01 709464
1990-09-01 705497
1990-10-01 706895
1990-11-01 701381
1990-12-01 696946
1991-01-01 681871
1991-02-01 683250
1991-03-01 685332
1991-04-01 697596
1991-05-01 698865
1991-06-01 710429
1991-07-01 713320
1991-08-01 702703
1991-09-01 703910
1991-10-01 702720
1991-11-01 698715
1991-12-01 693254
1992-01-01 680519
1992-02-01 681347
1992-03-01 684304
1992-04-01 696594
1992-05-01 703638
1992-06-01 710896
1992-07-01 715333
1992-08-01 706333
1992-09-01 703689
1992-10-01 703873
1992-11-01 702745
1992-12-01 699250
1993-01-01 683731
1993-02-01 685809
1993-03-01 687684
1993-04-01 696316
1993-05-01 704970
1993-06-01 714130
1993-07-01 718626
1993-08-01 712414
1993-09-01 709760
1993-10-01 711481
1993-11-01 710600
1993-12-01 707655
1994-01-01 692043
1994-02-01 695726
1994-03-01 697023
1994-04-01 709690
1994-05-01 722198
1994-06-01 727598
1994-07-01 731958
1994-08-01 726772
1994-09-01 727360
1994-10-01 730094
1994-11-01 730892
1994-12-01 722092
1995-01-01 705707
1995-02-01 708359
1995-03-01 711477
1995-04-01 720576
1995-05-01 723953
1995-06-01 733506
1995-07-01 739237
1995-08-01 731655
1995-09-01 731002
1995-10-01 732753
1995-11-01 727413
1995-12-01 720451
1996-01-01 705226
1996-02-01 710387
1996-03-01 713672
1996-04-01 724097
1996-05-01 734655
1996-06-01 742381
1996-07-01 747413
1996-08-01 738979
1996-09-01 740243
1996-10-01 741363
1996-11-01 736542
1996-12-01 729706
1997-01-01 715789
1997-02-01 716672
1997-03-01 721996
1997-04-01 730644
1997-05-01 737086
1997-06-01 746437
1997-07-01 751013
1997-08-01 742553
1997-09-01 741889
1997-10-01 743897
1997-11-01 742686
1997-12-01 736421
1998-01-01 722457
1998-02-01 724527
1998-03-01 727225
1998-04-01 738141
1998-05-01 747198
1998-06-01 753209
1998-07-01 755220
1998-08-01 745730
1998-09-01 748813
1998-10-01 750201
1998-11-01 747302
1998-12-01 743628
1999-01-01 731314
1999-02-01 731266
1999-03-01 732956
1999-04-01 741989
1999-05-01 749123
1999-06-01 759425
1999-07-01 760392
1999-08-01 752046
1999-09-01 753895
1999-10-01 756336
1999-11-01 753044
1999-12-01 749150
2000-01-01 738656
2000-02-01 741025
2000-03-01 743669
2000-04-01 755465
2000-05-01 757692
2000-06-01 765587
2000-07-01 763058
2000-08-01 754318
2000-09-01 758036
2000-10-01 761618
2000-11-01 758143
2000-12-01 756213
2001-01-01 745837
2001-02-01 746288
2001-03-01 747787
2001-04-01 754203
2001-05-01 756087
2001-06-01 764044
2001-07-01 764075
2001-08-01 751408
2001-09-01 757250
2001-10-01 757439
2001-11-01 751939
2001-12-01 747521
2002-01-01 733249
2002-02-01 738194
2002-03-01 737431
2002-04-01 746094
2002-05-01 752556
2002-06-01 757998
2002-07-01 757466
2002-08-01 750344
2002-09-01 754759
2002-10-01 753250
2002-11-01 744435
2002-12-01 738704
2003-01-01 728615
2003-02-01 728010
2003-03-01 728457
2003-04-01 738898
2003-05-01 740488
2003-06-01 749235
2003-07-01 748727
2003-08-01 742435
2003-09-01 744683
2003-10-01 747327
2003-11-01 743043
2003-12-01 738833
2004-01-01 729336
2004-02-01 729499
2004-03-01 730006
2004-04-01 741631
2004-05-01 747998
2004-06-01 753652
2004-07-01 755029
2004-08-01 748302
2004-09-01 750314
2004-10-01 753040
2004-11-01 747986
2004-12-01 741071
2005-01-01 731311
2005-02-01 731152
2005-03-01 734080
2005-04-01 747025
2005-05-01 753039
2005-06-01 762283
2005-07-01 763545
2005-08-01 758569
2005-09-01 759462
2005-10-01 762982
2005-11-01 757113
2005-12-01 753866
2006-01-01 745669
2006-02-01 746344
2006-03-01 750135
2006-04-01 759827
2006-05-01 766619
2006-06-01 773978
2006-07-01 771927
2006-08-01 766797
2006-09-01 770579
2006-10-01 774568
2006-11-01 769085
2006-12-01 764373
2007-01-01 751640
2007-02-01 748785
2007-03-01 751957
2007-04-01 760564
2007-05-01 765464
2007-06-01 776153
2007-07-01 776390
2007-08-01 769376
2007-09-01 774573
2007-10-01 775511
2007-11-01 771809
2007-12-01 763985
2008-01-01 756687
2008-02-01 754054
2008-03-01 755618
2008-04-01 769251
2008-05-01 774423
2008-06-01 781019
2008-07-01 780048
2008-08-01 772243
2008-09-01 775057
2008-10-01 776757
2008-11-01 767467
2008-12-01 756899
2009-01-01 743276
2009-02-01 739336
2009-03-01 737279
2009-04-01 748482
2009-05-01 748920
2009-06-01 756327
2009-07-01 754182
2009-08-01 746143
2009-09-01 744192
2009-10-01 742848
2009-11-01 737361
2009-12-01 728091
2010-01-01 720799
2010-02-01 722068
2010-03-01 724858
2010-04-01 743086
2010-05-01 747723
2010-06-01 752795
2010-07-01 750008
2010-08-01 746489
2010-09-01 749764
2010-10-01 747859
2010-11-01 739373
2010-12-01 733865
2011-01-01 725669
2011-02-01 726814
2011-03-01 728625
2011-04-01 741085
2011-05-01 745416
2011-06-01 750686
2011-07-01 747914
2011-08-01 747159
2011-09-01 753670
2011-10-01 756224
2011-11-01 750801
2011-12-01 746086
2012-01-01 736080
2012-02-01 738046
2012-03-01 738916
2012-04-01 750492
2012-05-01 757174
2012-06-01 760432
2012-07-01 754278
2012-08-01 749289
2012-09-01 757481
2012-10-01 759380
2012-11-01 749434
2012-12-01 744044
2013-01-01 734548
2013-02-01 734929
2013-03-01 733770
2013-04-01 747419
2013-05-01 752115
2013-06-01 758406
2013-07-01 754226
2013-08-01 749395
2013-09-01 752540
2013-10-01 749124
2013-11-01 744539
2013-12-01 739175
2014-01-01 730750
2014-02-01 732656
2014-03-01 733327
2014-04-01 745440
2014-05-01 750399
2014-06-01 753467
2014-07-01 747985
2014-08-01 744194
2014-09-01 749923
2014-10-01 754686
2014-11-01 745044
2014-12-01 739584
2015-01-01 730436
2015-02-01 730377
2015-03-01 727832
2015-04-01 741166
2015-05-01 744436
2015-06-01 750693
2015-07-01 744441
2015-08-01 741472
2015-09-01 743104
2015-10-01 745860
2015-11-01 738362
2015-12-01 735282
2016-01-01 726504
2016-02-01 728834
2016-03-01 727841
2016-04-01 737780
2016-05-01 742343
2016-06-01 746240
2016-07-01 741684
2016-08-01 737586
2016-09-01 741595
2016-10-01 744476
2016-11-01 739068
2016-12-01 732509
2017-01-01 726209
2017-02-01 730722
2017-03-01 731050
2017-04-01 742967
2017-05-01 744461
2017-06-01 753614
2017-07-01 751451
2017-08-01 747718
2017-09-01 757616
2017-10-01 754303
2017-11-01 745411
2017-12-01 739906
2018-01-01 731808
2018-02-01 737995
2018-03-01 735964
2018-04-01 748851
2018-05-01 756845
2018-06-01 765127
2018-07-01 763848
2018-08-01 755673
2018-09-01 762035
2018-10-01 764822
2018-11-01 757044
2018-12-01 751211
2019-01-01 739402
2019-02-01 743345
2019-03-01 740412
2019-04-01 751041
2019-05-01 755743
2019-06-01 766402
2019-07-01 764497
2019-08-01 761225
2019-09-01 766316
2019-10-01 767045
2019-11-01 757215
2019-12-01 753638
2020-01-01 745236
2020-02-01 749023
2020-03-01 733041
2020-04-01 636827
2020-05-01 674390
2020-06-01 702950
2020-07-01 703657
2020-08-01 715820
2020-09-01 721662
2020-10-01 732055
2020-11-01 723447
2020-12-01 718422
2021-01-01 708653
2021-02-01 715497
2021-03-01 716875
2021-04-01 728288
2021-05-01 733377
2021-06-01 742806
2021-07-01 743582
2021-08-01 740462
2021-09-01 745561
2021-10-01 747032
2021-11-01 742568
2021-12-01 741197
2022-01-01 734726
2022-02-01 739897
2022-03-01 740545
2022-04-01 747169
2022-05-01 753875
2022-06-01 758052
2022-07-01 752236
2022-08-01 749272
2022-09-01 753877
2022-10-01 754996
2022-11-01 748089
2022-12-01 746497
2023-01-01 738731
2023-02-01 744294
2023-03-01 744478
2023-04-01 753573
2023-05-01 755635
2023-06-01 764986
2023-07-01 761613
2023-08-01 759161
2023-09-01 763895
2023-10-01 763662
2023-11-01 758291
2023-12-01 751507
2024-01-01 745234
2024-02-01 744832
2024-03-01 746532
2024-04-01 754471
2024-05-01 759464
2024-06-01 764453
2024-07-01 760915
2024-08-01 754273
2024-09-01 760327
2024-10-01 758476
2024-11-01 747918

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