WEST VIRGINIA LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES
(In Thousands - Not Seasonally Adjusted)
July 2010
					Prelim. July 2010	Rev. June 2010	Rev. July 2009	Change From:
								June 2010	July 2009
Civilian Labor Force					786.7	787.5	814.9	-0.8	-28.2
	Total Employment				718.8	720.0	748.5	-1.2	-29.7
	Total Unemployment				68.0	67.5	66.3	0.5	1.7
		Unemployment Rate			8.6	8.6	8.1	xx	xx
NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY
TOTAL NONFARM PAYROLL					740.7	745.2	739.4	-4.5	1.3
PRIVATE SECTOR					594.5	596.1	593.8	-1.6	0.7
GOODS-PRODUCING					114.9	114.6	112.7	0.3	2.2
	Mining & Logging				28.9	28.7	28.4	0.2	0.5
	Construction				35.6	35.7	34.8	-0.1	0.8
	Manufacturing				50.4	50.2	49.5	0.2	0.9
		Durable Goods			30.6	30.4	29.8	0.2	0.8
		Nondurable Goods			19.8	19.8	19.7	0.0	0.1
SERVICE-PROVIDING					625.8	630.6	626.7	-4.8	-0.9
Private Service-Providing					479.6	481.5	481.1	-1.9	-1.5
	Trade, Transportation, & Utilities				133.2	133.7	135.6	-0.5	-2.4
		Wholesale Trade			21.9	22.1	23.3	-0.2	-1.4
		Retail Trade			86.6	86.5	86.5	0.1	0.1
		Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities			24.7	25.1	25.8	-0.4	-1.1
	Information				10.3	10.3	10.3	0.0	0.0
	Financial Activities				27.7	27.6	28.3	0.1	-0.6
		Finance & Insurance			20.7	20.6	21.2	0.1	-0.5
		Real Estate & Rental & Leasing			7.0	7.0	7.1	0.0	-0.1
	Professional & Business Services				58.5	59.0	59.1	-0.5	-0.6
		Professional, Scientific & Technical Service			23.3	23.5	23.6	-0.2	-0.3
			Management of Companies & Enterprises		5.2	5.2	5.3	0.0	-0.1
		Administrative & Support & Waste Management & Remediation			30.0	30.3	30.2	-0.3	-0.2
	Educational & Health Services				119.7	119.8	117.5	-0.1	2.2
		Educational Services			8.2	8.6	8.3	-0.4	-0.1
		Health Care & Social Assistance			111.5	111.2	109.2	0.3	2.3
	Leisure & Hospitality				74.0	74.6	74.6	-0.6	-0.6
		Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation			10.0	10.2	10.5	-0.2	-0.5
		Accommodation & Food Service			64.0	64.4	64.1	-0.4	-0.1
	Other Services				56.2	56.5	55.7	-0.3	0.5
	Government				146.2	149.1	145.6	-2.9	0.6
		Federal Government			25.0	25.6	23.7	-0.6	1.3
		State Government			44.5	43.8	45.2	0.7	-0.7
		Local Government			76.7	79.7	76.7	-3.0	0.0
Labor-Management Dispute Status					0.0	0.0	0.0	xx	xx
Monthly estimates are preliminary and subject to revision.  Benchmark March 2009