The State Labor Force Data for March is now available here or by PDF.

The County Labor Force Data for February is now available here or by PDF.

The County Labor Force Data for January is now available here or by PDF.

The State Labor Force Data for January is now available here or by PDF.

The State Labor Force Data for December is now available here or by PDF.

The County Labor Force Data for December is now available here or by PDF.

The State Labor Force Data for November is now available here or by PDF.

The County Labor Force Data is now available here or by PDF.

To learn about the Request For Proposal for the Job Driven National Dislocated Worker Grant, download the document here. 

WorkForce West Virginia filed new prevailing wage rates with the Secretary of State’s office on September 30, 2015. http://lmi.workforcewv.org/PrevailingWageSurvey/pwrs.html

WorkForce West Virginia’s list of the 100 largest employers, compiled from March 2015 data, ranks retail giant Wal-Mart as the state’s largest private employer. Wal-Mart has maintained this position since 1998.   The list contains businesses with both single and multiple locations, and ranks companies according to the number of employees. The data are extracted…

West Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased three-tenths of a percentage point to 7.3 percent in September 2015. The number of unemployed state residents decreased 2,000 to 57,800. Total unemployment was up 8,900 over the year. The national unemployment rate remained at 5.1 percent.   Total nonfarm payroll employment increased 1,600 in September with the…