Federal Reserve Economic Data

Table Data - Unemployed Persons in West Virginia

Title Unemployed Persons in West Virginia
Series ID LAUST540000000000004
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 2024-08-01
Last Updated 2024-10-02 10:31 AM CDT
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 63876
1976-02-01 63178
1976-03-01 58284
1976-04-01 53679
1976-05-01 48049
1976-06-01 53730
1976-07-01 48633
1976-08-01 46458
1976-09-01 42706
1976-10-01 41408
1976-11-01 45667
1976-12-01 46380
1977-01-01 52595
1977-02-01 73020
1977-03-01 56091
1977-04-01 47634
1977-05-01 42377
1977-06-01 50753
1977-07-01 45412
1977-08-01 46960
1977-09-01 44530
1977-10-01 43634
1977-11-01 46136
1977-12-01 47803
1978-01-01 55506
1978-02-01 59128
1978-03-01 58438
1978-04-01 41943
1978-05-01 37681
1978-06-01 42729
1978-07-01 42575
1978-08-01 43990
1978-09-01 46188
1978-10-01 40095
1978-11-01 44119
1978-12-01 47812
1979-01-01 56893
1979-02-01 61306
1979-03-01 56866
1979-04-01 53007
1979-05-01 49610
1979-06-01 57410
1979-07-01 54674
1979-08-01 53373
1979-09-01 52270
1979-10-01 54630
1979-11-01 56267
1979-12-01 59289
1980-01-01 69735
1980-02-01 72901
1980-03-01 73351
1980-04-01 76767
1980-05-01 75227
1980-06-01 82747
1980-07-01 82240
1980-08-01 82916
1980-09-01 77230
1980-10-01 79108
1980-11-01 81175
1980-12-01 80882
1981-01-01 93900
1981-02-01 95231
1981-03-01 93557
1981-04-01 89629
1981-05-01 90639
1981-06-01 84104
1981-07-01 71889
1981-08-01 70489
1981-09-01 70841
1981-10-01 72465
1981-11-01 76430
1981-12-01 80808
1982-01-01 90480
1982-02-01 96916
1982-03-01 95567
1982-04-01 98685
1982-05-01 99126
1982-06-01 108577
1982-07-01 109184
1982-08-01 110453
1982-09-01 114997
1982-10-01 122285
1982-11-01 130312
1982-12-01 138240
1983-01-01 146342
1983-02-01 151345
1983-03-01 145134
1983-04-01 139535
1983-05-01 134836
1983-06-01 139729
1983-07-01 128376
1983-08-01 128948
1983-09-01 119915
1983-10-01 116915
1983-11-01 113826
1983-12-01 113798
1984-01-01 116507
1984-02-01 115166
1984-03-01 110481
1984-04-01 108657
1984-05-01 104487
1984-06-01 104540
1984-07-01 103087
1984-08-01 101895
1984-09-01 98738
1984-10-01 105812
1984-11-01 105319
1984-12-01 109160
1985-01-01 114692
1985-02-01 113902
1985-03-01 107836
1985-04-01 106460
1985-05-01 98725
1985-06-01 101990
1985-07-01 98113
1985-08-01 91680
1985-09-01 90793
1985-10-01 88855
1985-11-01 88887
1985-12-01 86871
1986-01-01 91538
1986-02-01 100551
1986-03-01 96779
1986-04-01 92997
1986-05-01 92025
1986-06-01 94698
1986-07-01 88404
1986-08-01 85867
1986-09-01 86432
1986-10-01 84634
1986-11-01 85301
1986-12-01 80741
1987-01-01 89757
1987-02-01 93493
1987-03-01 89443
1987-04-01 84095
1987-05-01 82072
1987-06-01 82187
1987-07-01 78744
1987-08-01 77491
1987-09-01 75195
1987-10-01 76155
1987-11-01 76075
1987-12-01 74263
1988-01-01 79636
1988-02-01 85145
1988-03-01 81120
1988-04-01 76952
1988-05-01 76806
1988-06-01 74147
1988-07-01 70320
1988-08-01 71394
1988-09-01 67902
1988-10-01 66882
1988-11-01 67396
1988-12-01 65922
1989-01-01 73703
1989-02-01 75676
1989-03-01 67544
1989-04-01 69812
1989-05-01 68153
1989-06-01 69994
1989-07-01 65675
1989-08-01 62873
1989-09-01 61518
1989-10-01 60589
1989-11-01 60876
1989-12-01 60388
1990-01-01 67118
1990-02-01 68990
1990-03-01 62620
1990-04-01 63306
1990-05-01 62507
1990-06-01 63453
1990-07-01 63190
1990-08-01 66492
1990-09-01 66548
1990-10-01 65346
1990-11-01 71981
1990-12-01 74656
1991-01-01 80992
1991-02-01 86709
1991-03-01 84547
1991-04-01 80633
1991-05-01 83085
1991-06-01 84948
1991-07-01 81758
1991-08-01 83118
1991-09-01 80345
1991-10-01 80126
1991-11-01 82061
1991-12-01 86601
1992-01-01 95834
1992-02-01 99380
1992-03-01 94096
1992-04-01 87864
1992-05-01 87543
1992-06-01 93437
1992-07-01 88254
1992-08-01 87247
1992-09-01 83936
1992-10-01 79624
1992-11-01 81672
1992-12-01 82463
1993-01-01 88746
1993-02-01 92731
1993-03-01 87473
1993-04-01 84060
1993-05-01 82582
1993-06-01 84417
1993-07-01 79676
1993-08-01 78388
1993-09-01 73098
1993-10-01 73009
1993-11-01 71030
1993-12-01 70753
1994-01-01 85544
1994-02-01 87049
1994-03-01 81665
1994-04-01 74437
1994-05-01 68643
1994-06-01 71043
1994-07-01 67135
1994-08-01 66626
1994-09-01 59741
1994-10-01 58603
1994-11-01 57345
1994-12-01 57617
1995-01-01 67648
1995-02-01 68620
1995-03-01 63175
1995-04-01 64290
1995-05-01 62587
1995-06-01 64522
1995-07-01 63649
1995-08-01 62649
1995-09-01 58507
1995-10-01 56416
1995-11-01 60301
1995-12-01 59514
1996-01-01 73096
1996-02-01 72780
1996-03-01 68146
1996-04-01 62616
1996-05-01 60522
1996-06-01 58996
1996-07-01 58221
1996-08-01 55604
1996-09-01 52485
1996-10-01 52716
1996-11-01 55329
1996-12-01 56409
1997-01-01 66432
1997-02-01 67633
1997-03-01 62265
1997-04-01 56679
1997-05-01 51923
1997-06-01 56065
1997-07-01 52733
1997-08-01 52893
1997-09-01 48887
1997-10-01 47514
1997-11-01 48809
1997-12-01 51478
1998-01-01 59142
1998-02-01 62226
1998-03-01 63715
1998-04-01 52241
1998-05-01 50841
1998-06-01 54893
1998-07-01 52317
1998-08-01 51654
1998-09-01 47931
1998-10-01 47403
1998-11-01 47063
1998-12-01 47317
1999-01-01 58653
1999-02-01 61328
1999-03-01 58901
1999-04-01 55289
1999-05-01 50638
1999-06-01 52978
1999-07-01 51168
1999-08-01 50973
1999-09-01 46469
1999-10-01 44781
1999-11-01 45010
1999-12-01 43899
2000-01-01 51861
2000-02-01 56044
2000-03-01 50019
2000-04-01 43989
2000-05-01 44928
2000-06-01 46673
2000-07-01 43568
2000-08-01 43193
2000-09-01 38532
2000-10-01 37328
2000-11-01 39815
2000-12-01 39532
2001-01-01 48661
2001-02-01 50129
2001-03-01 47308
2001-04-01 44080
2001-05-01 39415
2001-06-01 43485
2001-07-01 39996
2001-08-01 41868
2001-09-01 37185
2001-10-01 38402
2001-11-01 41501
2001-12-01 43237
2002-01-01 55124
2002-02-01 58361
2002-03-01 56122
2002-04-01 53831
2002-05-01 51558
2002-06-01 55116
2002-07-01 51378
2002-08-01 50485
2002-09-01 45047
2002-10-01 44974
2002-11-01 48347
2002-12-01 49685
2003-01-01 58451
2003-02-01 62457
2003-03-01 57561
2003-04-01 54609
2003-05-01 51557
2003-06-01 57464
2003-07-01 52410
2003-08-01 51586
2003-09-01 44971
2003-10-01 43621
2003-11-01 44422
2003-12-01 44234
2004-01-01 52994
2004-02-01 55894
2004-03-01 53090
2004-04-01 47078
2004-05-01 44382
2004-06-01 48177
2004-07-01 44706
2004-08-01 43709
2004-09-01 37512
2004-10-01 38375
2004-11-01 39310
2004-12-01 41229
2005-01-01 48365
2005-02-01 53647
2005-03-01 49659
2005-04-01 43541
2005-05-01 40473
2005-06-01 44744
2005-07-01 43826
2005-08-01 42804
2005-09-01 39250
2005-10-01 37032
2005-11-01 38916
2005-12-01 38008
2006-01-01 43543
2006-02-01 48872
2006-03-01 44031
2006-04-01 41684
2006-05-01 40981
2006-06-01 43907
2006-07-01 43894
2006-08-01 44666
2006-09-01 38209
2006-10-01 35482
2006-11-01 37235
2006-12-01 36512
2007-01-01 43663
2007-02-01 49065
2007-03-01 42575
2007-04-01 38949
2007-05-01 36569
2007-06-01 39262
2007-07-01 39185
2007-08-01 38629
2007-09-01 34196
2007-10-01 33497
2007-11-01 33428
2007-12-01 36441
2008-01-01 41767
2008-02-01 44432
2008-03-01 40967
2008-04-01 35967
2008-05-01 35958
2008-06-01 38443
2008-07-01 35453
2008-08-01 35980
2008-09-01 33211
2008-10-01 33896
2008-11-01 36718
2008-12-01 42727
2009-01-01 57722
2009-02-01 66623
2009-03-01 66865
2009-04-01 67081
2009-05-01 68861
2009-06-01 74658
2009-07-01 72046
2009-08-01 70969
2009-09-01 65933
2009-10-01 65853
2009-11-01 64561
2009-12-01 67627
2010-01-01 78509
2010-02-01 83445
2010-03-01 76757
2010-04-01 68826
2010-05-01 67052
2010-06-01 69356
2010-07-01 69060
2010-08-01 69872
2010-09-01 64334
2010-10-01 62919
2010-11-01 65295
2010-12-01 67099
2011-01-01 74224
2011-02-01 74704
2011-03-01 69478
2011-04-01 62647
2011-05-01 61475
2011-06-01 65452
2011-07-01 62139
2011-08-01 62934
2011-09-01 58515
2011-10-01 56004
2011-11-01 54528
2011-12-01 56564
2012-01-01 61427
2012-02-01 64451
2012-03-01 60155
2012-04-01 56074
2012-05-01 58030
2012-06-01 62261
2012-07-01 61536
2012-08-01 60233
2012-09-01 54123
2012-10-01 53622
2012-11-01 53165
2012-12-01 56147
2013-01-01 64251
2013-02-01 63052
2013-03-01 57120
2013-04-01 51814
2013-05-01 50320
2013-06-01 55799
2013-07-01 53454
2013-08-01 52721
2013-09-01 48118
2013-10-01 48992
2013-11-01 48356
2013-12-01 49587
2014-01-01 58663
2014-02-01 63080
2014-03-01 58655
2014-04-01 49866
2014-05-01 50435
2014-06-01 51814
2014-07-01 52865
2014-08-01 52725
2014-09-01 45883
2014-10-01 45216
2014-11-01 45989
2014-12-01 46140
2015-01-01 56593
2015-02-01 59309
2015-03-01 57108
2015-04-01 52636
2015-05-01 53252
2015-06-01 56157
2015-07-01 55369
2015-08-01 52400
2015-09-01 45006
2015-10-01 44363
2015-11-01 45545
2015-12-01 47112
2016-01-01 56065
2016-02-01 58524
2016-03-01 54370
2016-04-01 48397
2016-05-01 45928
2016-06-01 50661
2016-07-01 47348
2016-08-01 48257
2016-09-01 43222
2016-10-01 42200
2016-11-01 39263
2016-12-01 40550
2017-01-01 49345
2017-02-01 49177
2017-03-01 44027
2017-04-01 38485
2017-05-01 35495
2017-06-01 41628
2017-07-01 41086
2017-08-01 42691
2017-09-01 35322
2017-10-01 35128
2017-11-01 38667
2017-12-01 40447
2018-01-01 47277
2018-02-01 51250
2018-03-01 47601
2018-04-01 41515
2018-05-01 37833
2018-06-01 43624
2018-07-01 41403
2018-08-01 38820
2018-09-01 33569
2018-10-01 34625
2018-11-01 34274
2018-12-01 37970
2019-01-01 47189
2019-02-01 46588
2019-03-01 42613
2019-04-01 35800
2019-05-01 35617
2019-06-01 40621
2019-07-01 39659
2019-08-01 39217
2019-09-01 33898
2019-10-01 35927
2019-11-01 36721
2019-12-01 38357
2020-01-01 45589
2020-02-01 46444
2020-03-01 52754
2020-04-01 118122
2020-05-01 98261
2020-06-01 78388
2020-07-01 74765
2020-08-01 61563
2020-09-01 55243
2020-10-01 46637
2020-11-01 44686
2020-12-01 46693
2021-01-01 52014
2021-02-01 52374
2021-03-01 48815
2021-04-01 45531
2021-05-01 41795
2021-06-01 45138
2021-07-01 40153
2021-08-01 38506
2021-09-01 30554
2021-10-01 28275
2021-11-01 27505
2021-12-01 26826
2022-01-01 35823
2022-02-01 36392
2022-03-01 32633
2022-04-01 29377
2022-05-01 27835
2022-06-01 34173
2022-07-01 32520
2022-08-01 33494
2022-09-01 25589
2022-10-01 25981
2022-11-01 26119
2022-12-01 25290
2023-01-01 31311
2023-02-01 32133
2023-03-01 30897
2023-04-01 27493
2023-05-01 27973
2023-06-01 32914
2023-07-01 31383
2023-08-01 35276
2023-09-01 29512
2023-10-01 29390
2023-11-01 28791
2023-12-01 30799
2024-01-01 37239
2024-02-01 39073
2024-03-01 38331
2024-04-01 30003
2024-05-01 29875
2024-06-01 36033
2024-07-01 37191
2024-08-01 34617

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