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 2025-12-01
Last Updated 2026-02-06 7:15 PM 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 635932
1976-02-01 639806
1976-03-01 640818
1976-04-01 655502
1976-05-01 663387
1976-06-01 671251
1976-07-01 675254
1976-08-01 666596
1976-09-01 659262
1976-10-01 662742
1976-11-01 659938
1976-12-01 658171
1977-01-01 641024
1977-02-01 643511
1977-03-01 646841
1977-04-01 664552
1977-05-01 672426
1977-06-01 685501
1977-07-01 686433
1977-08-01 681192
1977-09-01 676966
1977-10-01 680196
1977-11-01 679679
1977-12-01 679945
1978-01-01 663102
1978-02-01 663340
1978-03-01 664686
1978-04-01 679690
1978-05-01 687226
1978-06-01 704200
1978-07-01 705635
1978-08-01 702049
1978-09-01 696162
1978-10-01 703023
1978-11-01 701451
1978-12-01 698664
1979-01-01 679220
1979-02-01 681488
1979-03-01 682095
1979-04-01 691628
1979-05-01 697370
1979-06-01 709726
1979-07-01 716203
1979-08-01 711868
1979-09-01 708873
1979-10-01 706391
1979-11-01 702112
1979-12-01 701327
1980-01-01 681286
1980-02-01 682412
1980-03-01 680108
1980-04-01 687625
1980-05-01 690626
1980-06-01 700761
1980-07-01 703033
1980-08-01 695481
1980-09-01 691333
1980-10-01 692213
1980-11-01 689380
1980-12-01 686906
1981-01-01 671328
1981-02-01 673429
1981-03-01 674473
1981-04-01 687869
1981-05-01 692305
1981-06-01 696748
1981-07-01 709727
1981-08-01 705815
1981-09-01 697422
1981-10-01 697202
1981-11-01 692131
1981-12-01 685194
1982-01-01 668776
1982-02-01 667697
1982-03-01 666411
1982-04-01 673749
1982-05-01 682097
1982-06-01 687665
1982-07-01 691696
1982-08-01 686744
1982-09-01 677221
1982-10-01 643928
1982-11-01 629959
1982-12-01 621157
1983-01-01 603295
1983-02-01 601161
1983-03-01 600573
1983-04-01 611274
1983-05-01 618189
1983-06-01 633206
1983-07-01 642366
1983-08-01 641860
1983-09-01 636391
1983-10-01 634332
1983-11-01 635299
1983-12-01 633342
1984-01-01 618587
1984-02-01 622098
1984-03-01 623272
1984-04-01 635920
1984-05-01 645851
1984-06-01 658646
1984-07-01 663564
1984-08-01 656940
1984-09-01 651111
1984-10-01 647192
1984-11-01 643644
1984-12-01 640479
1985-01-01 626225
1985-02-01 626863
1985-03-01 629588
1985-04-01 639533
1985-05-01 646566
1985-06-01 655074
1985-07-01 660528
1985-08-01 654101
1985-09-01 651293
1985-10-01 649534
1985-11-01 645681
1985-12-01 643637
1986-01-01 629755
1986-02-01 627717
1986-03-01 629884
1986-04-01 641099
1986-05-01 651323
1986-06-01 661376
1986-07-01 665847
1986-08-01 659128
1986-09-01 654242
1986-10-01 652718
1986-11-01 649863
1986-12-01 647177
1987-01-01 632698
1987-02-01 633718
1987-03-01 634556
1987-04-01 644660
1987-05-01 653137
1987-06-01 661876
1987-07-01 668113
1987-08-01 661798
1987-09-01 656485
1987-10-01 658679
1987-11-01 657134
1987-12-01 654459
1988-01-01 640827
1988-02-01 641566
1988-03-01 641885
1988-04-01 655546
1988-05-01 662320
1988-06-01 673066
1988-07-01 677545
1988-08-01 670257
1988-09-01 662462
1988-10-01 662834
1988-11-01 663395
1988-12-01 657491
1989-01-01 651635
1989-02-01 655545
1989-03-01 663367
1989-04-01 676853
1989-05-01 687251
1989-06-01 702052
1989-07-01 707712
1989-08-01 709977
1989-09-01 705794
1989-10-01 706975
1989-11-01 705547
1989-12-01 698995
1990-01-01 681408
1990-02-01 681001
1990-03-01 684318
1990-04-01 693011
1990-05-01 702743
1990-06-01 710733
1990-07-01 712639
1990-08-01 702917
1990-09-01 699564
1990-10-01 700981
1990-11-01 695701
1990-12-01 691761
1991-01-01 677435
1991-02-01 678628
1991-03-01 680451
1991-04-01 692154
1991-05-01 694246
1991-06-01 706040
1991-07-01 708785
1991-08-01 698448
1991-09-01 699566
1991-10-01 698655
1991-11-01 694677
1991-12-01 689635
1992-01-01 677789
1992-02-01 678623
1992-03-01 681429
1992-04-01 693093
1992-05-01 700888
1992-06-01 708455
1992-07-01 712802
1992-08-01 704232
1992-09-01 701892
1992-10-01 702033
1992-11-01 700787
1992-12-01 697518
1993-01-01 682668
1993-02-01 684504
1993-03-01 686085
1993-04-01 694382
1993-05-01 703686
1993-06-01 713391
1993-07-01 717693
1993-08-01 711460
1993-09-01 708948
1993-10-01 710738
1993-11-01 709904
1993-12-01 707645
1994-01-01 692787
1994-02-01 696258
1994-03-01 697277
1994-04-01 709147
1994-05-01 722267
1994-06-01 727799
1994-07-01 731865
1994-08-01 726979
1994-09-01 727536
1994-10-01 730150
1994-11-01 730787
1994-12-01 722662
1995-01-01 706710
1995-02-01 709264
1995-03-01 711903
1995-04-01 720756
1995-05-01 724747
1995-06-01 734413
1995-07-01 739794
1995-08-01 732294
1995-09-01 731662
1995-10-01 733072
1995-11-01 727656
1995-12-01 721199
1996-01-01 706214
1996-02-01 711074
1996-03-01 714078
1996-04-01 723627
1996-05-01 734738
1996-06-01 742501
1996-07-01 746986
1996-08-01 738874
1996-09-01 740074
1996-10-01 741142
1996-11-01 736284
1996-12-01 729950
1997-01-01 716238
1997-02-01 717131
1997-03-01 721808
1997-04-01 729834
1997-05-01 737118
1997-06-01 746595
1997-07-01 751076
1997-08-01 743025
1997-09-01 742398
1997-10-01 744194
1997-11-01 742992
1997-12-01 737338
1998-01-01 723496
1998-02-01 725314
1998-03-01 727538
1998-04-01 737670
1998-05-01 747422
1998-06-01 753662
1998-07-01 755305
1998-08-01 746527
1998-09-01 749315
1998-10-01 750568
1998-11-01 747835
1998-12-01 744450
1999-01-01 732091
1999-02-01 732089
1999-03-01 733535
1999-04-01 741711
1999-05-01 749346
1999-06-01 759466
1999-07-01 760498
1999-08-01 752297
1999-09-01 753719
1999-10-01 755967
1999-11-01 752728
1999-12-01 749451
2000-01-01 739061
2000-02-01 740860
2000-03-01 743013
2000-04-01 754492
2000-05-01 757541
2000-06-01 765723
2000-07-01 763390
2000-08-01 754689
2000-09-01 758138
2000-10-01 761218
2000-11-01 757887
2000-12-01 756454
2001-01-01 746247
2001-02-01 746870
2001-03-01 748321
2001-04-01 754234
2001-05-01 757199
2001-06-01 765439
2001-07-01 765833
2001-08-01 753402
2001-09-01 758955
2001-10-01 758787
2001-11-01 753423
2001-12-01 749598
2002-01-01 735350
2002-02-01 740187
2002-03-01 738981
2002-04-01 746672
2002-05-01 753963
2002-06-01 759467
2002-07-01 759157
2002-08-01 751977
2002-09-01 756260
2002-10-01 754724
2002-11-01 746373
2002-12-01 741270
2003-01-01 731150
2003-02-01 730680
2003-03-01 730813
2003-04-01 740293
2003-05-01 742979
2003-06-01 752288
2003-07-01 752067
2003-08-01 745678
2003-09-01 747794
2003-10-01 750301
2003-11-01 746109
2003-12-01 742675
2004-01-01 733041
2004-02-01 733371
2004-03-01 733534
2004-04-01 744324
2004-05-01 751625
2004-06-01 757742
2004-07-01 759400
2004-08-01 752512
2004-09-01 754552
2004-10-01 757178
2004-11-01 752522
2004-12-01 746570
2005-01-01 736500
2005-02-01 736731
2005-03-01 739095
2005-04-01 751137
2005-05-01 758035
2005-06-01 767839
2005-07-01 769413
2005-08-01 764253
2005-09-01 765184
2005-10-01 768566
2005-11-01 762993
2005-12-01 760299
2006-01-01 751458
2006-02-01 752229
2006-03-01 755439
2006-04-01 764252
2006-05-01 772238
2006-06-01 780164
2006-07-01 778393
2006-08-01 772879
2006-09-01 776629
2006-10-01 780447
2006-11-01 775104
2006-12-01 771175
2007-01-01 758069
2007-02-01 755546
2007-03-01 758460
2007-04-01 766017
2007-05-01 771893
2007-06-01 783090
2007-07-01 783446
2007-08-01 775957
2007-09-01 780901
2007-10-01 781615
2007-11-01 778153
2007-12-01 771062
2008-01-01 763120
2008-02-01 760716
2008-03-01 761683
2008-04-01 774003
2008-05-01 780141
2008-06-01 787184
2008-07-01 786498
2008-08-01 778351
2008-09-01 781369
2008-10-01 782934
2008-11-01 774090
2008-12-01 764474
2009-01-01 750275
2009-02-01 746760
2009-03-01 744356
2009-04-01 754282
2009-05-01 755817
2009-06-01 763687
2009-07-01 761832
2009-08-01 753173
2009-09-01 751248
2009-10-01 749648
2009-11-01 744310
2009-12-01 735583
2010-01-01 727478
2010-02-01 728375
2010-03-01 730488
2010-04-01 743657
2010-05-01 749064
2010-06-01 754549
2010-07-01 752268
2010-08-01 747895
2010-09-01 750864
2010-10-01 748895
2010-11-01 741034
2010-12-01 736127
2011-01-01 727243
2011-02-01 728491
2011-03-01 730147
2011-04-01 741223
2011-05-01 746520
2011-06-01 752045
2011-07-01 750168
2011-08-01 748618
2011-09-01 754975
2011-10-01 757241
2011-11-01 752139
2011-12-01 748084
2012-01-01 737453
2012-02-01 739386
2012-03-01 740216
2012-04-01 750299
2012-05-01 758115
2012-06-01 761885
2012-07-01 756494
2012-08-01 750691
2012-09-01 758741
2012-10-01 760347
2012-11-01 750861
2012-12-01 746257
2013-01-01 735999
2013-02-01 736591
2013-03-01 735355
2013-04-01 747394
2013-05-01 753339
2013-06-01 760262
2013-07-01 756702
2013-08-01 750902
2013-09-01 754114
2013-10-01 750563
2013-11-01 746326
2013-12-01 741549
2014-01-01 732567
2014-02-01 734328
2014-03-01 735057
2014-04-01 745553
2014-05-01 751796
2014-06-01 755469
2014-07-01 750840
2014-08-01 746044
2014-09-01 751583
2014-10-01 755840
2014-11-01 746674
2014-12-01 741676
2015-01-01 731856
2015-02-01 731643
2015-03-01 729208
2015-04-01 740371
2015-05-01 744951
2015-06-01 751543
2015-07-01 746066
2015-08-01 741749
2015-09-01 743542
2015-10-01 745876
2015-11-01 738610
2015-12-01 735989
2016-01-01 726648
2016-02-01 728790
2016-03-01 727879
2016-04-01 736137
2016-05-01 741951
2016-06-01 746606
2016-07-01 743087
2016-08-01 737876
2016-09-01 742129
2016-10-01 744506
2016-11-01 739549
2016-12-01 733288
2017-01-01 725435
2017-02-01 729186
2017-03-01 730156
2017-04-01 740586
2017-05-01 743528
2017-06-01 753044
2017-07-01 751108
2017-08-01 746183
2017-09-01 755784
2017-10-01 752637
2017-11-01 743842
2017-12-01 739264
2018-01-01 730173
2018-02-01 735587
2018-03-01 734524
2018-04-01 746094
2018-05-01 754804
2018-06-01 762821
2018-07-01 761863
2018-08-01 753814
2018-09-01 760009
2018-10-01 762509
2018-11-01 754123
2018-12-01 749020
2019-01-01 737570
2019-02-01 740519
2019-03-01 738463
2019-04-01 748286
2019-05-01 753088
2019-06-01 763466
2019-07-01 762437
2019-08-01 758025
2019-09-01 763199
2019-10-01 763761
2019-11-01 754490
2019-12-01 751144
2020-01-01 743197
2020-02-01 746122
2020-03-01 731567
2020-04-01 638138
2020-05-01 674542
2020-06-01 702236
2020-07-01 703769
2020-08-01 714408
2020-09-01 720547
2020-10-01 730850
2020-11-01 722598
2020-12-01 717697
2021-01-01 708314
2021-02-01 714036
2021-03-01 716498
2021-04-01 727240
2021-05-01 732680
2021-06-01 741914
2021-07-01 743818
2021-08-01 739389
2021-09-01 745112
2021-10-01 746698
2021-11-01 742834
2021-12-01 741462
2022-01-01 735338
2022-02-01 739453
2022-03-01 741558
2022-04-01 747682
2022-05-01 754756
2022-06-01 758883
2022-07-01 754572
2022-08-01 750396
2022-09-01 755581
2022-10-01 756582
2022-11-01 750310
2022-12-01 748873
2023-01-01 741538
2023-02-01 745926
2023-03-01 747515
2023-04-01 755526
2023-05-01 757607
2023-06-01 766860
2023-07-01 763906
2023-08-01 759549
2023-09-01 764433
2023-10-01 763019
2023-11-01 758171
2023-12-01 751529
2024-01-01 744932
2024-02-01 747337
2024-03-01 748967
2024-04-01 756859
2024-05-01 760503
2024-06-01 765857
2024-07-01 761691
2024-08-01 755787
2024-09-01 761166
2024-10-01 759611
2024-11-01 749112
2024-12-01 746110
2025-01-01 739491
2025-02-01 739927
2025-03-01 739952
2025-04-01 754259
2025-05-01 751768
2025-06-01 759673
2025-07-01 758667
2025-08-01 753507
2025-09-01 755302
2025-10-01 .
2025-11-01 746668
2025-12-01 743329

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