Latest Monthly Data  
  Current data for the state, msa's, lma's, counties and the nation
Employment and Unemployment Data 
  Employment and unemployment data for the state, areas, counties and the nation.
Wage Data 
  Wage data for industries and occupations

Business Employment Dynamics

A quarterly series of gross job gains and gross job losses statistics for the entire economy. Gross job gains and gross job losses reveal some aspects of business dynamics, including establishment openings and closings and establishment expansions and contractions.

Occupational Data and Projections 
  Contains occupational employment and wages for State, MSA, Workforce Investment Areas and other states. Includes Skills-Based Projections.
Industry Projections  
  Contains industry projections for the State and Workforce Investment Areas.
Quarterly Workforce Indicators
(Local Employment Dynamics)


Includes data on employment, job creation, wages, and worker turnover by detailed industry, gender, and age of workers for states, counties, metropolitan statistical areas, and workforce investment areas.
Workforce Investment Area Data 
  New! Links to data for the counties included in each WIA.
Occupational Safety and Health Statistics 10-24-2011
  Occupational illness and injury statistics for private industry in the state with comparable national links
E-Pubs
  Economic Summary pdf
  A monthly newsletter on economic activity in West Virginia
  Affirmative Action
    Occupational Supplement
  County Profiles
Other Data
  Includes the CPI, PPI, employment and earnings, per capita income and the largest employers for the state and counties.
Links to Related Data Sites 

Contains links to national sites, such as the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and other state LMI pages.
  
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West 
Virginia
Unemployment Rate
Not seasonally adjusted 7.2% Aug  2012
Seasonally adjusted
7.5% Aug 2012
Nonfarm Payroll Employment -2,300
Aug 2012
Average Hourly Earnings (Private Sector) $16.73
Aug  2012



State Minimum Wage   July 1, 2008 $7.25 hour
 
United
States
Unemployment Rate
Not seasonally adjusted 8.2% Aug 2012
Seasonally adjusted 8.1% Aug 2012
Federal Minimum Wage   July 24, 2009
$7.25 hour
   (p) preliminary
 


   
 

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