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Notes on variable codes.

1.States	13.District of Columbia	25.Maryland	37.New York	49.Utah
2.States seas adj	14.Florida	26.Massachusetts	38.North Carolina	50.Vermont
3.RegionsDivisionsU	15.Georgia	27.Michigan	39.North Dakota	51.Virginia
4.RegionsDivisionsS	16.Hawaii	28.Minnesota	40.Ohio	52.Washington
5.Alabama	17.Idaho	29.Mississippi	41.Oklahoma	53.West Virginia
6.Alaska	18.Illinois	30.Missouri	42.Oregon	54.Wisconsin
7.Arizona	19.Indiana	31.Montana	43.Pennsylvania	55.Wyoming
8.Arkansas	20.Iowa	32.Nebraska	44.Rhode Island	56.Puerto Rico
9.California	21.Kansas	33.Nevada	45.South Carolina	57.Micro
10.Colorado	22.Kentucky	34.New Hampshire	46.South Dakota	58.Metro
11.Connecticut	23.Louisiana	35.New Jersey	47.Tennessee	59.Division
12.Delaware	24.Maine	36.New Mexico	48.Texas	60.Combined

[RD] = Region and Division	[CC] = Consortium Component (under CETA)
[ST] = State	[ME] = Maine cities and towns
[MT] = Metropolitan Area	[NH] = New Hamphire town
[DV] = Metropolitan Division	[VT] = Vermont town
[MC] = Micropolitan Area	[PT] = Part of a City
[CA] = Combined Area	[IM] = Intrastate Part of an Interstate Metropolitan Statistical Area
[PA] = Program Agent	[ID] = Intrastate Part of an Interstate Metropolitan Division
[PS] = Prime Sponsor	[SA] = Multi-County Small Labor Market Area
[CN] = County	[BS] = Balance of State
[CT] = City

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West Virginia | Unemployment Rate | Yearly | BLS ftp file
Units: percent of employed persons to labor force.

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						2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998
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1	Statewide ( A )

1	West Virginia - seasonally adjusted	Unemployment Rate	sa	LASST54000003	1976 - 2010	9.037	7.938	4.299	4.164	4.514	4.846	5.217	5.929	5.852	5.202	5.460	6.224	6.497
84	West Virginia - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUST54000003	1976 - 2010	9.424	7.942	4.260	4.180	4.501	4.863	5.262	5.972	5.911	5.211	5.466	6.268	6.500

2	Metropolitan areas ( B )

63	Charleston; WV Metropolitan Statistical Area - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUMT54166203	1990 - 2010	8.301	6.845	3.558	3.785	4.118	4.711	4.856	5.530	5.672	4.905	5.245	5.269	5.360
64	Huntington-Ashland; WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUMT54265803	1990 - 2010	8.786	7.894	4.999	4.626	4.984	5.355	5.625	6.070	5.987	5.775	5.704	6.139	5.911
65	Morgantown; WV Metropolitan Statistical Area - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUMT54340603	1990 - 2010	6.290	5.147	2.992	3.115	3.400	3.753	4.129	4.760	4.813	4.237	4.620	3.888	4.298
66	Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna; WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUMT54376203	1990 - 2010	10.120	9.214	5.057	4.685	4.822	5.575	5.804	6.212	5.800	4.929	5.040	5.790	6.419
67	Wheeling; WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUMT54485403	1990 - 2010	10.448	8.700	5.240	4.854	5.193	5.648	6.074	6.237	6.260	5.329	5.481	5.124	5.218

4	Micropolitan areas ( D )

57	Beckley; WV Micropolitan Statistical Area - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUMC54132203	1990 - 2010	8.742	7.424	3.892	4.044	4.138	4.502	5.233	6.404	5.812	5.138	6.117	6.976	7.253
58	Bluefield; WV-VA Micropolitan Statistical Area - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUMC54141403	1990 - 2010	7.944	7.151	4.144	4.107	4.235	4.668	5.153	5.846	5.649	5.001	5.070	5.528	6.514
59	Clarksburg; WV Micropolitan Statistical Area - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUMC54172203	1990 - 2010	8.131	6.875	3.980	4.021	4.422	4.585	5.126	5.813	5.920	5.423	5.693	6.689	7.140
60	Fairmont; WV Micropolitan Statistical Area - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUMC54219003	1990 - 2010	7.809	6.029	3.508	3.860	4.073	4.346	4.903	5.661	6.018	5.231	5.769	7.564	7.700
61	Oak Hill; WV Micropolitan Statistical Area - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUMC54360603	1990 - 2010	10.385	8.636	4.528	4.972	5.162	5.537	6.071	7.274	7.296	6.360	7.108	9.763	9.064
62	Point Pleasant; WV-OH Micropolitan Statistical Area - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUMC54385803	1990 - 2010	12.282	10.534	6.667	6.191	6.158	7.259	7.984	8.812	7.696	6.801	7.404	9.898	9.692

5	Combined areas ( E )

2	Beckley-Oak Hill; WV Combined Statistical Area - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUCA54138003	1990 - 2010	9.329	7.855	4.118	4.375	4.501	4.868	5.535	6.719	6.349	5.576	6.475	7.905	7.869
3	Fairmont-Clarksburg; WV Combined Statistical Area - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUCA54242003	1990 - 2010	8.006	6.546	3.794	3.957	4.285	4.491	5.040	5.753	5.958	5.348	5.722	6.996	7.334

6	Counties and equivalents ( F )

4	Barbour County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUCN54001003	1990 - 2010	10.362	8.887	4.787	4.981	5.251	5.856	6.340	7.141	7.250	6.788	7.894	10.456	11.418
5	Berkeley County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUCN54003003	1990 - 2010	9.767	8.728	4.671	3.749	3.841	3.755	4.246	4.588	4.683	3.950	3.600	3.477	3.791
6	Boone County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUCN54005003	1990 - 2010	8.079	7.969	3.820	4.301	4.309	4.399	4.913	6.206	7.589	5.338	6.760	10.569	9.961
7	Braxton County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUCN54007003	1990 - 2010	10.836	8.557	5.014	5.012	5.061	5.716	5.863	7.366	7.575	6.591	7.332	10.287	10.562
8	Brooke County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUCN54009003	1990 - 2010	14.118	11.397	5.614	5.422	6.767	6.928	7.287	6.250	5.901	5.072	4.582	5.922	5.638
9	Cabell County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUCN54011003	1990 - 2010	8.166	6.780	3.790	3.716	4.169	4.288	4.697	4.956	5.250	4.951	4.775	4.894	5.078
10	Calhoun County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUCN54013003	1990 - 2010	16.318	13.122	6.674	6.460	6.662	8.263	9.146	11.355	10.915	10.458	10.297	16.968	15.546
11	Clay County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUCN54015003	1990 - 2010	15.102	11.535	6.139	6.388	6.300	7.418	7.383	9.109	10.148	7.423	8.429	10.456	10.777
12	Doddridge County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUCN54017003	1990 - 2010	9.149	7.898	4.787	4.461	4.799	4.618	4.913	5.823	6.579	5.625	5.842	5.716	7.604
13	Gilmer County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUCN54021003	1990 - 2010	8.252	6.783	3.689	3.701	4.291	4.459	4.679	6.292	6.814	5.651	7.253	9.142	7.634
14	Grant County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUCN54023003	1990 - 2010	13.324	10.274	5.169	4.783	5.511	5.994	6.595	7.502	6.357	4.548	5.317	8.146	9.544
15	Greenbrier County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUCN54025003	1990 - 2010	10.011	9.584	5.374	5.574	5.662	5.845	5.707	6.269	6.650	5.984	6.539	7.830	7.769
16	Hampshire County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUCN54027003	1990 - 2010	11.096	8.313	4.210	3.300	3.639	3.948	4.555	5.005	4.676	3.815	3.252	4.622	5.927
17	Hancock County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUCN54029003	1990 - 2010	13.938	11.525	5.744	5.259	6.966	7.051	7.513	5.821	5.290	4.509	4.549	6.017	5.414
18	Hardy County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUCN54031003	1990 - 2010	10.892	9.154	4.462	3.842	3.585	3.639	3.981	4.436	4.105	3.789	3.815	3.752	4.136
19	Jackson County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUCN54035003	1990 - 2010	13.051	11.641	4.945	4.426	4.796	5.632	6.163	8.090	6.421	5.585	5.892	7.152	6.979
20	Jefferson County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUCN54037003	1990 - 2010	7.097	6.731	3.743	2.922	3.090	3.149	3.329	3.713	3.902	3.351	3.366	2.724	3.050
21	Kanawha County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUCN54039003	1990 - 2010	7.888	6.448	3.447	3.648	3.999	4.626	4.714	5.309	5.277	4.750	4.922	4.483	4.598
22	Lewis County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUCN54041003	1990 - 2010	8.856	7.516	4.101	4.681	4.697	4.764	5.237	7.037	6.618	5.614	5.815	7.827	8.259
23	Lincoln County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUCN54043003	1990 - 2010	11.797	9.857	4.586	4.974	5.577	6.115	6.186	7.436	8.231	6.861	7.303	11.278	11.194
24	Marshall County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUCN54051003	1990 - 2010	11.214	9.008	5.008	4.825	5.234	5.534	6.023	6.391	6.650	6.075	5.708	6.071	6.016
25	Mason County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUCN54053003	1990 - 2010	14.039	12.148	6.868	6.302	6.385	7.449	7.913	9.469	8.375	7.500	8.037	12.634	12.000
26	Mineral County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUCN54057003	1990 - 2010	9.441	7.651	4.462	4.307	4.628	5.087	5.754	6.355	6.591	5.561	5.408	6.748	6.764
27	Mingo County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUCN54059003	1990 - 2010	11.163	9.195	4.165	5.185	5.005	5.502	6.637	9.143	8.603	6.600	7.799	14.252	13.258
28	Monroe County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUCN54063003	1990 - 2010	7.991	7.467	4.385	4.295	5.021	4.443	4.208	4.843	4.987	4.603	4.907	4.116	5.409
29	Morgan County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUCN54065003	1990 - 2010	10.386	8.990	5.200	4.297	4.312	4.415	4.160	4.538	4.405	4.133	3.898	2.440	3.356
30	Nicholas County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUCN54067003	1990 - 2010	10.895	8.867	4.515	4.549	4.884	5.261	5.289	7.247	7.194	5.859	6.793	9.247	8.797
31	Pendleton County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUCN54071003	1990 - 2010	9.029	7.669	4.221	3.382	3.872	3.628	3.713	4.512	4.585	4.873	7.867	4.380	3.597
32	Pleasants County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUCN54073003	1990 - 2010	11.809	10.640	5.724	5.238	5.132	5.999	5.986	7.483	6.956	5.891	5.774	8.362	10.846
33	Pocahontas County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUCN54075003	1990 - 2010	13.333	12.085	6.972	6.684	7.108	6.125	6.093	6.642	6.891	6.860	6.690	8.258	8.572
34	Preston County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUCN54077003	1990 - 2010	8.514	7.193	3.850	3.942	4.146	4.556	5.279	6.208	6.182	5.223	5.534	5.942	6.831
35	Putnam County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUCN54079003	1990 - 2010	7.797	6.285	3.216	3.390	3.746	4.340	4.597	5.003	4.955	4.357	4.788	4.426	4.579
36	Randolph County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUCN54083003	1990 - 2010	10.980	9.035	5.331	4.646	4.656	4.981	5.422	6.363	6.629	5.897	5.999	7.154	8.800
37	Ritchie County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUCN54085003	1990 - 2010	10.248	9.552	5.359	4.694	4.600	5.560	6.543	7.766	7.135	6.824	6.247	9.289	10.917
38	Roane County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUCN54087003	1990 - 2010	14.746	12.422	6.284	5.876	5.758	7.070	7.684	8.681	8.943	10.045	8.962	11.798	11.094
39	Summers County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUCN54089003	1990 - 2010	10.034	8.087	4.906	5.492	5.780	5.979	6.220	6.990	7.254	6.770	7.335	8.759	9.293
40	Taylor County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUCN54091003	1990 - 2010	8.205	7.336	4.328	4.454	4.837	4.947	4.804	5.774	5.818	5.483	5.462	7.506	7.651
41	Tucker County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUCN54093003	1990 - 2010	13.376	11.655	6.332	5.539	5.656	5.963	6.453	7.283	7.820	5.870	6.308	8.767	10.845
42	Tyler County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUCN54095003	1990 - 2010	11.807	10.834	6.115	5.674	6.566	6.941	7.190	7.294	6.760	6.053	5.936	7.086	8.323
43	Upshur County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUCN54097003	1990 - 2010	9.548	8.567	4.160	4.018	4.319	4.626	5.355	6.284	6.353	5.376	5.964	7.212	6.974
44	Wayne County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUCN54099003	1990 - 2010	9.487	8.015	4.608	4.279	4.957	4.973	5.243	5.763	6.304	5.674	5.231	5.928	6.394
45	Webster County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUCN54101003	1990 - 2010	12.780	10.575	5.405	5.150	5.253	5.542	5.547	6.524	6.716	6.948	7.272	9.217	8.873
46	Wetzel County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUCN54103003	1990 - 2010	14.377	11.997	7.028	6.266	7.522	8.982	8.544	8.077	8.054	8.275	7.983	10.280	10.181
47	Wirt County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUCN54105003	1990 - 2010	13.606	12.200	5.921	5.463	5.553	7.050	6.917	9.304	7.981	6.680	6.987	14.178	14.338
48	Wyoming County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUCN54109003	1990 - 2010	11.391	10.296	4.620	5.604	5.089	5.088	6.175	7.684	6.643	6.279	7.668	10.117	9.099
69	Harrison County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUPA54015003	1990 - 2010	8.022	6.679	3.829	3.882	4.292	4.499	5.218	5.818	5.884	5.390	5.731	6.617	6.995
71	Marion County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUPA54030003	1990 - 2010	7.809	6.029	3.508	3.860	4.073	4.346	4.903	5.661	6.018	5.231	5.769	7.564	7.700
72	McDowell County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUPA54035003	1990 - 2010	12.051	11.801	5.789	6.785	7.015	7.856	9.705	11.634	9.708	8.090	10.284	13.768	11.514
73	Mercer County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUPA54040003	1990 - 2010	8.751	6.780	3.957	3.833	4.508	4.806	5.570	6.219	5.569	5.066	5.063	4.614	5.193
74	Monongalia County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUPA54045003	1990 - 2010	5.579	4.500	2.727	2.856	3.158	3.494	3.758	4.293	4.365	3.918	4.323	3.210	3.460
75	Ohio County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUPA54050003	1990 - 2010	9.709	7.820	4.101	3.844	4.368	4.629	5.018	5.368	5.141	4.479	4.457	3.888	4.361
76	Raleigh County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUPA54055003	1990 - 2010	8.742	7.424	3.892	4.044	4.138	4.502	5.233	6.404	5.812	5.138	6.117	6.976	7.253
77	Wood County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUPA54060003	1990 - 2010	10.119	8.801	4.631	4.260	4.502	5.202	5.366	5.953	5.622	4.881	4.550	5.107	6.236
78	Fayette County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUPA54065003	1990 - 2010	10.385	8.636	4.528	4.972	5.162	5.537	6.071	7.274	7.296	6.360	7.108	9.763	9.064
79	Logan County; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUPA54070003	1990 - 2010	10.385	8.316	4.065	4.773	4.443	4.683	5.503	7.372	7.450	5.846	7.480	11.637	10.702

7	Cities and towns above 25,000 population ( G )

49	Morgantown city; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUCT54010003	1990 - 2010	8.853	6.953	3.891	3.684	3.951	4.723	5.072	5.790	5.885	5.293	5.826	3.516	3.787
50	Parkersburg city; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUCT54015003	1990 - 2010	11.843	10.081	4.866	4.419	4.588	6.214	6.402	7.096	6.706	5.832	5.443	6.278	7.639
51	Wheeling city; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUCT54025003	1990 - 2010	9.612	7.941	3.474	3.312	3.790	5.558	6.024	6.436	6.168	5.384	5.353	3.736	4.190
68	Huntington city; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUPA54010003	1990 - 2010	9.563	8.015	4.455	4.256	4.854	5.636	6.161	6.507	6.899	6.494	6.257	6.058	6.301
70	Charleston city; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUPA54025003	1990 - 2010	9.446	7.476	3.955	4.150	4.497	4.173	4.251	4.793	4.762	4.286	4.441	4.734	4.855

9	Parts of cities that cross county boundaries ( I )

80	Huntington city; Cabell County part; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUPT54007103	1990 - 2010	8.870	7.432	4.208	4.023	4.600	5.854	6.409	6.750	7.147	6.743	6.510	6.167	6.396
81	Huntington city; Wayne County part; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUPT54007203	1990 - 2010	16.855	14.286	7.219	6.837	7.605	3.221	3.415	3.749	4.121	3.718	3.412	4.857	5.245
82	Wheeling city; Marshall County part; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUPT54030103	2000 - 2010	5.306	3.968	3.053	3.008	2.963	6.294	6.429	7.143	6.993	6.803	6.081
83	Wheeling city; Ohio County part; WV - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUPT54030203	1990 - 2010	9.654	7.974	3.478	3.315	3.798	5.558	6.012	6.429	6.159	5.375	5.346	3.752	4.208

11	Multi-entity intrastate parts of interstate areas ( K )

52	Hagerstown-Martinsburg; MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area; WV part - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUIM54251803	1990 - 2010	9.848	8.762	4.740	3.822	3.907	3.844	4.232	4.581	4.642	3.978	3.647	3.323	3.726
53	Huntington-Ashland; WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area; WV part - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUIM54265803	1990 - 2010	8.537	7.126	4.017	3.872	4.392	4.483	4.853	5.186	5.550	5.157	4.903	5.187	5.453
54	Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna; WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area; WV part - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUIM54376203	1990 - 2010	10.424	9.109	4.773	4.388	4.600	5.355	5.491	6.237	5.840	5.047	4.766	5.661	6.860
55	Steubenville-Weirton; OH-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area; WV part - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUIM54446003	1990 - 2010	14.017	11.473	5.688	5.329	6.877	6.998	7.415	6.007	5.553	4.752	4.563	5.976	5.511
56	Wheeling; WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area; WV part - unadjusted	Unemployment Rate	nsa	LAUIM54485403	1990 - 2010	10.332	8.310	4.475	4.247	4.729	5.007	5.442	5.799	5.771	5.146	4.975	4.756	5.016