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Payroll job growth, 12-month change in West Virginia

Payroll job growth, 12-month change in West Virginia was -0.3% in August 2026, according to BLS. That is down 0.3 pts from August 2025. That is the 45th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026-0.3% Provisional
Change on August 2025-0.3 pts
Rank45th of 51US states ranked
Series high10.8April 2021
Series low-15April 2020

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Payroll job growth, 12-month change in West Virginia, January 1991 to August 2026

-20-10010201991-011996-032001-052006-072011-092016-112022-012026-081991-01: 0.7 %1991-02: 0.4 %1991-03: -0.1 %1991-04: -0.4 %1991-05: -2.2 %1991-06: -0.4 %1991-07: -0.6 %1991-08: -0.5 %1991-09: -0.3 %1991-10: -0.2 %1991-11: 0.1 %1991-12: 0.1 %1992-01: 0.5 %1992-02: 1 %1992-03: 0.8 %1992-04: 1.2 %1992-05: 3.4 %1992-06: 1 %1992-07: 1.6 %1992-08: 1.7 %1992-09: 1.6 %1992-10: 2.3 %1992-11: 2.5 %1992-12: 2.7 %1993-01: 2.3 %1993-02: 2 %1993-03: 1.6 %1993-04: 2.2 %1993-05: 0.4 %1993-06: 2.2 %1993-07: 2.1 %1993-08: 2 %1993-09: 2.1 %1993-10: 2.2 %1993-11: 2 %1993-12: 3 %1994-01: 1.5 %1994-02: 2.3 %1994-03: 3 %1994-04: 3.1 %1994-05: 5 %1994-06: 3.3 %1994-07: 3.4 %1994-08: 3.9 %1994-09: 4 %1994-10: 3.1 %1994-11: 5.2 %1994-12: 2.4 %1995-01: 3.7 %1995-02: 2.7 %1995-03: 3 %1995-04: 2.5 %1995-05: 0.3 %1995-06: 2 %1995-07: 1.9 %1995-08: 1.7 %1995-09: 1.3 %1995-10: 1.6 %1995-11: -0.4 %1995-12: 1.2 %1996-01: 0.6 %1996-02: 1.5 %1996-03: 1.2 %1996-04: 0.6 %1996-05: 3 %1996-06: 1.3 %1996-07: 1.2 %1996-08: 0.9 %1996-09: 1.2 %1996-10: 1 %1996-11: 1.2 %1996-12: 0.9 %1997-01: 1.9 %1997-02: 1 %1997-03: 0.9 %1997-04: 1.1 %1997-05: -1.2 %1997-06: 0.9 %1997-07: 0.7 %1997-08: 0.7 %1997-09: 0.6 %1997-10: 1.2 %1997-11: 1.4 %1997-12: 1.6 %1998-01: 1.1 %1998-02: 1.4 %1998-03: 1.2 %1998-04: 1.2 %1998-05: 3.2 %1998-06: 1.6 %1998-07: 1.5 %1998-08: 1.8 %1998-09: 1.6 %1998-10: 1.5 %1998-11: 1.3 %1998-12: 1.4 %1999-01: 1 %1999-02: 1.1 %1999-03: 0.9 %1999-04: 1.4 %1999-05: -0.5 %1999-06: 0.7 %1999-07: 0.7 %1999-08: 0.5 %1999-09: 0.4 %1999-10: 0.8 %1999-11: 0.5 %1999-12: 0.7 %2000-01: 1 %2000-02: 0.4 %2000-03: 1.6 %2000-04: 1 %2000-05: 2.6 %2000-06: 0.7 %2000-07: 1.2 %2000-08: 0.5 %2000-09: 1.2 %2000-10: 0.6 %2000-11: 0.9 %2000-12: 0.5 %2001-01: 0.5 %2001-02: 1 %2001-03: 0.2 %2001-04: 0.1 %2001-05: -1.8 %2001-06: 0.2 %2001-07: -0.4 %2001-08: 0.4 %2001-09: -0.4 %2001-10: -0.3 %2001-11: -0.5 %2001-12: -0.5 %2002-01: -0.5 %2002-02: -0.3 %2002-03: -0.5 %2002-04: -0.4 %2002-05: 1.1 %2002-06: -0.5 %2002-07: -0.1 %2002-08: -0.2 %2002-09: -0.1 %2002-10: -0.5 %2002-11: -0.4 %2002-12: -0.6 %2003-01: -0.5 %2003-02: -1.4 %2003-03: -1.3 %2003-04: -0.7 %2003-05: -2.1 %2003-06: -0.6 %2003-07: -0.7 %2003-08: -0.6 %2003-09: -0.5 %2003-10: -0.1 %2003-11: -0.4 %2003-12: 0.2 %2004-01: 0.3 %2004-02: 1 %2004-03: 1.3 %2004-04: 1.2 %2004-05: 3 %2004-06: 1.3 %2004-07: 1.3 %2004-08: 1.3 %2004-09: 1.4 %2004-10: 1.6 %2004-11: 1.7 %2004-12: 1.6 %2005-01: 1.6 %2005-02: 1.6 %2005-03: 1 %2005-04: 1.2 %2005-05: -0.2 %2005-06: 1.4 %2005-07: 1.5 %2005-08: 1.6 %2005-09: 1.6 %2005-10: 0.9 %2005-11: 1.4 %2005-12: 1.5 %2006-01: 1.8 %2006-02: 1.8 %2006-03: 2.2 %2006-04: 1.5 %2006-05: 2.6 %2006-06: 1.4 %2006-07: 0.6 %2006-08: 0.8 %2006-09: 0.9 %2006-10: 1.2 %2006-11: 1.1 %2006-12: 0.9 %2007-01: 0.3 %2007-02: -0.6 %2007-03: -0.2 %2007-04: 0 %2007-05: -1.3 %2007-06: 0.2 %2007-07: 0.5 %2007-08: 0.5 %2007-09: 0.4 %2007-10: 0.4 %2007-11: 0.2 %2007-12: 0.3 %2008-01: 0.6 %2008-02: 1.6 %2008-03: 0.6 %2008-04: 0.7 %2008-05: 2 %2008-06: 0.4 %2008-07: 0.8 %2008-08: 0.4 %2008-09: 0.4 %2008-10: 0.4 %2008-11: 0.3 %2008-12: -0.2 %2009-01: -0.9 %2009-02: -1.3 %2009-03: -1.4 %2009-04: -2 %2009-05: -3.3 %2009-06: -1.7 %2009-07: -2.7 %2009-08: -2.5 %2009-09: -3.1 %2009-10: -3.2 %2009-11: -3 %2009-12: -2.5 %2010-01: -2.3 %2010-02: -2.1 %2010-03: -0.9 %2010-04: -0.2 %2010-05: 1.6 %2010-06: 0.2 %2010-07: 1 %2010-08: 0.9 %2010-09: 1.1 %2010-10: 1.6 %2010-11: 1.4 %2010-12: 0.9 %2011-01: 1 %2011-02: 1.5 %2011-03: 0.9 %2011-04: 1.3 %2011-05: -0.5 %2011-06: 0.1 %2011-07: 0.3 %2011-08: 0.7 %2011-09: 1.6 %2011-10: 1.4 %2011-11: 1.7 %2011-12: 2.2 %2012-01: 2.5 %2012-02: 2.3 %2012-03: 2.3 %2012-04: 1.7 %2012-05: 2.9 %2012-06: 1.3 %2012-07: 0.9 %2012-08: 0.6 %2012-09: 0.6 %2012-10: 0.3 %2012-11: -0.3 %2012-12: -0.3 %2013-01: -0.2 %2013-02: -0.4 %2013-03: -0.7 %2013-04: -0.7 %2013-05: -1.7 %2013-06: 0.2 %2013-07: 0.2 %2013-08: 0.2 %2013-09: -0.6 %2013-10: -0.5 %2013-11: 0 %2013-12: -0.3 %2014-01: -0.8 %2014-02: -1 %2014-03: -0.7 %2014-04: -0.2 %2014-05: 1.1 %2014-06: -1.4 %2014-07: -1 %2014-08: -0.6 %2014-09: 0.2 %2014-10: 0.4 %2014-11: 0.3 %2014-12: 0.4 %2015-01: 0.4 %2015-02: 0.5 %2015-03: -0.1 %2015-04: -0.4 %2015-05: -1.6 %2015-06: 0.6 %2015-07: 0 %2015-08: -0.4 %2015-09: -1 %2015-10: -1.2 %2015-11: -1.1 %2015-12: -1 %2016-01: -1.5 %2016-02: -1.6 %2016-03: -0.9 %2016-04: -1 %2016-05: -0.5 %2016-06: -1.9 %2016-07: -1.7 %2016-08: -1.6 %2016-09: -1.4 %2016-10: -1.6 %2016-11: -0.2 %2016-12: -1.4 %2017-01: -0.6 %2017-02: -0.2 %2017-03: -0.5 %2017-04: -0.8 %2017-05: -1.5 %2017-06: 0.2 %2017-07: 0.3 %2017-08: 0.2 %2017-09: 0.3 %2017-10: 0.6 %2017-11: -1 %2017-12: 0.2 %2018-01: 0.5 %2018-02: 0.4 %2018-03: 0.4 %2018-04: 1 %2018-05: 1.3 %2018-06: 1.9 %2018-07: 2 %2018-08: 2.2 %2018-09: 1.9 %2018-10: 2 %2018-11: 1.8 %2018-12: 1.4 %2019-01: 0.6 %2019-02: 0.3 %2019-03: 0.2 %2019-04: 0.3 %2019-05: -0.2 %2019-06: -0.7 %2019-07: -0.9 %2019-08: -0.9 %2019-09: -1.2 %2019-10: -1.6 %2019-11: -1.6 %2019-12: -1.3 %2020-01: -0.3 %2020-02: -0.6 %2020-03: -1.3 %2020-04: -15 %2020-05: -13.2 %2020-06: -8.1 %2020-07: -8.4 %2020-08: -7.8 %2020-09: -7.1 %2020-10: -6.1 %2020-11: -5.6 %2020-12: -5.7 %2021-01: -6.5 %2021-02: -5.9 %2021-03: -4.3 %2021-04: 10.8 %2021-05: 8.9 %2021-06: 3.1 %2021-07: 4.4 %2021-08: 3.5 %2021-09: 2.8 %2021-10: 2.8 %2021-11: 2.9 %2021-12: 3.4 %2022-01: 3.6 %2022-02: 3.6 %2022-03: 2.8 %2022-04: 3 %2022-05: 4 %2022-06: 2.2 %2022-07: 1.8 %2022-08: 1.9 %2022-09: 2.5 %2022-10: 1.5 %2022-11: 2.5 %2022-12: 1.2 %2023-01: 2 %2023-02: 1.7 %2023-03: 1.5 %2023-04: 1.4 %2023-05: 0.3 %2023-06: 2.6 %2023-07: 1.4 %2023-08: 1.6 %2023-09: 1.6 %2023-10: 1.9 %2023-11: 0.8 %2023-12: 2 %2024-01: 1.4 %2024-02: 1.5 %2024-03: 1.7 %2024-04: 1.8 %2024-05: 3.2 %2024-06: 0.9 %2024-07: 1.4 %2024-08: 1.4 %2024-09: 0.9 %2024-10: 0.7 %2024-11: 0.7 %2024-12: 0.3 %2025-01: -0.4 %2025-02: 0 %2025-03: 0.1 %2025-04: -0.3 %2025-05: -1.3 %2025-06: -0.2 %2025-07: 0.2 %2025-08: 0 %2025-09: -0.1 %2025-10: -0.1 %2025-11: -0.4 %2025-12: -0.2 %2026-01: 0.4 %2026-02: -0.4 %2026-03: -0.3 %2026-04: 0 %2026-05: 1.2 %2026-06: 0.5 %2026-07: -0.1 %2026-08: -0.3 %
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-18.
All 428 values
Period%
2026-08-0.3 Provisional
2026-07-0.1
2026-060.5
2026-051.2
2026-040
2026-03-0.3
2026-02-0.4
2026-010.4
2025-12-0.2
2025-11-0.4
2025-10-0.1
2025-09-0.1
2025-080
2025-070.2
2025-06-0.2
2025-05-1.3
2025-04-0.3
2025-030.1
2025-020
2025-01-0.4
2024-120.3
2024-110.7
2024-100.7
2024-090.9
2024-081.4
2024-071.4
2024-060.9
2024-053.2
2024-041.8
2024-031.7
2024-021.5
2024-011.4
2023-122
2023-110.8
2023-101.9
2023-091.6
2023-081.6
2023-071.4
2023-062.6
2023-050.3
2023-041.4
2023-031.5
2023-021.7
2023-012
2022-121.2
2022-112.5
2022-101.5
2022-092.5
2022-081.9
2022-071.8
2022-062.2
2022-054
2022-043
2022-032.8
2022-023.6
2022-013.6
2021-123.4
2021-112.9
2021-102.8
2021-092.8
2021-083.5
2021-074.4
2021-063.1
2021-058.9
2021-0410.8
2021-03-4.3
2021-02-5.9
2021-01-6.5
2020-12-5.7
2020-11-5.6
2020-10-6.1
2020-09-7.1
2020-08-7.8
2020-07-8.4
2020-06-8.1
2020-05-13.2
2020-04-15
2020-03-1.3
2020-02-0.6
2020-01-0.3
2019-12-1.3
2019-11-1.6
2019-10-1.6
2019-09-1.2
2019-08-0.9
2019-07-0.9
2019-06-0.7
2019-05-0.2
2019-040.3
2019-030.2
2019-020.3
2019-010.6
2018-121.4
2018-111.8
2018-102
2018-091.9
2018-082.2
2018-072
2018-061.9
2018-051.3
2018-041
2018-030.4
2018-020.4
2018-010.5
2017-120.2
2017-11-1
2017-100.6
2017-090.3
2017-080.2
2017-070.3
2017-060.2
2017-05-1.5
2017-04-0.8
2017-03-0.5
2017-02-0.2
2017-01-0.6
2016-12-1.4
2016-11-0.2
2016-10-1.6
2016-09-1.4
2016-08-1.6
2016-07-1.7
2016-06-1.9
2016-05-0.5
2016-04-1
2016-03-0.9
2016-02-1.6
2016-01-1.5
2015-12-1
2015-11-1.1
2015-10-1.2
2015-09-1
2015-08-0.4
2015-070
2015-060.6
2015-05-1.6
2015-04-0.4
2015-03-0.1
2015-020.5
2015-010.4
2014-120.4
2014-110.3
2014-100.4
2014-090.2
2014-08-0.6
2014-07-1
2014-06-1.4
2014-051.1
2014-04-0.2
2014-03-0.7
2014-02-1
2014-01-0.8
2013-12-0.3
2013-110
2013-10-0.5
2013-09-0.6
2013-080.2
2013-070.2
2013-060.2
2013-05-1.7
2013-04-0.7
2013-03-0.7
2013-02-0.4
2013-01-0.2
2012-12-0.3
2012-11-0.3
2012-100.3
2012-090.6
2012-080.6
2012-070.9
2012-061.3
2012-052.9
2012-041.7
2012-032.3
2012-022.3
2012-012.5
2011-122.2
2011-111.7
2011-101.4
2011-091.6
2011-080.7
2011-070.3
2011-060.1
2011-05-0.5
2011-041.3
2011-030.9
2011-021.5
2011-011
2010-120.9
2010-111.4
2010-101.6
2010-091.1
2010-080.9
2010-071
2010-060.2
2010-051.6
2010-04-0.2
2010-03-0.9
2010-02-2.1
2010-01-2.3
2009-12-2.5
2009-11-3
2009-10-3.2
2009-09-3.1
2009-08-2.5
2009-07-2.7
2009-06-1.7
2009-05-3.3
2009-04-2
2009-03-1.4
2009-02-1.3
2009-01-0.9
2008-12-0.2
2008-110.3
2008-100.4
2008-090.4
2008-080.4
2008-070.8
2008-060.4
2008-052
2008-040.7
2008-030.6
2008-021.6
2008-010.6
2007-120.3
2007-110.2
2007-100.4
2007-090.4
2007-080.5
2007-070.5
2007-060.2
2007-05-1.3
2007-040
2007-03-0.2
2007-02-0.6
2007-010.3
2006-120.9
2006-111.1
2006-101.2
2006-090.9
2006-080.8
2006-070.6
2006-061.4
2006-052.6
2006-041.5
2006-032.2
2006-021.8
2006-011.8
2005-121.5
2005-111.4
2005-100.9
2005-091.6
2005-081.6
2005-071.5
2005-061.4
2005-05-0.2
2005-041.2
2005-031
2005-021.6
2005-011.6
2004-121.6
2004-111.7
2004-101.6
2004-091.4
2004-081.3
2004-071.3
2004-061.3
2004-053
2004-041.2
2004-031.3
2004-021
2004-010.3
2003-120.2
2003-11-0.4
2003-10-0.1
2003-09-0.5
2003-08-0.6
2003-07-0.7
2003-06-0.6
2003-05-2.1
2003-04-0.7
2003-03-1.3
2003-02-1.4
2003-01-0.5
2002-12-0.6
2002-11-0.4
2002-10-0.5
2002-09-0.1
2002-08-0.2
2002-07-0.1
2002-06-0.5
2002-051.1
2002-04-0.4
2002-03-0.5
2002-02-0.3
2002-01-0.5
2001-12-0.5
2001-11-0.5
2001-10-0.3
2001-09-0.4
2001-080.4
2001-07-0.4
2001-060.2
2001-05-1.8
2001-040.1
2001-030.2
2001-021
2001-010.5
2000-120.5
2000-110.9
2000-100.6
2000-091.2
2000-080.5
2000-071.2
2000-060.7
2000-052.6
2000-041
2000-031.6
2000-020.4
2000-011
1999-120.7
1999-110.5
1999-100.8
1999-090.4
1999-080.5
1999-070.7
1999-060.7
1999-05-0.5
1999-041.4
1999-030.9
1999-021.1
1999-011
1998-121.4
1998-111.3
1998-101.5
1998-091.6
1998-081.8
1998-071.5
1998-061.6
1998-053.2
1998-041.2
1998-031.2
1998-021.4
1998-011.1
1997-121.6
1997-111.4
1997-101.2
1997-090.6
1997-080.7
1997-070.7
1997-060.9
1997-05-1.2
1997-041.1
1997-030.9
1997-021
1997-011.9
1996-120.9
1996-111.2
1996-101
1996-091.2
1996-080.9
1996-071.2
1996-061.3
1996-053
1996-040.6
1996-031.2
1996-021.5
1996-010.6
1995-121.2
1995-11-0.4
1995-101.6
1995-091.3
1995-081.7
1995-071.9
1995-062
1995-050.3
1995-042.5
1995-033
1995-022.7
1995-013.7
1994-122.4
1994-115.2
1994-103.1
1994-094
1994-083.9
1994-073.4
1994-063.3
1994-055
1994-043.1
1994-033
1994-022.3
1994-011.5
1993-123
1993-112
1993-102.2
1993-092.1
1993-082
1993-072.1
1993-062.2
1993-050.4
1993-042.2
1993-031.6
1993-022
1993-012.3
1992-122.7
1992-112.5
1992-102.3
1992-091.6
1992-081.7
1992-071.6
1992-061
1992-053.4
1992-041.2
1992-030.8
1992-021
1992-010.5
1991-120.1
1991-110.1
1991-10-0.2
1991-09-0.3
1991-08-0.5
1991-07-0.6
1991-06-0.4
1991-05-2.2
1991-04-0.4
1991-03-0.1
1991-020.4
1991-010.7

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
West Virginia-0.3
United States0.3

Rankings

Definition

Percent change in seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment from the same month a year earlier, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Invokely computes it from the two published job counts, shown with each value, and rounds it to one decimal as BLS does in its state release. The latest month is preliminary. Each year BLS benchmarks the series to unemployment insurance tax records and revises past years. State estimates come out about two weeks after the national ones, and the states do not add up to the national total because each is estimated separately.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Citation styles

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier (Payroll job growth, 12-month change, West Virginia, 1991-01 to 2026-08) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All

MLA 9

Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier, Payroll job growth, 12-month change, West Virginia, 1991-01 to 2026-08. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 18 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/payroll-job-growth/west-virginia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier. Payroll job growth, 12-month change, West Virginia, 1991-01 to 2026-08. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/payroll-job-growth/west-virginia.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier, Payroll job growth, 12-month change, West Virginia, 1991-01 to 2026-08 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/payroll-job-growth/west-virginia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{bureau_payroll_job_growth_12_2026,
  author = {{U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics}},
  title = {{Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier: Payroll job growth, 12-month change, West Virginia, 1991-01 to 2026-08}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the payroll job growth, 12-month change in West Virginia?

Payroll job growth, 12-month change in West Virginia was -0.3% in August 2026, according to BLS. That is down 0.3 pts from August 2025. That is the 45th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest payroll job growth, 12-month change in West Virginia?

10.8% in April 2021, the highest value since January 1991 in this series.

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