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Trade, transportation and utilities payroll employment in West Virginia

Trade, transportation and utilities payroll employment in West Virginia was 121,300 jobs in August 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.2% from August 2025. That is the 40th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026, jobs121,300 Provisional
Change on August 2025-0.2%
Rank40th of 51US states ranked
Series high143,700March 2007
Series low110,600April 2020

Next release: Tuesday, 20 October 2026, 10:00 ET, announced by BLS. Release calendar

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Trade, transportation and utilities payroll employment in West Virginia, January 2007 to August 2026

110K120K130K140K150K2007-012009-112012-092015-072018-052021-032024-012026-082026-08: 121,300 jobs110K120K130K140K150K2007-012013-082020-032026-082026-08: 121,300 jobs
jobs. Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, trade, transportation and utilities, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000004000000001). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-18.
All 236 values
Periodjobs
2026-08121,300 Provisional
2026-07121,800
2026-06121,400
2026-05121,400
2026-04121,200
2026-03120,800
2026-02120,500
2026-01120,800
2025-12120,800
2025-11120,900
2025-10121,900
2025-09121,300
2025-08121,600
2025-07121,600
2025-06121,600
2025-05121,700
2025-04121,700
2025-03122,200
2025-02121,900
2025-01121,800
2024-12121,700
2024-11121,800
2024-10122,100
2024-09122,800
2024-08122,800
2024-07122,900
2024-06122,800
2024-05123,100
2024-04123,200
2024-03123,100
2024-02123,200
2024-01123,200
2023-12123,100
2023-11123,200
2023-10123,100
2023-09122,500
2023-08122,100
2023-07122,200
2023-06122,700
2023-05122,800
2023-04122,800
2023-03122,500
2023-02122,700
2023-01122,900
2022-12122,000
2022-11121,300
2022-10121,700
2022-09121,900
2022-08121,900
2022-07122,100
2022-06121,200
2022-05122,500
2022-04123,400
2022-03123,300
2022-02123,400
2022-01123,300
2021-12124,000
2021-11123,800
2021-10124,300
2021-09122,900
2021-08123,700
2021-07123,600
2021-06122,700
2021-05122,400
2021-04122,200
2021-03122,500
2021-02121,600
2021-01121,300
2020-12120,800
2020-11121,100
2020-10121,800
2020-09120,700
2020-08120,600
2020-07119,700
2020-06119,600
2020-05114,200
2020-04110,600
2020-03124,300
2020-02125,000
2020-01126,400
2019-12126,700
2019-11127,300
2019-10127,200
2019-09126,500
2019-08126,600
2019-07126,900
2019-06126,600
2019-05127,100
2019-04127,900
2019-03128,200
2019-02128,300
2019-01129,100
2018-12129,800
2018-11129,700
2018-10129,800
2018-09129,400
2018-08129,800
2018-07129,800
2018-06130,300
2018-05130,400
2018-04130,100
2018-03130,700
2018-02131,100
2018-01131,900
2017-12130,100
2017-11131,300
2017-10131,900
2017-09131,100
2017-08130,800
2017-07130,800
2017-06130,900
2017-05130,800
2017-04131,200
2017-03131,500
2017-02131,700
2017-01132,400
2016-12132,300
2016-11132,400
2016-10132,700
2016-09133,700
2016-08133,500
2016-07133,500
2016-06133,400
2016-05134,100
2016-04134,800
2016-03134,400
2016-02134,200
2016-01134,100
2015-12134,900
2015-11135,000
2015-10135,100
2015-09135,100
2015-08135,200
2015-07135,900
2015-06135,700
2015-05135,800
2015-04135,300
2015-03135,100
2015-02135,200
2015-01135,200
2014-12135,800
2014-11135,800
2014-10135,800
2014-09134,800
2014-08135,100
2014-07134,700
2014-06135,400
2014-05135,100
2014-04135,300
2014-03134,900
2014-02135,200
2014-01135,300
2013-12135,800
2013-11135,500
2013-10135,500
2013-09135,400
2013-08135,500
2013-07135,700
2013-06135,600
2013-05135,300
2013-04135,300
2013-03135,600
2013-02135,800
2013-01135,800
2012-12134,800
2012-11134,500
2012-10135,600
2012-09136,000
2012-08135,600
2012-07135,400
2012-06135,400
2012-05135,500
2012-04135,600
2012-03135,900
2012-02135,700
2012-01136,000
2011-12135,500
2011-11135,700
2011-10135,400
2011-09135,400
2011-08135,500
2011-07135,400
2011-06135,000
2011-05135,300
2011-04135,800
2011-03135,100
2011-02135,200
2011-01134,900
2010-12135,000
2010-11135,400
2010-10135,200
2010-09134,000
2010-08134,700
2010-07134,800
2010-06134,700
2010-05134,800
2010-04134,500
2010-03134,500
2010-02133,700
2010-01133,900
2009-12134,100
2009-11134,300
2009-10134,700
2009-09135,500
2009-08135,300
2009-07135,400
2009-06136,100
2009-05136,000
2009-04136,200
2009-03136,600
2009-02137,500
2009-01138,200
2008-12139,300
2008-11139,400
2008-10140,300
2008-09141,300
2008-08141,400
2008-07141,800
2008-06141,700
2008-05141,600
2008-04142,200
2008-03143,600
2008-02143,700
2008-01143,400
2007-12143,600
2007-11143,700
2007-10143,600
2007-09143,400
2007-08143,100
2007-07142,900
2007-06143,000
2007-05142,900
2007-04142,600
2007-03143,700
2007-02143,000
2007-01143,100

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
West Virginia121,300
United States28,760,000

West Virginia compared with nearby places

Alabama: 401,100 jobsAlaska: 68,900 jobsArizona: 629,000 jobsArkansas: 275,200 jobsCalifornia: 3,067,800 jobsColorado: 502,400 jobsConnecticut: 298,400 jobsDelaware: 89,300 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 29,600 jobsFlorida: 1,989,600 jobsGeorgia: 1,032,500 jobsHawaii: 114,800 jobsIdaho: 167,700 jobsIllinois: 1,217,500 jobsIndiana: 638,100 jobsIowa: 304,300 jobsKansas: 273,500 jobsKentucky: 424,400 jobsLouisiana: 375,300 jobsMaine: 118,600 jobsMaryland: 448,500 jobsMassachusetts: 555,600 jobsMichigan: 799,800 jobsMinnesota: 525,600 jobsMississippi: 249,700 jobsMissouri: 560,800 jobsMontana: 101,400 jobsNebraska: 193,900 jobsNevada: 298,900 jobsNew Hampshire: 134,000 jobsNew Jersey: 891,200 jobsNew Mexico: 150,900 jobsNew York: 1,475,400 jobsNorth Carolina: 940,600 jobsNorth Dakota: 91,800 jobsOhio: 1,050,600 jobsOklahoma: 317,500 jobsOregon: 351,600 jobsPennsylvania: 1,131,200 jobsRhode Island: 80,500 jobsSouth Carolina: 447,000 jobsSouth Dakota: 90,200 jobsTennessee: 684,600 jobsTexas: 2,812,500 jobsUtah: 313,500 jobsVermont: 51,000 jobsVirginia: 694,000 jobsWashington: 628,200 jobsWest Virginia: 121,300 jobsWisconsin: 535,500 jobsWyoming: 52,500 jobs
  • Under 110K
  • 110K to 270K
  • 270K to 380K
  • 380K to 560K
  • 560K to 920K
  • 920K and over
Trade, transportation and utilities payroll employment, August 2026, jobs. West Virginia is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Number of jobs on trade, transportation and utilities payrolls in the month, seasonally adjusted, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The supersector covers wholesale trade, retail trade, transportation and warehousing, and utilities.

One of the eleven CES supersectors that make up nonfarm_payroll_employment. Counts jobs on nonfarm payrolls, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. It covers full-time and part-time employees paid for any part of the pay period that includes the 12th of the month, and excludes the self-employed, farm workers, private household workers and unpaid family workers.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, trade, transportation and utilities, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000004000000001). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.66.TradeTransUtilities.Current. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, trade, transportation and utilities, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000004000000001) (Trade, transportation and utilities payroll employment, West Virginia, 2007-01 to 2026-08) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.66.TradeTransUtilities.Current

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Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, trade, transportation and utilities, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000004000000001), Trade, transportation and utilities payroll employment, West Virginia, 2007-01 to 2026-08. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 18 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.66.TradeTransUtilities.Current. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/trade-transportation-utilities-jobs/west-virginia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, trade, transportation and utilities, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000004000000001). Trade, transportation and utilities payroll employment, West Virginia, 2007-01 to 2026-08. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.66.TradeTransUtilities.Current. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/trade-transportation-utilities-jobs/west-virginia.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, trade, transportation and utilities, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000004000000001), Trade, transportation and utilities payroll employment, West Virginia, 2007-01 to 2026-08 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.66.TradeTransUtilities.Current, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/trade-transportation-utilities-jobs/west-virginia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the trade, transportation and utilities payroll employment in West Virginia?

Trade, transportation and utilities payroll employment in West Virginia was 121,300 jobs in August 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.2% from August 2025. That is the 40th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, trade, transportation and utilities, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000004000000001). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest trade, transportation and utilities payroll employment in West Virginia?

143,700 jobs in March 2007, the highest value since January 2007 in this series.

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