Morgantown, West Virginia Metro Area

MSA: Morgantown, WV
counties: Monongalia, Preston

Population (2017 estimate): 139,000
Unemployment Rate (March 2018): 4.6%

NFP Employment (2017): 71,000
Average Earnings (2017): $42,990

year,nfp_yoy,us_nfp_yoy,
2012,2.4000,1.7,
2013,1.6000,1.6,
2014,1.2000,1.9,
2015,1.2000,2.1,
2016,0.3000,1.8,
2017,1.6000,1.6,

year,nfp_earn_yoy,us_nfp_earn_yoy,
2012,6.2000,2.3,
2013,7.0000,2.0,
2014,1.8000,2.3,
2015,-3.9000,2.4,
2016,5.3000,2.0,
2017,3.7000,2.8,

year,unemp_rt,us_unemp_rt,
2012,5.6000,8.1000,
2013,5.0000,7.4000,
2014,4.8000,6.2000,
2015,5.1000,5.3000,
2016,4.6000,4.9000,
2017,4.0000,4.4000,

year,nfp_earn,us_nfp_earn,
2012,37600.00,42068.00,
2013,40250.00,42900.00,
2014,40970.00,43888.00,
2015,39380.00,44928.00,
2016,41460.00,45812.00,
2017,42990.00,47112.00,

Click on an occupational group in the table below for data on specific occupations:

data source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Group	Total Employment	Jobs per 1000	Location Quotient	Median Annual Earnings
Management	3,100	48.5	1.0	$85,250
Business and Financial Operations	2,060	32.1	0.6	$53,730
IT and Mathematical	1,340	20.9	0.7	$66,660
Architecture and Engineering	980	15.4	0.9	$68,810
Life, Physical, and Social Sciences	820	12.8	1.6	$52,050
Community and Social Services	870	13.7	1.0	$36,910
Legal and Judicial	520	8.1	1.1	$53,140
Education, Training, and Library	5,450	85.2	1.4	$51,520
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	590	9.1	0.7	$40,360
Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians	6,970	108.9	1.8	$56,620
Healthcare Support	N/A	N/A	N/A	$26,700
Protective Services	1,510	23.7	1.0	$39,860
Food Preparation and Serving Related	6,730	105.2	1.1	$19,680
Building, Grounds Cleaning, and Maintenance	2,100	32.9	1.0	$20,710
Personal Care and Services	1,510	23.5	0.7	$19,600
Sales and Related	5,340	83.5	0.8	$19,980
Office and Administrative Support	8,700	135.9	0.9	$29,070
Construction and Extraction	2,630	41.1	1.0	$44,180
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	3,410	53.3	1.4	$32,340
Production	3,250	50.8	0.8	$32,420
Transportation and Material Moving	3,610	56.3	0.8	$24,030