Unemployed people in West Virginia

as of September, 2021:

36,028

Note: Seasonally adjusted value

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Unemployment Rate

4.6%

Labor Force

791,797

Employment

755,769

Employment-Population Ratio

52.6%

Labor Force Participation Rate

55.1%

Employment Indicators by County

County Employment Unemployment Unemployment Rate Labor Force
Barbour 7,162 240 3.2 7,402
Berkeley 57,395 1,368 2.3 58,763
Boone 6,992 289 4.0 7,281
Braxton 4,703 211 4.3 4,914
Brooke 9,540 391 3.9 9,931
Cabell 40,491 1,223 2.9 41,714
Calhoun 2,204 135 5.8 2,339
Clay 2,911 144 4.7 3,055
Doddridge 3,786 105 2.7 3,891
Fayette 15,644 622 3.8 16,266
Gilmer 2,269 96 4.1 2,365
Grant 5,953 181 3.0 6,134
Greenbrier 15,812 424 2.6 16,236
Hampshire 11,336 244 2.1 11,580
Hancock 12,437 518 4.0 12,955
Hardy 5,961 174 2.8 6,135
Harrison 31,768 1,032 3.1 32,800
Jackson 12,079 418 3.3 12,497
Jefferson 30,208 607 2.0 30,815
Kanawha 78,855 2,735 3.4 81,590
Lewis 5,786 276 4.6 6,062
Lincoln 6,871 292 4.1 7,163
Logan 9,983 483 4.6 10,466
Marion 24,106 926 3.7 25,032
Marshall 12,981 516 3.8 13,497
Mason 10,090 366 3.5 10,456
McDowell 4,037 245 5.7 4,282
Mercer 20,043 819 3.9 20,862
Mineral 12,362 362 2.8 12,724
Mingo 6,220 365 5.5 6,585
Monongalia 54,665 1,530 2.7 56,195
Monroe 6,317 133 2.1 6,450
Morgan 8,495 188 2.2 8,683
Nicholas 9,250 343 3.6 9,593
Ohio 19,803 644 3.1 20,447
Pendleton 3,957 71 1.8 4,028
Pleasants 2,558 112 4.2 2,670
Pocahontas 3,766 107 2.8 3,873
Preston 15,631 494 3.1 16,125
Putnam 26,388 727 2.7 27,115
Raleigh 29,675 996 3.2 30,671
Randolph 11,661 407 3.4 12,068
Ritchie 4,146 151 3.5 4,297
Roane 4,638 248 5.1 4,886
Summers 4,219 122 2.8 4,341
Taylor 7,552 250 3.2 7,802
Tucker 3,051 119 3.8 3,170
Tyler 2,895 159 5.2 3,054
Upshur 8,852 379 4.1 9,231
Wayne 15,225 508 3.2 15,733
Webster 3,388 133 3.8 3,521
Wetzel 6,336 270 4.1 6,606
Wirt 2,151 102 4.5 2,253
Wood 34,340 1,199 3.4 35,539
Wyoming 5,897 275 4.5 6,172