West Virginia Unemployment Rate By County in December, 2016
Updated on August 1, 2025.

According to data from the US BLS, the unemployment rate of West Virginia was 5.6% (sa) in December, 2016. Among all West Virginia counties, these 3 were among those with high unemployment rates (nsa): Calhoun (13.6%), Clay (11.7%), and McDowell (11.1%).

On the hand, the following three counties were among those with low unemployment rates (nsa): Jefferson (2.8%), Berkeley (3%), and Monongalia (3.3%).

The chart and table below shows the unemployment rate (nsa) for each county.

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West Virginia Unemployment Rate By County in December, 2016
West Virginia Unemployment Rate By County in December, 2016
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County Unemployment Rate (%)
Barbour 5.8
Berkeley 3
Boone 6.9
Braxton 8.9
Brooke 5.8
Cabell 4.2
Calhoun 13.6
Clay 11.7
Doddridge 5.7
Fayette 6.9
Gilmer 6.2
Grant 6.9
Greenbrier 4.9
Hampshire 4.2
Hancock 5.7
Hardy 4.4
Harrison 5.2
Jackson 6.8
Jefferson 2.8
Kanawha 5
Lewis 7
Lincoln 6.6
Logan 8.2
McDowell 11.1
Marion 5.1
Marshall 6.5
Mason 5.7
Mercer 5.2
Mineral 5.3
Mingo 9.2
Monongalia 3.3
Monroe 4.3
Morgan 3.4
Nicholas 7.7
Ohio 5
Pendleton 4
Pleasants 5.9
Pocahontas 5.8
Preston 5.4
Putnam 4.5
Raleigh 5.9
Randolph 5.9
Ritchie 6.8
Roane 9.7
Summers 5.8
Taylor 5.1
Tucker 5.5
Tyler 8.8
Upshur 6.2
Wayne 6.1
Webster 8
Wetzel 10
Wirt 7.8
Wood 5
Wyoming 7.4