West Virginia Unemployment Rate By County in January, 2016
Updated on April 6, 2023.

According to data from the US BLS, the unemployment rate of West Virginia was 6.4% (sa) in January, 2016. Among all West Virginia counties, these 3 were among those with high unemployment rates (nsa): Calhoun (17.3%), Mingo (13.8%), and McDowell (13.1%).

On the hand, the following three counties were among those with low unemployment rates (nsa): Jefferson (3.8%), Berkeley (4.5%), and Monongalia (4.8%).

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

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West Virginia Unemployment Rate By County in January, 2016
West Virginia Unemployment Rate By County in January, 2016
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County Unemployment Rate (%)
Barbour 7.8
Berkeley 4.5
Boone 11.1
Braxton 10.7
Brooke 7.9
Cabell 5.4
Calhoun 17.3
Clay 12.4
Doddridge 6.4
Fayette 9.4
Gilmer 9.6
Grant 7.5
Greenbrier 7.6
Hampshire 5.3
Hancock 8.5
Hardy 7.2
Harrison 6.9
Jackson 8
Jefferson 3.8
Kanawha 6.1
Lewis 10.3
Lincoln 11
Logan 11.8
McDowell 13.1
Marion 8
Marshall 9.9
Mason 8.6
Mercer 7.4
Mineral 7.3
Mingo 13.8
Monongalia 4.8
Monroe 5.7
Morgan 5.2
Nicholas 9.5
Ohio 6.4
Pendleton 5
Pleasants 9.7
Pocahontas 6.6
Preston 7.1
Putnam 5.6
Raleigh 8.1
Randolph 7.2
Ritchie 7.5
Roane 12.8
Summers 7.4
Taylor 6.9
Tucker 6.1
Tyler 9.8
Upshur 8.5
Wayne 7.9
Webster 7.4
Wetzel 11.5
Wirt 11.7
Wood 6.7
Wyoming 12.7