West Virginia Unemployment Rate By County in January, 2018
Updated on April 6, 2023.

According to data from the US BLS, the unemployment rate of West Virginia was 5.4% (sa) in January, 2018. Among all West Virginia counties, these 3 were among those with high unemployment rates (nsa): Calhoun (16.9%), Clay (11.9%), and Roane (11.2%).

On the hand, the following three counties were among those with low unemployment rates (nsa): Jefferson (3.4%), Monongalia (4.2%), and Berkeley (4.2%).

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, 2018
West Virginia Unemployment Rate By County in January, 2018
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County Unemployment Rate (%)
Barbour 7.1
Berkeley 4.2
Boone 6.7
Braxton 9.9
Brooke 7.3
Cabell 5.2
Calhoun 16.9
Clay 11.9
Doddridge 4.8
Fayette 7.6
Gilmer 8.8
Grant 7.1
Greenbrier 6.4
Hampshire 4.8
Hancock 7.4
Hardy 6.5
Harrison 5.4
Jackson 6.4
Jefferson 3.4
Kanawha 5.8
Lewis 7.6
Lincoln 8.6
Logan 7.8
McDowell 8.5
Marion 6.5
Marshall 7.9
Mason 9.2
Mercer 6.5
Mineral 6.5
Mingo 8.4
Monongalia 4.2
Monroe 5.8
Morgan 4.4
Nicholas 7.9
Ohio 5.6
Pendleton 4.6
Pleasants 8.8
Pocahontas 6
Preston 6
Putnam 5.5
Raleigh 5.9
Randolph 6.5
Ritchie 6.6
Roane 11.2
Summers 7.8
Taylor 6
Tucker 5.8
Tyler 9.9
Upshur 6.6
Wayne 7
Webster 7.5
Wetzel 10.6
Wirt 9.9
Wood 6.5
Wyoming 7.2