West Virginia Unemployment Rate By County in January, 2019
Updated on April 6, 2023.

According to data from the US BLS, the unemployment rate of West Virginia was 5% (sa) in January, 2019. Among all West Virginia counties, these 3 were among those with high unemployment rates (nsa): Calhoun (17.2%), Roane (12.5%), and Clay (12.1%).

On the hand, the following three counties were among those with low unemployment rates (nsa): Jefferson (4%), Monongalia (4.5%), and Berkeley (4.5%).

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, 2019
West Virginia Unemployment Rate By County in January, 2019
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County Unemployment Rate (%)
Barbour 7.7
Berkeley 4.5
Boone 6.3
Braxton 9.9
Brooke 6.3
Cabell 5
Calhoun 17.2
Clay 12.1
Doddridge 5.4
Fayette 7.3
Gilmer 8.7
Grant 7.2
Greenbrier 6.6
Hampshire 4.9
Hancock 6.1
Hardy 7.2
Harrison 5.4
Jackson 6
Jefferson 4
Kanawha 5.8
Lewis 6.4
Lincoln 8
Logan 6.9
McDowell 11.3
Marion 6.1
Marshall 7.5
Mason 7.7
Mercer 6.9
Mineral 6.1
Mingo 7.4
Monongalia 4.5
Monroe 5.8
Morgan 5.1
Nicholas 8
Ohio 5
Pendleton 5
Pleasants 8.2
Pocahontas 6.7
Preston 6.1
Putnam 5.7
Raleigh 5.9
Randolph 7.5
Ritchie 7.2
Roane 12.5
Summers 7.4
Taylor 6
Tucker 6.5
Tyler 9.2
Upshur 7.1
Wayne 6.9
Webster 7.6
Wetzel 8.6
Wirt 10.6
Wood 6.7
Wyoming 9