West Virginia Unemployment Rate By County in September, 2019
Updated on August 1, 2025.

According to data from the US BLS, the unemployment rate of West Virginia was 5% (sa) in September, 2019. Among all West Virginia counties, these 3 were among those with high unemployment rates (nsa): McDowell (8.3%), Calhoun (8.2%), and Clay (7.3%).

On the hand, the following three counties were among those with low unemployment rates (nsa): Jefferson (2.9%), Berkeley (3.1%), and Pendleton (3.2%).

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

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West Virginia Unemployment Rate By County in September, 2019
West Virginia Unemployment Rate By County in September, 2019
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County Unemployment Rate (%)
Barbour 5
Berkeley 3.1
Boone 4.9
Braxton 5.8
Brooke 4.5
Cabell 3.7
Calhoun 8.2
Clay 7.3
Doddridge 4.6
Fayette 4.5
Gilmer 4.3
Grant 5
Greenbrier 4
Hampshire 3.8
Hancock 4.8
Hardy 3.2
Harrison 4.2
Jackson 4.9
Jefferson 2.9
Kanawha 4.2
Lewis 5.7
Lincoln 5.4
Logan 5.3
McDowell 8.3
Marion 4.3
Marshall 5.2
Mason 5
Mercer 4.5
Mineral 5.8
Mingo 5.5
Monongalia 3.2
Monroe 4
Morgan 3.2
Nicholas 4.8
Ohio 4.2
Pendleton 3.2
Pleasants 4.7
Pocahontas 4.3
Preston 4
Putnam 3.8
Raleigh 4
Randolph 5.3
Ritchie 5.1
Roane 7
Summers 4.5
Taylor 4.5
Tucker 4.2
Tyler 6.9
Upshur 4.8
Wayne 4.7
Webster 4.8
Wetzel 7.1
Wirt 6.6
Wood 4.1
Wyoming 5.7