West Virginia Unemployment Rate By County in August, 2020
Updated on April 6, 2023.

According to data from the US BLS, the unemployment rate of West Virginia was 8.2% (sa) in August, 2020. Among all West Virginia counties, these 3 were among those with high unemployment rates (nsa): Mingo (14.7%), Calhoun (14.1%), and McDowell (13.6%).

On the hand, the following three counties were among those with low unemployment rates (nsa): Pendleton (4%), Hampshire (5.2%), and Morgan (5.7%).

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

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West Virginia Unemployment Rate By County in August, 2020
West Virginia Unemployment Rate By County in August, 2020
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County Unemployment Rate (%)
Barbour 8
Berkeley 6.4
Boone 11.1
Braxton 9
Brooke 8.7
Cabell 7.9
Calhoun 14.1
Clay 11.6
Doddridge 5.9
Fayette 9.2
Gilmer 9.3
Grant 5.8
Greenbrier 6.6
Hampshire 5.2
Hancock 9.6
Hardy 6.3
Harrison 7.6
Jackson 8.4
Jefferson 6.1
Kanawha 9
Lewis 10.3
Lincoln 9.8
Logan 12.8
McDowell 13.6
Marion 8.5
Marshall 8.9
Mason 7.8
Mercer 9.6
Mineral 6.6
Mingo 14.7
Monongalia 6.2
Monroe 6.4
Morgan 5.7
Nicholas 9.7
Ohio 8.1
Pendleton 4
Pleasants 10.9
Pocahontas 8.1
Preston 6.5
Putnam 6.8
Raleigh 8.6
Randolph 8.2
Ritchie 8.5
Roane 11
Summers 6.4
Taylor 6.8
Tucker 7.1
Tyler 10.1
Upshur 9.7
Wayne 8.1
Webster 8.6
Wetzel 9
Wirt 9.2
Wood 8.1
Wyoming 10