West Virginia Unemployment Rate By County in January, 2021
Updated on April 6, 2023.

According to data from the US BLS, the unemployment rate of West Virginia was 6% (sa) in January, 2021. Among all West Virginia counties, these 3 were among those with high unemployment rates (nsa): Calhoun (17.4%), Roane (11.9%), and Mingo (11.3%).

On the hand, the following three counties were among those with low unemployment rates (nsa): Pendleton (4.3%), Jefferson (4.3%), and Berkeley (4.6%).

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, 2021
West Virginia Unemployment Rate By County in January, 2021
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County Unemployment Rate (%)
Barbour 7.2
Berkeley 4.6
Boone 8
Braxton 9.8
Brooke 8
Cabell 6.2
Calhoun 17.4
Clay 10.8
Doddridge 5.7
Fayette 8.6
Gilmer 11.1
Grant 6.5
Greenbrier 6.6
Hampshire 4.7
Hancock 8.2
Hardy 7.3
Harrison 6.3
Jackson 8
Jefferson 4.3
Kanawha 6.8
Lewis 9.9
Lincoln 9
Logan 8.8
McDowell 10.7
Marion 6.9
Marshall 8.6
Mason 7.4
Mercer 7.8
Mineral 6.3
Mingo 11.3
Monongalia 4.9
Monroe 5.5
Morgan 4.8
Nicholas 8.2
Ohio 6.9
Pendleton 4.3
Pleasants 10
Pocahontas 6.2
Preston 6.1
Putnam 5.5
Raleigh 7.1
Randolph 8
Ritchie 7.6
Roane 11.9
Summers 7
Taylor 6.1
Tucker 7.6
Tyler 11.3
Upshur 8.2
Wayne 6.9
Webster 7.9
Wetzel 9.4
Wirt 10.6
Wood 7.3
Wyoming 7.8