West Virginia Unemployment Rate By County in December, 2023
Updated on August 1, 2025.

According to data from the US BLS, the unemployment rate of West Virginia was 4.2% (sa) in December, 2023. Among all West Virginia counties, these 3 were among those with high unemployment rates (nsa): Calhoun (8.6%), Wetzel (7.6%), and Tyler (7%).

On the hand, the following three counties were among those with low unemployment rates (nsa): Jefferson (2.6%), Pendleton (3%), and Morgan (3%).

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

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West Virginia Unemployment Rate By County in December, 2023
West Virginia Unemployment Rate By County in December, 2023
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County Unemployment Rate (%)
Barbour 4.9
Berkeley 3
Boone 4.1
Braxton 4.6
Brooke 4.9
Cabell 3.6
Calhoun 8.6
Clay 6.6
Doddridge 3.9
Fayette 4.3
Gilmer 4.7
Grant 3.9
Greenbrier 3.5
Hampshire 3.1
Hancock 5
Hardy 3.2
Harrison 3.5
Jackson 4.6
Jefferson 2.6
Kanawha 3.5
Lewis 4.5
Lincoln 4.4
Logan 4.1
McDowell 6.7
Marion 3.7
Marshall 4.7
Mason 4.4
Mercer 3.7
Mineral 4
Mingo 4.6
Monongalia 3.2
Monroe 3.5
Morgan 3
Nicholas 4.4
Ohio 4
Pendleton 3
Pleasants 4.4
Pocahontas 3.6
Preston 3.7
Putnam 3.1
Raleigh 3.5
Randolph 5.4
Ritchie 5.5
Roane 5.6
Summers 3.7
Taylor 3.7
Tucker 3.4
Tyler 7
Upshur 4.4
Wayne 4.1
Webster 4.9
Wetzel 7.6
Wirt 6.4
Wood 4
Wyoming 4.3