Morgantown, WV Metro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Morgantown, WV Metro Area's unemployment rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
6.6%
2023
5.2%
Total change
-1.4 pp
% change
-21.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.6% | — |
| 2019 | 6.8% | +0.2 pp (3%) |
| 2020 | 7.1% | +0.3 pp (4.4%) |
| 2021 | 6.7% | -0.4 pp (-5.6%) |
| 2022 | 6.0% | -0.7 pp (-10.4%) |
| 2023 | 5.2% | -0.8 pp (-13.3%) |