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West Virginia Counties by Unemployment Rate

The unemployment rate is the share of the labor force that is jobless and actively seeking work — the standard measure of labor market health.

All 55 counties ranked by Unemployment Rate, from lowest to highest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs
# Counties Unemployment Rate
1 Wetzel County, West Virginia 0.0%
2 Webster County, West Virginia 0.7%
3 Gilmer County, West Virginia 1.3%
4 Grant County, West Virginia 1.3%
5 Ritchie County, West Virginia 1.7%
6 Greenbrier County, West Virginia 1.8%
7 Barbour County, West Virginia 1.9%
8 Calhoun County, West Virginia 2.2%
9 Braxton County, West Virginia 2.2%
10 Cabell County, West Virginia 2.3%
11 Doddridge County, West Virginia 2.4%
12 Clay County, West Virginia 2.4%
13 Wood County, West Virginia 2.5%
14 Berkeley County, West Virginia 2.5%
15 Boone County, West Virginia 2.9%
16 Brooke County, West Virginia 3.0%
17 Mason County, West Virginia 3.0%
18 Putnam County, West Virginia 3.2%
19 Wirt County, West Virginia 3.3%
20 Morgan County, West Virginia 3.4%
21 Marshall County, West Virginia 4.0%
22 Mercer County, West Virginia 4.0%
23 Jefferson County, West Virginia 4.1%
24 Harrison County, West Virginia 4.3%
25 Jackson County, West Virginia 4.3%
26 Monongalia County, West Virginia 5.0%
27 Marion County, West Virginia 5.3%
28 Wayne County, West Virginia 5.4%
29 Raleigh County, West Virginia 5.5%
30 Kanawha County, West Virginia 5.5%
31 Wyoming County, West Virginia 5.6%
32 Summers County, West Virginia 5.7%
33 Hardy County, West Virginia 5.7%
34 Upshur County, West Virginia 5.8%
35 Ohio County, West Virginia 5.8%
36 Tyler County, West Virginia 5.9%
37 Mineral County, West Virginia 6.0%
38 Lincoln County, West Virginia 6.1%
39 Preston County, West Virginia 6.2%
40 Tucker County, West Virginia 6.2%
41 Pendleton County, West Virginia 6.3%
42 Pleasants County, West Virginia 6.6%
43 Randolph County, West Virginia 7.0%
44 Fayette County, West Virginia 7.1%
45 Hampshire County, West Virginia 7.3%
46 Hancock County, West Virginia 8.2%
47 Nicholas County, West Virginia 8.6%
48 Roane County, West Virginia 9.1%
49 Lewis County, West Virginia 9.4%
50 Taylor County, West Virginia 9.6%
51 Logan County, West Virginia 9.8%
52 Monroe County, West Virginia 10.0%
53 Pocahontas County, West Virginia 10.6%
54 Mingo County, West Virginia 10.8%
55 McDowell County, West Virginia 14.9%