West Virginia Labor Force Statistics by County
 
County Civilian Labor Force Total Employment Total Unemployment Unemployment Rate
June
2010
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June
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Barbour 6,620 6,900 6,680 5,970 6,240 6,050 650 650 640 9.8 9.5 9.5
Berkeley 44,640 44,710 46,280 40,780 40,780 42,120 3,870 3,930 4,160 8.7 8.8 9.0
Boone 9,140 9,020 9,690 8,400 8,360 8,740 730 660 950 8.0 7.3 9.8
Braxton 5,790 5,780 6,040 5,280 5,250 5,510 510 530 530 8.8 9.2 8.7
Brooke 10,510 10,610 11,030 9,210 9,290 9,770 1,300 1,310 1,260 12.4 12.4 11.4
Cabell 44,230 43,920 45,200 40,900 40,550 41,830 3,330 3,370 3,370 7.5 7.7 7.5
Calhoun 2,640 2,650 3,040 2,310 2,290 2,650 330 350 380 12.4 13.3 12.6
Clay 3,540 3,510 3,580 3,050 3,040 3,170 490 480 410 13.8 13.6 11.5
Doddridge 2,770 2,780 2,900 2,550 2,540 2,650 230 240 250 8.2 8.7 8.7
Fayette 17,890 17,870 18,420 16,260 16,260 16,690 1,630 1,610 1,730 9.1 9.0 9.4
Gilmer 3,170 3,180 3,260 2,920 2,940 3,030 240 240 230 7.6 7.6 7.0
Grant 4,710 4,680 5,110 4,150 4,160 4,590 570 520 520 12.0 11.2 10.2
Greenbrier 14,600 14,330 15,010 13,380 13,120 13,600 1,220 1,210 1,410 8.4 8.5 9.4
Hampshire 9,060 9,070 9,310 8,240 8,230 8,570 830 840 740 9.1 9.3 8.0
Hancock 13,970 14,060 14,610 12,150 12,270 12,890 1,820 1,790 1,720 13.0 12.8 11.8
Hardy 6,380 6,430 6,760 5,800 5,810 6,170 580 620 590 9.1 9.6 8.7
Harrison 30,610 30,520 31,760 28,370 28,310 29,490 2,240 2,210 2,270 7.3 7.2 7.2
Jackson 11,060 10,970 11,790 9,760 9,660 10,280 1,300 1,310 1,510 11.8 11.9 12.8
Jefferson 23,880 24,160 24,830 22,270 22,600 22,960 1,610 1,560 1,870 6.8 6.5 7.5
Kanawha 89,690 89,230 92,800 83,050 82,640 86,380 6,650 6,590 6,430 7.4 7.4 6.9
Lewis 7,500 7,470 7,760 6,930 6,900 7,150 570 570 610 7.6 7.6 7.9
Lincoln 7,940 7,970 8,310 7,160 7,120 7,440 780 850 860 9.9 10.7 10.4
Logan 12,880 12,740 13,630 11,640 11,530 12,360 1,240 1,210 1,270 9.6 9.5 9.3
McDowell 7,220 7,140 7,760 6,390 6,350 6,720 820 790 1,030 11.4 11.1 13.3
Marion 25,350 25,670 26,470 23,430 23,840 24,630 1,930 1,830 1,840 7.6 7.1 7.0
Marshall 14,660 14,560 15,070 13,160 13,080 13,660 1,500 1,490 1,400 10.3 10.2 9.3
Mason 9,970 9,900 10,370 8,610 8,570 9,040 1,370 1,330 1,330 13.7 13.4 12.8
Mercer 24,420 24,270 25,180 22,470 22,340 23,290 1,950 1,930 1,890 8.0 8.0 7.5
Mineral 12,880 13,100 13,610 11,800 12,060 12,580 1,070 1,040 1,040 8.3 7.9 7.6
Mingo 8,520 8,490 9,070 7,630 7,610 8,090 890 880 970 10.4 10.4 10.7
Monongalia 47,510 48,920 48,300 44,690 46,340 45,650 2,820 2,580 2,650 5.9 5.3 5.5
Monroe 5,530 5,480 5,920 5,150 5,100 5,460 380 380 460 6.8 6.9 7.7
Morgan 6,710 6,710 6,920 6,090 6,090 6,290 620 620 630 9.2 9.2 9.1
Nicholas 10,370 10,360 10,950 9,360 9,360 9,930 1,020 1,010 1,030 9.8 9.7 9.4
Ohio 20,840 20,670 21,460 18,970 18,850 19,700 1,880 1,810 1,770 9.0 8.8 8.2
Pendleton 3,530 3,480 3,700 3,260 3,220 3,420 260 270 280 7.5 7.6 7.6
Pleasants 3,060 3,070 3,170 2,750 2,730 2,800 320 340 380 10.4 11.1 11.9
Pocahontas 3,430 3,320 3,560 3,000 2,790 3,100 430 540 470 12.4 16.1 13.1
Preston 14,820 15,290 15,200 13,740 14,240 14,030 1,080 1,050 1,170 7.3 6.8 7.7
Putnam 27,170 26,990 28,120 25,110 24,990 26,120 2,060 2,000 2,000 7.6 7.4 7.1
Raleigh 32,020 31,880 33,180 29,450 29,350 30,310 2,570 2,530 2,880 8.0 7.9 8.7
Randolph 12,410 12,310 12,800 11,150 11,010 11,610 1,260 1,300 1,190 10.1 10.6 9.3
Ritchie 4,230 4,230 4,550 3,840 3,840 4,110 390 390 450 9.2 9.2 9.8
Roane 5,250 5,230 5,790 4,570 4,530 5,080 670 690 710 12.8 13.3 12.2
Summers 4,610 4,530 4,920 4,230 4,150 4,510 380 380 410 8.2 8.4 8.3
Taylor 6,820 6,810 7,170 6,330 6,320 6,580 490 490 590 7.2 7.2 8.2
Tucker 2,770 2,700 2,850 2,420 2,360 2,510 340 340 340 12.4 12.6 12.1
Tyler 3,540 3,510 3,780 3,170 3,140 3,350 380 370 440 10.6 10.6 11.6
Upshur 10,290 10,250 10,490 9,380 9,390 9,580 910 860 920 8.8 8.4 8.7
Wayne 17,130 17,010 17,510 15,710 15,580 16,070 1,410 1,430 1,450 8.3 8.4 8.3
Webster 3,170 3,100 3,440 2,800 2,750 3,050 370 360 380 11.7 11.4 11.2
Wetzel 6,150 6,100 6,630 5,370 5,310 5,820 780 800 820 12.7 13.1 12.3
Wirt 2,430 2,420 2,540 2,150 2,140 2,190 280 290 360 11.6 11.8 14.1
Wood 40,090 39,860 40,950 36,310 36,150 37,000 3,780 3,700 3,950 9.4 9.3 9.6
Wyoming 8,070 8,000 8,340 7,200 7,180 7,320 870 820 1,020 10.8 10.3 12.3
                         
Statewide 788,100 787,900 817,600 720,200 720,600 747,600 68,000 67,300 70,000 8.6 8.5 8.6
All data have been revised to March 2009 benchmark.