| West Virginia Average Employment by County | ||||||
| 2000 - 2005 | ||||||
| County | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
| Barbour | 3,130 | 2,958 | 3,175 | 3,101 | 3,106 | 3,139 |
| Berkeley | 25,770 | 26,422 | 26,585 | 26,998 | 28,002 | 28,733 |
| Boone | 7,091 | 7,462 | 7,452 | 7,682 | 8,236 | 8,575 |
| Braxton | 3,813 | 3,810 | 3,941 | 4,115 | 4,093 | 4,159 |
| Brooke | 9,113 | 9,079 | 8,985 | 8,596 | 8,367 | 8,476 |
| Cabell | 51,525 | 50,764 | 50,412 | 50,394 | 51,458 | 51,571 |
| Calhoun | 1,370 | 1,351 | 1,408 | 1,449 | 1,444 | 1,355 |
| Clay | 1,885 | 1,929 | 1,931 | 1,827 | 1,914 | 1,973 |
| Doddridge | 979 | 1,067 | 1,174 | 1,166 | 1,135 | 1,141 |
| Fayette | 12,059 | 11,831 | 12,204 | 12,082 | 12,197 | 12,136 |
| Gilmer | 1,755 | 1,784 | 1,788 | 1,886 | 1,963 | 2,039 |
| Grant | 4,159 | 4,597 | 4,035 | 3,814 | 3,573 | 3,683 |
| Greenbrier | 12,559 | 12,761 | 12,728 | 12,846 | 13,071 | 13,221 |
| Hampshire | 3,752 | 3,783 | 3,958 | 3,992 | 4,033 | 4,063 |
| Hancock | 14,129 | 13,604 | 13,879 | 13,577 | 12,955 | 12,603 |
| Hardy | 5,834 | 6,043 | 6,292 | 6,334 | 6,395 | 6,633 |
| Harrison | 31,819 | 31,723 | 32,028 | 32,497 | 32,764 | 32,903 |
| Jackson | 8,876 | 8,873 | 8,711 | 8,228 | 8,340 | 8,394 |
| Jefferson | 12,791 | 12,728 | 13,070 | 13,440 | 13,788 | 14,356 |
| Kanawha | 113,019 | 111,594 | 110,243 | 108,696 | 107,958 | 107,272 |
| Lewis | 5,776 | 5,723 | 5,725 | 5,662 | 5,807 | 5,936 |
| Lincoln | 2,611 | 2,534 | 2,649 | 2,695 | 2,766 | 3,084 |
| Logan | 11,325 | 11,448 | 11,426 | 11,219 | 11,413 | 11,481 |
| McDowell | 5,005 | 5,094 | 5,109 | 4,896 | 4,717 | 4,759 |
| Marion | 19,752 | 19,855 | 19,471 | 19,656 | 19,675 | 20,536 |
| Marshall | 11,160 | 10,890 | 10,406 | 10,376 | 10,455 | 10,926 |
| Mason | 6,398 | 6,422 | 6,357 | 6,306 | 6,174 | 6,302 |
| Mercer | 22,537 | 22,196 | 22,382 | 22,119 | 21,618 | 21,254 |
| Mineral | 6,601 | 6,847 | 6,846 | 6,727 | 6,945 | 7,085 |
| Mingo | 7,979 | 8,115 | 7,760 | 7,338 | 7,323 | 7,609 |
| Monongalia | 41,222 | 42,630 | 43,399 | 44,028 | 45,748 | 46,939 |
| Monroe | 2,011 | 1,993 | 1,998 | 1,961 | 2,083 | 2,022 |
| Morgan | 2,987 | 2,977 | 3,067 | 3,127 | 3,122 | 3,108 |
| Nicholas | 8,649 | 8,518 | 8,329 | 8,235 | 8,420 | 8,500 |
| Ohio | 27,946 | 27,738 | 27,906 | 27,324 | 27,936 | 28,612 |
| Pendleton | 1,763 | 1,675 | 1,680 | 1,712 | 1,795 | 1,772 |
| Pleasants | 2,514 | 2,612 | 2,644 | 2,837 | 3,022 | 3,046 |
| Pocahontas | 3,641 | 3,655 | 3,600 | 3,662 | 3,599 | 3,540 |
| Preston | 6,676 | 6,657 | 6,752 | 6,596 | 6,698 | 6,979 |
| Putnam | 17,209 | 17,442 | 17,422 | 17,383 | 18,012 | 18,151 |
| Raleigh | 29,888 | 30,840 | 30,694 | 29,965 | 30,707 | 31,744 |
| Randolph | 11,495 | 11,475 | 11,466 | 11,541 | 11,878 | 12,197 |
| Ritchie | 3,042 | 3,007 | 3,014 | 2,943 | 3,072 | 3,264 |
| Roane | 3,622 | 3,330 | 3,164 | 3,067 | 3,132 | 3,166 |
| Summers | 2,268 | 2,250 | 2,316 | 2,259 | 2,394 | 2,393 |
| Taylor | 3,153 | 3,045 | 3,127 | 3,147 | 3,214 | 3,002 |
| Tucker | 2,949 | 2,917 | 2,891 | 2,780 | 2,842 | 2,796 |
| Tyler | 2,314 | 2,287 | 2,291 | 2,204 | 2,138 | 2,139 |
| Upshur | 7,658 | 7,788 | 7,835 | 7,785 | 8,109 | 8,253 |
| Wayne | 9,489 | 9,487 | 8,974 | 9,029 | 8,981 | 9,125 |
| Webster | 2,185 | 2,129 | 2,185 | 2,223 | 2,437 | 2,420 |
| Wetzel | 4,874 | 4,679 | 4,803 | 4,709 | 4,783 | 4,849 |
| Wirt | 697 | 738 | 719 | 737 | 701 | 677 |
| Wood | 42,855 | 42,078 | 41,125 | 40,461 | 41,129 | 40,611 |
| Wyoming | 5,319 | 5,501 | 5,762 | 5,331 | 5,302 | 5,576 |
| Statewide | 686,664 | 685,771 | 683,194 | 677,824 | 686,844 | 695,300 |
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