| West Virginia Labor Force Statistics by County | ||||||||||||
| County | Civilian Labor Force | Total Employment | Total Unemployment | Unemployment Rate | ||||||||
| July 2008 |
June 2008 |
July 2007 |
July 2008 |
June 2008 |
July 2007 |
July 2008 |
June 2008 |
July 2007 |
July 2008 |
June 2008 |
July 2007 |
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| Barbour | 6,610 | 6,700 | 6,600 | 6,330 | 6,320 | 6,240 | 280 | 380 | 360 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 5.5 |
| Berkeley | 46,980 | 47,530 | 46,610 | 44,670 | 44,720 | 44,700 | 2,320 | 2,810 | 1,910 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 4.1 |
| Boone | 9,610 | 9,740 | 9,780 | 9,240 | 9,210 | 9,310 | 360 | 530 | 480 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 4.9 |
| Braxton | 6,060 | 6,160 | 6,180 | 5,820 | 5,820 | 5,870 | 240 | 340 | 310 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 5.0 |
| Brooke | 10,930 | 11,050 | 11,070 | 10,320 | 10,300 | 10,430 | 610 | 750 | 640 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 5.8 |
| Cabell | 45,230 | 46,080 | 45,430 | 43,330 | 43,790 | 43,470 | 1,900 | 2,290 | 1,950 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 4.3 |
| Calhoun | 2,780 | 2,850 | 2,770 | 2,630 | 2,650 | 2,600 | 150 | 200 | 170 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 6.2 |
| Clay | 3,550 | 3,610 | 3,620 | 3,340 | 3,330 | 3,370 | 200 | 280 | 250 | 5.7 | 7.7 | 7.0 |
| Doddridge | 2,930 | 2,960 | 2,920 | 2,810 | 2,780 | 2,800 | 120 | 180 | 130 | 4.2 | 6.0 | 4.4 |
| Fayette | 18,830 | 18,820 | 18,940 | 18,080 | 17,780 | 18,020 | 750 | 1,040 | 920 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 4.9 |
| Gilmer | 3,160 | 3,280 | 3,080 | 3,040 | 3,120 | 2,950 | 120 | 160 | 130 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.1 |
| Grant | 5,290 | 5,310 | 5,330 | 5,010 | 4,980 | 5,060 | 280 | 330 | 270 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 5.1 |
| Greenbrier | 16,180 | 16,340 | 16,040 | 15,540 | 15,360 | 15,330 | 640 | 980 | 710 | 3.9 | 6.0 | 4.4 |
| Hampshire | 10,130 | 10,350 | 10,080 | 9,700 | 9,870 | 9,720 | 430 | 480 | 360 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.6 |
| Hancock | 14,570 | 14,690 | 14,650 | 13,670 | 13,650 | 13,810 | 900 | 1,040 | 840 | 6.2 | 7.1 | 5.7 |
| Hardy | 7,130 | 7,210 | 7,330 | 6,850 | 6,850 | 7,000 | 280 | 360 | 330 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.5 |
| Harrison | 31,350 | 31,460 | 31,360 | 30,210 | 29,920 | 30,040 | 1,140 | 1,540 | 1,320 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.2 |
| Jackson | 12,060 | 12,200 | 12,370 | 11,520 | 11,470 | 11,780 | 540 | 740 | 590 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 4.8 |
| Jefferson | 25,220 | 25,560 | 25,610 | 24,300 | 24,320 | 24,720 | 920 | 1,240 | 890 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 3.5 |
| Kanawha | 93,150 | 94,050 | 94,420 | 90,100 | 89,790 | 90,700 | 3,050 | 4,260 | 3,720 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 3.9 |
| Lewis | 7,610 | 7,640 | 7,610 | 7,330 | 7,270 | 7,250 | 280 | 380 | 360 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 4.7 |
| Lincoln | 8,070 | 8,170 | 8,210 | 7,700 | 7,670 | 7,750 | 370 | 500 | 460 | 4.6 | 6.1 | 5.6 |
| Logan | 13,060 | 13,170 | 13,190 | 12,510 | 12,420 | 12,460 | 550 | 760 | 730 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 5.5 |
| McDowell | 7,170 | 7,290 | 7,110 | 6,700 | 6,690 | 6,500 | 470 | 600 | 610 | 6.6 | 8.3 | 8.6 |
| Marion | 26,620 | 26,680 | 26,830 | 25,710 | 25,410 | 25,710 | 910 | 1,270 | 1,110 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 4.1 |
| Marshall | 15,370 | 15,330 | 15,240 | 14,580 | 14,400 | 14,460 | 790 | 920 | 780 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 5.1 |
| Mason | 10,310 | 10,470 | 10,390 | 9,550 | 9,590 | 9,610 | 760 | 880 | 780 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 7.5 |
| Mercer | 24,790 | 25,080 | 25,010 | 23,720 | 23,760 | 23,920 | 1,070 | 1,310 | 1,090 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 4.4 |
| Mineral | 13,690 | 13,970 | 13,640 | 13,050 | 13,190 | 13,020 | 640 | 780 | 630 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 4.6 |
| Mingo | 8,700 | 8,830 | 9,040 | 8,310 | 8,270 | 8,460 | 400 | 550 | 580 | 4.5 | 6.3 | 6.5 |
| Monongalia | 47,790 | 47,630 | 47,420 | 46,570 | 45,740 | 45,910 | 1,210 | 1,890 | 1,510 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 3.2 |
| Monroe | 5,990 | 6,120 | 5,960 | 5,750 | 5,780 | 5,700 | 240 | 330 | 260 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 4.4 |
| Morgan | 7,370 | 7,460 | 7,350 | 6,990 | 6,990 | 6,990 | 390 | 470 | 360 | 5.2 | 6.3 | 4.9 |
| Nicholas | 11,160 | 11,320 | 11,130 | 10,700 | 10,690 | 10,580 | 460 | 640 | 550 | 4.1 | 5.6 | 4.9 |
| Ohio | 21,470 | 21,450 | 21,350 | 20,570 | 20,320 | 20,410 | 890 | 1,120 | 950 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 4.4 |
| Pendleton | 3,930 | 3,990 | 3,790 | 3,780 | 3,780 | 3,640 | 150 | 210 | 150 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 4.0 |
| Pleasants | 3,200 | 3,250 | 3,230 | 3,010 | 3,010 | 3,060 | 190 | 240 | 170 | 5.8 | 7.4 | 5.1 |
| Pocahontas | 3,710 | 3,750 | 3,650 | 3,490 | 3,430 | 3,400 | 220 | 320 | 250 | 5.9 | 8.6 | 6.8 |
| Preston | 15,480 | 15,390 | 15,370 | 14,950 | 14,680 | 14,740 | 530 | 710 | 640 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 4.1 |
| Putnam | 27,650 | 27,900 | 28,020 | 26,800 | 26,710 | 26,980 | 850 | 1,190 | 1,040 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 3.7 |
| Raleigh | 33,290 | 33,510 | 33,620 | 32,020 | 31,750 | 32,110 | 1,270 | 1,760 | 1,510 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 4.5 |
| Randolph | 12,990 | 13,180 | 13,110 | 12,330 | 12,310 | 12,480 | 660 | 870 | 640 | 5.1 | 6.6 | 4.8 |
| Ritchie | 4,610 | 4,690 | 4,740 | 4,390 | 4,380 | 4,520 | 220 | 310 | 220 | 4.8 | 6.5 | 4.6 |
| Roane | 5,590 | 5,700 | 5,640 | 5,280 | 5,280 | 5,270 | 310 | 420 | 370 | 5.5 | 7.4 | 6.5 |
| Summers | 4,970 | 5,030 | 4,910 | 4,760 | 4,740 | 4,660 | 210 | 290 | 250 | 4.1 | 5.7 | 5.1 |
| Taylor | 7,120 | 7,140 | 7,110 | 6,810 | 6,750 | 6,770 | 300 | 400 | 330 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 4.7 |
| Tucker | 3,000 | 3,040 | 3,020 | 2,840 | 2,830 | 2,850 | 160 | 220 | 170 | 5.4 | 7.2 | 5.8 |
| Tyler | 3,740 | 3,800 | 3,740 | 3,530 | 3,520 | 3,500 | 220 | 270 | 240 | 5.7 | 7.2 | 6.5 |
| Upshur | 10,540 | 10,720 | 10,830 | 10,130 | 10,140 | 10,360 | 410 | 580 | 470 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 4.4 |
| Wayne | 17,870 | 18,280 | 17,900 | 17,010 | 17,190 | 17,060 | 860 | 1,090 | 840 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 4.7 |
| Webster | 3,400 | 3,470 | 3,370 | 3,220 | 3,240 | 3,170 | 180 | 230 | 200 | 5.2 | 6.7 | 6.0 |
| Wetzel | 6,550 | 6,620 | 6,500 | 6,110 | 6,070 | 6,040 | 440 | 560 | 460 | 6.7 | 8.4 | 7.0 |
| Wirt | 2,550 | 2,600 | 2,590 | 2,400 | 2,400 | 2,440 | 150 | 190 | 150 | 6.0 | 7.4 | 5.8 |
| Wood | 41,280 | 41,820 | 41,890 | 39,300 | 39,350 | 39,960 | 1,980 | 2,470 | 1,930 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 4.6 |
| Wyoming | 8,250 | 8,370 | 8,300 | 7,840 | 7,810 | 7,750 | 410 | 550 | 550 | 5.0 | 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Statewide | 820,600 | 828,800 | 825,000 | 786,200 | 783,600 | 787,400 | 34,400 | 45,200 | 37,600 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 4.6 |
| All data have been revised to March 2007 benchmark. | ||||||||||||