West Virginia Labor Force Statistics by County
 
County Civilian Labor Force Total Employment Total Unemployment Unemployment Rate
Apr
2008
Mar
2008
Apr
2007
Apr
2008
Mar
2008
Apr
2007
Apr
2008
Mar
2008
Apr
2007
Apr
2008
Mar
2008
Apr
2007
 
Barbour 6,950 6,920 6,850 6,560 6,490 6,480 390 430 370 5.6 6.2 5.4
Berkeley 46,050 45,090 45,200 43,430 42,780 43,340 2,620 2,300 1,850 5.7 5.1 4.1
Boone 9,570 9,360 9,430 9,090 8,910 8,980 470 450 450 4.9 4.8 4.8
Braxton 6,020 6,040 6,000 5,630 5,610 5,660 390 430 340 6.5 7.2 5.6
Brooke 10,900 10,720 10,750 10,190 9,980 10,140 700 740 610 6.5 6.9 5.6
Cabell 45,180 44,530 44,700 43,250 42,620 42,900 1,930 1,920 1,800 4.3 4.3 4.0
Calhoun 2,790 2,820 2,760 2,560 2,540 2,580 230 270 170 8.1 9.7 6.3
Clay 3,560 3,520 3,480 3,290 3,220 3,250 270 300 230 7.7 8.5 6.6
Doddridge 2,930 2,920 2,870 2,760 2,720 2,730 170 200 140 5.9 6.8 4.9
Fayette 18,280 17,790 17,950 17,250 16,710 16,980 1,030 1,080 970 5.6 6.1 5.4
Gilmer 3,170 3,160 3,060 3,020 3,000 2,930 140 160 130 4.5 4.9 4.2
Grant 5,210 5,220 5,320 4,910 4,890 5,060 290 330 260 5.6 6.4 4.9
Greenbrier 15,890 15,460 15,720 14,800 14,210 14,990 1,090 1,250 730 6.9 8.1 4.7
Hampshire 10,180 10,050 9,910 9,640 9,490 9,480 540 560 430 5.3 5.5 4.3
Hancock 14,470 14,190 14,230 13,510 13,220 13,440 960 970 800 6.7 6.8 5.6
Hardy 7,100 7,140 7,240 6,720 6,690 6,920 390 460 320 5.4 6.4 4.4
Harrison 31,160 30,700 30,550 29,670 29,210 29,310 1,490 1,490 1,240 4.8 4.8 4.1
Jackson 12,030 11,910 11,950 11,300 11,140 11,380 730 770 570 6.1 6.5 4.8
Jefferson 25,290 25,130 25,190 24,060 24,050 24,350 1,230 1,080 850 4.9 4.3 3.4
Kanawha 92,610 90,840 91,160 88,640 86,880 87,520 3,970 3,960 3,650 4.3 4.4 4.0
Lewis 7,470 7,360 7,330 7,110 6,970 6,940 360 400 380 4.8 5.4 5.2
Lincoln 8,050 7,890 7,920 7,570 7,420 7,480 480 470 440 6.0 5.9 5.6
Logan 12,960 12,730 12,880 12,280 12,060 12,220 680 670 660 5.2 5.3 5.1
McDowell 7,130 7,040 6,900 6,590 6,500 6,380 540 540 520 7.6 7.7 7.5
Marion 26,630 26,330 26,440 25,500 25,100 25,390 1,140 1,230 1,050 4.3 4.7 4.0
Marshall 15,100 14,810 14,940 14,270 13,880 14,200 830 940 750 5.5 6.3 5.0
Mason 10,420 10,320 10,540 9,640 9,590 9,840 770 730 700 7.4 7.1 6.6
Mercer 24,700 24,460 24,470 23,400 23,190 23,420 1,290 1,280 1,050 5.2 5.2 4.3
Mineral 13,780 13,480 13,300 13,070 12,740 12,720 700 740 580 5.1 5.5 4.4
Mingo 8,680 8,590 8,740 8,220 8,130 8,260 460 460 480 5.3 5.4 5.5
Monongalia 47,900 47,020 46,850 46,340 45,410 45,510 1,560 1,610 1,350 3.3 3.4 2.9
Monroe 5,970 5,960 5,960 5,640 5,590 5,700 330 370 260 5.5 6.2 4.4
Morgan 7,270 7,110 7,090 6,790 6,690 6,780 470 420 310 6.5 5.9 4.3
Nicholas 11,010 10,890 10,800 10,430 10,280 10,260 580 620 540 5.2 5.6 5.0
Ohio 21,130 20,600 20,890 20,130 19,590 20,030 1,000 1,010 860 4.7 4.9 4.1
Pendleton 3,870 3,850 3,840 3,660 3,630 3,700 210 220 150 5.4 5.8 3.8
Pleasants 3,190 3,160 3,150 3,000 2,940 2,980 190 220 170 6.0 6.9 5.3
Pocahontas 3,570 3,910 3,600 3,140 3,620 3,170 430 290 430 11.9 7.5 12.0
Preston 15,540 15,330 15,240 14,880 14,580 14,610 670 750 630 4.3 4.9 4.1
Putnam 27,440 26,940 27,010 26,370 25,840 26,030 1,080 1,090 980 3.9 4.1 3.6
Raleigh 32,910 32,560 32,420 31,310 30,980 31,040 1,600 1,580 1,390 4.9 4.9 4.3
Randolph 12,940 12,860 13,040 12,050 12,060 12,320 890 800 720 6.9 6.2 5.5
Ritchie 4,660 4,580 4,580 4,320 4,220 4,340 340 360 240 7.3 7.9 5.2
Roane 5,560 5,560 5,580 5,120 5,090 5,250 440 470 340 7.9 8.5 6.0
Summers 4,810 4,730 4,740 4,530 4,410 4,430 280 320 310 5.8 6.8 6.6
Taylor 7,050 6,960 6,940 6,690 6,590 6,610 360 370 330 5.1 5.4 4.8
Tucker 2,950 3,100 2,860 2,750 2,880 2,670 200 210 190 6.9 6.9 6.7
Tyler 3,650 3,740 3,650 3,380 3,430 3,430 270 300 220 7.4 8.1 6.1
Upshur 10,820 10,800 10,930 10,320 10,240 10,460 500 560 470 4.6 5.2 4.3
Wayne 17,940 17,710 17,660 16,980 16,730 16,840 970 990 830 5.4 5.6 4.7
Webster 3,380 3,370 3,400 3,150 3,130 3,180 230 230 210 6.9 6.9 6.3
Wetzel 6,440 6,450 6,230 5,950 5,850 5,810 490 590 420 7.6 9.2 6.7
Wirt 2,560 2,520 2,520 2,390 2,350 2,380 170 170 140 6.7 6.8 5.6
Wood 41,410 40,610 40,800 39,180 38,430 38,910 2,230 2,180 1,890 5.4 5.4 4.6
Wyoming 8,150 8,080 8,240 7,680 7,610 7,720 460 470 520 5.7 5.8 6.3
                         
Statewide 816,300 804,900 805,700 774,100 762,100 769,400 42,200 42,800 36,400 5.2 5.3 4.5
All data have been revised to March 2007 benchmark.
West Virginia Nonfarm Payroll Employment
by County
 
  Total Nonfarm Payroll Goods Producing Service Providing
Apr
2008
Mar
2008
Apr
2007
Apr
2008
Mar
2008
Apr
2007
Apr
2008
Mar
2008
Apr
2007
                   
Barbour 4,070 4,060 3,980 580 570 550 3,490 3,500 3,430
Berkeley 29,540 29,840 30,320 3,860 3,870 4,140 25,680 25,980 26,180
Boone 8,820 8,800 8,790 3,960 3,950 3,940 4,860 4,850 4,860
Braxton 4,500 4,510 4,500 800 800 820 3,700 3,720 3,680
Brooke 9,830 9,810 9,250 2,440 2,400 2,430 7,390 7,410 6,830
Cabell 56,390 56,340 55,440 7,760 7,770 7,460 48,630 48,580 47,980
Calhoun 1,570 1,570 1,560 390 390 380 1,180 1,180 1,180
Clay 2,250 2,230 2,260 660 650 660 1,590 1,580 1,590
Doddridge 1,340 1,320 1,340 190 180 210 1,150 1,140 1,130
Fayette 13,680 13,220 13,370 1,830 1,800 1,830 11,840 11,430 11,550
Gilmer 2,400 2,410 2,300 510 500 500 1,890 1,900 1,800
Grant 4,170 4,160 4,230 1,190 1,180 1,240 2,980 2,980 2,990
Greenbrier 14,670 14,050 14,720 1,810 1,790 1,810 12,860 12,260 12,920
Hampshire 4,350 4,340 4,370 490 490 510 3,860 3,850 3,870
Hancock 12,920 12,820 12,310 3,430 3,410 3,500 9,490 9,410 8,810
Hardy 6,550 6,540 6,740 3,370 3,360 3,600 3,190 3,180 3,140
Harrison 34,970 34,780 34,480 4,690 4,560 4,880 30,280 30,210 29,610
Jackson 9,070 9,060 9,180 2,700 2,690 2,690 6,370 6,370 6,490
Jefferson 15,260 15,550 15,570 1,710 1,730 1,880 13,550 13,820 13,690
Kanawha 116,970 116,170 115,280 13,000 12,690 12,040 103,960 103,480 103,240
Lewis 6,440 6,350 6,210 1,070 1,060 1,040 5,370 5,300 5,170
Lincoln 3,500 3,500 3,540 800 800 820 2,700 2,700 2,730
Logan 12,010 11,950 11,990 2,410 2,350 2,370 9,600 9,600 9,620
McDowell 6,460 6,420 6,180 1,330 1,320 1,180 5,130 5,100 5,010
Marion 22,650 22,640 22,760 4,000 3,990 4,120 18,660 18,650 18,640
Marshall 11,270 11,280 11,850 2,950 2,940 3,210 8,330 8,330 8,640
Mason 7,560 7,560 7,160 1,430 1,420 1,080 6,130 6,140 6,080
Mercer 23,610 23,800 23,790 2,410 2,450 2,310 21,200 21,360 21,480
Mineral 8,070 8,030 7,980 2,120 2,120 2,110 5,950 5,910 5,870
Mingo 8,890 8,920 8,970 3,350 3,360 3,430 5,540 5,560 5,540
Monongalia 54,400 53,920 53,380 6,010 5,650 5,790 48,390 48,270 47,590
Monroe 2,490