The Local Area Unemployment Statistics release include monthly and annual-average estimates of civilian labor force, employed people, unemployed people, and unemployment rates for different geographies. These data are based on the Current Population Survey (CPS), the household survey that is the source of the national unemployment rate. For more details, see the frequently asked questions here: https://www.bls.gov/lau/laufaq.htm.


   

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    Jan 1976    
 
 
    Feb 2026
Persons
Name Feb 2026 Jan 2026 Feb 2025
West Virginia
42,106 37,748 35,157
Barbour County
425 369 376
Berkeley County
3,013 2,655 2,084
Boone County
446 389 344
Braxton County
387 360 329
Brooke County
569 485 454
Cabell County
1,996 1,766 1,534
Calhoun County
298 267 246
Clay County
271 242 232
Doddridge County
163 129 113
Fayette County
1,043 960 722
Gilmer County
148 140 129
Grant County
327 271 221
Greenbrier County
806 741 656
Hampshire County
491 405 331
Hancock County
771 716 673
Hardy County
363 312 270
Harrison County
1,530 1,361 1,180
Jackson County
665 605 565
Jefferson County
1,218 1,082 843
Kanawha County
3,912 3,553 3,039
Lewis County
399 349 321
Lincoln County
518 431 384
Logan County
724 668 502
Marion County
1,367 1,242 1,027
Marshall County
796 685 603
Mason County
565 513 455
McDowell County
413 370 309
Mercer County
1,262 1,102 950
Mineral County
693 611 512
Mingo County
518 460 365
Monongalia County
2,447 2,162 1,794
Monroe County
254 223 257
Morgan County
391 343 256
Nicholas County
631 572 476
Ohio County
967 873 717
Pendleton County
122 109 98
Pleasants County
193 171 162
Pocahontas County
170 152 140
Preston County
769 656 589
Putnam County
1,214 1,070 918
Raleigh County
1,632 1,442 1,163
Randolph County
670 597 595
Ritchie County
244 208 213
Roane County
435 386 392
Summers County
244 225 179
Taylor County
400 357 290
Tucker County
196 160 114
Tyler County
178 180 169
Upshur County
638 598 510
Wayne County
897 806 644
Webster County
197 174 181
Wetzel County
434 406 411
Wirt County
182 174 138
Wood County
2,030 2,051 1,614
Wyoming County
477 422 307
   

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