| West Virginia Labor Force Statistics by County | ||||||||||||
| County | Civilian Labor Force | Total Employment | Total Unemployment | Unemployment Rate | ||||||||
| Jan 2010 |
Dec 2009 |
Jan 2009 |
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| Barbour | 6,630 | 6,850 | 6,400 | 5,840 | 6,170 | 5,900 | 790 | 680 | 500 | 11.9 | 10.0 | 7.8 |
| Berkeley | 43,900 | 43,930 | 45,440 | 38,980 | 39,730 | 41,700 | 4,920 | 4,200 | 3,750 | 11.2 | 9.6 | 8.2 |
| Boone | 8,910 | 8,920 | 9,070 | 8,100 | 8,240 | 8,680 | 820 | 680 | 390 | 9.2 | 7.7 | 4.3 |
| Braxton | 5,920 | 5,740 | 5,770 | 5,160 | 5,170 | 5,280 | 770 | 570 | 490 | 13.0 | 9.9 | 8.5 |
| Brooke | 10,490 | 10,480 | 10,960 | 8,850 | 9,040 | 9,940 | 1,640 | 1,440 | 1,030 | 15.6 | 13.7 | 9.4 |
| Cabell | 43,050 | 43,060 | 44,140 | 39,330 | 40,110 | 41,590 | 3,730 | 2,960 | 2,550 | 8.7 | 6.9 | 5.8 |
| Calhoun | 2,840 | 2,830 | 2,730 | 2,240 | 2,390 | 2,370 | 610 | 440 | 360 | 21.3 | 15.7 | 13.1 |
| Clay | 3,520 | 3,490 | 3,470 | 2,940 | 2,990 | 3,150 | 580 | 510 | 320 | 16.5 | 14.5 | 9.3 |
| Doddridge | 2,790 | 2,770 | 2,740 | 2,500 | 2,530 | 2,550 | 290 | 250 | 190 | 10.5 | 8.8 | 7.0 |
| Fayette | 17,470 | 17,300 | 17,190 | 15,310 | 15,500 | 15,990 | 2,160 | 1,800 | 1,200 | 12.4 | 10.4 | 7.0 |
| Gilmer | 3,110 | 3,120 | 3,070 | 2,830 | 2,880 | 2,890 | 290 | 240 | 180 | 9.2 | 7.6 | 5.9 |
| Grant | 4,900 | 4,740 | 4,910 | 4,120 | 4,100 | 4,410 | 780 | 640 | 500 | 15.9 | 13.5 | 10.2 |
| Greenbrier | 14,530 | 14,020 | 14,400 | 12,800 | 12,710 | 12,890 | 1,730 | 1,320 | 1,510 | 11.9 | 9.4 | 10.5 |
| Hampshire | 9,210 | 9,060 | 9,200 | 8,040 | 8,110 | 8,500 | 1,170 | 950 | 710 | 12.7 | 10.5 | 7.7 |
| Hancock | 13,800 | 13,680 | 14,540 | 11,670 | 11,930 | 13,110 | 2,120 | 1,750 | 1,430 | 15.4 | 12.8 | 9.8 |
| Hardy | 6,540 | 6,350 | 6,650 | 5,690 | 5,650 | 6,120 | 850 | 710 | 530 | 13.0 | 11.1 | 8.0 |
| Harrison | 30,690 | 30,430 | 30,170 | 27,840 | 28,180 | 28,450 | 2,840 | 2,250 | 1,720 | 9.3 | 7.4 | 5.7 |
| Jackson | 11,160 | 11,100 | 11,750 | 9,500 | 9,690 | 10,780 | 1,660 | 1,410 | 970 | 14.9 | 12.7 | 8.3 |
| Jefferson | 23,640 | 23,570 | 24,000 | 21,800 | 22,010 | 22,510 | 1,850 | 1,560 | 1,490 | 7.8 | 6.6 | 6.2 |
| Kanawha | 87,520 | 87,600 | 90,270 | 80,020 | 81,400 | 85,760 | 7,500 | 6,210 | 4,510 | 8.6 | 7.1 | 5.0 |
| Lewis | 7,450 | 7,300 | 7,340 | 6,650 | 6,690 | 6,850 | 800 | 610 | 480 | 10.7 | 8.4 | 6.6 |
| Lincoln | 8,020 | 7,910 | 7,960 | 6,900 | 7,020 | 7,390 | 1,130 | 890 | 570 | 14.0 | 11.3 | 7.2 |
| Logan | 12,670 | 12,660 | 12,910 | 11,210 | 11,420 | 12,320 | 1,460 | 1,250 | 590 | 11.5 | 9.8 | 4.6 |
| McDowell | 7,190 | 7,170 | 7,350 | 6,250 | 6,330 | 6,710 | 940 | 840 | 640 | 13.0 | 11.7 | 8.7 |
| Marion | 25,340 | 25,490 | 25,450 | 23,180 | 23,800 | 24,220 | 2,160 | 1,680 | 1,230 | 8.5 | 6.6 | 4.8 |
| Marshall | 14,410 | 14,420 | 14,480 | 12,650 | 13,040 | 13,290 | 1,760 | 1,380 | 1,180 | 12.2 | 9.5 | 8.2 |
| Mason | 10,030 | 9,760 | 9,940 | 8,520 | 8,530 | 8,890 | 1,510 | 1,230 | 1,050 | 15.0 | 12.6 | 10.5 |
| Mercer | 24,810 | 24,300 | 24,960 | 22,430 | 22,480 | 23,530 | 2,370 | 1,820 | 1,430 | 9.6 | 7.5 | 5.7 |
| Mineral | 12,960 | 13,210 | 13,170 | 11,450 | 11,970 | 12,220 | 1,500 | 1,240 | 960 | 11.6 | 9.4 | 7.3 |
| Mingo | 8,470 | 8,430 | 8,850 | 7,430 | 7,550 | 8,410 | 1,040 | 880 | 440 | 12.3 | 10.4 | 5.0 |
| Monongalia | 46,540 | 47,710 | 46,370 | 43,850 | 45,520 | 44,770 | 2,690 | 2,190 | 1,590 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 3.4 |
| Monroe | 5,500 | 5,390 | 5,630 | 4,980 | 4,980 | 5,210 | 520 | 410 | 430 | 9.5 | 7.6 | 7.5 |
| Morgan | 6,630 | 6,580 | 6,770 | 5,820 | 5,940 | 6,230 | 810 | 650 | 540 | 12.2 | 9.8 | 8.0 |
| Nicholas | 10,430 | 10,230 | 10,350 | 9,090 | 9,120 | 9,670 | 1,340 | 1,110 | 680 | 12.8 | 10.9 | 6.6 |
| Ohio | 20,300 | 20,490 | 20,540 | 18,240 | 18,810 | 19,170 | 2,060 | 1,690 | 1,370 | 10.1 | 8.2 | 6.7 |
| Pendleton | 3,560 | 3,460 | 3,500 | 3,170 | 3,130 | 3,260 | 390 | 330 | 240 | 11.0 | 9.5 | 6.9 |
| Pleasants | 3,030 | 3,050 | 3,060 | 2,620 | 2,710 | 2,780 | 410 | 350 | 290 | 13.5 | 11.4 | 9.4 |
| Pocahontas | 3,840 | 3,730 | 3,850 | 3,370 | 3,290 | 3,500 | 470 | 440 | 360 | 12.3 | 11.7 | 9.2 |
| Preston | 15,060 | 15,200 | 14,800 | 13,480 | 13,990 | 13,760 | 1,580 | 1,210 | 1,040 | 10.5 | 8.0 | 7.0 |
| Putnam | 26,360 | 26,230 | 27,400 | 24,200 | 24,610 | 25,930 | 2,160 | 1,610 | 1,460 | 8.2 | 6.1 | 5.3 |
| Raleigh | 31,550 | 31,550 | 31,880 | 28,480 | 29,040 | 30,130 | 3,070 | 2,510 | 1,750 | 9.7 | 8.0 | 5.5 |
| Randolph | 12,470 | 12,360 | 12,350 | 11,010 | 11,180 | 11,330 | 1,460 | 1,180 | 1,020 | 11.7 | 9.6 | 8.3 |
| Ritchie | 4,220 | 4,190 | 4,300 | 3,740 | 3,800 | 3,920 | 490 | 390 | 380 | 11.5 | 9.3 | 8.8 |
| Roane | 5,400 | 5,270 | 5,440 | 4,500 | 4,510 | 4,850 | 910 | 750 | 580 | 16.8 | 14.3 | 10.7 |
| Summers | 4,500 | 4,460 | 4,380 | 3,960 | 4,060 | 4,040 | 540 | 390 | 340 | 11.9 | 8.8 | 7.8 |
| Taylor | 6,870 | 6,790 | 6,780 | 6,210 | 6,290 | 6,350 | 650 | 510 | 430 | 9.5 | 7.4 | 6.3 |
| Tucker | 2,950 | 2,790 | 3,060 | 2,510 | 2,440 | 2,730 | 450 | 350 | 330 | 15.1 | 12.7 | 10.9 |
| Tyler | 3,580 | 3,470 | 3,540 | 3,090 | 3,080 | 3,120 | 490 | 390 | 420 | 13.8 | 11.1 | 11.8 |
| Upshur | 10,390 | 10,410 | 10,310 | 9,220 | 9,450 | 9,580 | 1,170 | 960 | 720 | 11.3 | 9.3 | 7.0 |
| Wayne | 16,900 | 16,890 | 17,220 | 15,110 | 15,410 | 15,980 | 1,790 | 1,480 | 1,240 | 10.6 | 8.8 | 7.2 |
| Webster | 3,170 | 3,030 | 3,090 | 2,710 | 2,660 | 2,830 | 460 | 370 | 260 | 14.6 | 12.2 | 8.4 |
| Wetzel | 6,280 | 6,010 | 6,160 | 5,230 | 5,260 | 5,420 | 1,060 | 750 | 740 | 16.8 | 12.5 | 12.0 |
| Wirt | 2,440 | 2,410 | 2,420 | 2,050 | 2,110 | 2,170 | 400 | 300 | 250 | 16.2 | 12.4 | 10.3 |
| Wood | 38,920 | 39,320 | 39,740 | 34,680 | 35,790 | 36,720 | 4,240 | 3,530 | 3,020 | 10.9 | 9.0 | 7.6 |
| Wyoming | 8,150 | 7,930 | 8,010 | 7,160 | 7,070 | 7,560 | 990 | 860 | 450 | 12.2 | 10.8 | 5.6 |
| Statewide | 781,000 | 778,600 | 790,200 | 698,700 | 711,500 | 737,400 | 82,400 | 67,100 | 52,800 | 10.5 | 8.6 | 6.7 |
| All data have been revised to March 2009 benchmark. | ||||||||||||