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Which counties in West Virginia have the lowest unemployment?

Jefferson County (3.1%), Pendleton County (3.1%) and Monongalia County (3.4%) had the lowest unemployment in West Virginia in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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West Virginia counties ranked by lowest unemployment rate
RankCountyRate 2025Change since 2019Residents
1Jefferson County3.1%−0.1 pts63,102
2Pendleton County3.1%−1.0 pts5,826
3Monongalia County3.4%−0.3 pts107,991
4Morgan County3.4%−0.3 pts18,027
5Putnam County3.5%−1.0 pts56,885
6Berkeley County3.6%+0.2 pts139,522
7Hardy County3.6%−0.5 pts14,337
8Doddridge County3.7%−1.9 pts7,634
9Hampshire County3.7%−0.5 pts24,105
10Harrison County3.8%−1.0 pts64,221
11Mason County3.8%−1.7 pts24,707
12Tucker County3.8%−1.5 pts6,540
13Cabell County3.9%−0.3 pts91,183
14Grant County3.9%−2.1 pts11,041
15Kanawha County4.1%−0.6 pts172,381
16Taylor County4.1%−1.1 pts16,287
17Marion County4.2%−0.7 pts55,584
18Ohio County4.2%−0.7 pts40,496
19Preston County4.2%−0.7 pts34,004
20Greenbrier County4.3%−0.5 pts31,578
21Mineral County4.3%−1.4 pts26,792
22Raleigh County4.3%−0.4 pts71,775
23Wood County4.3%−0.7 pts82,385
24Gilmer County4.4%−1.3 pts7,085
25Mercer County4.4%−0.8 pts57,503
26Marshall County4.5%−1.7 pts29,159
27Wayne County4.5%−1.1 pts37,309
28Braxton County4.6%−3.0 pts11,885
29Pleasants County4.6%−1.1 pts7,338
30Summers County4.6%−1.0 pts11,532
31Fayette County4.8%−0.6 pts38,165
32Lewis County4.8%−1.4 pts16,394
33Brooke County4.9%−0.1 pts21,142
34Logan County4.9%−1.0 pts30,375
35Monroe County4.9%−0.1 pts12,491
36Pocahontas County4.9%−1.3 pts7,602
37Upshur County4.9%−0.6 pts23,758
38Lincoln County5.1%−1.2 pts19,177
39Barbour County5.2%−1.0 pts15,414
40Boone County5.2%−0.2 pts20,251
41Wyoming County5.2%−1.8 pts19,801
42Nicholas County5.3%−0.6 pts23,848
43Tyler County5.3%−2.6 pts7,881
44Hancock County5.4%+0.4 pts27,729
45Ritchie County5.4%−1.3 pts8,034
46Randolph County5.5%−1.0 pts26,882
47Jackson County5.6%−0.4 pts27,450
48Webster County6.0%−0.2 pts7,760
49Wetzel County6.0%−2.6 pts13,734
50Wirt County6.2%−1.9 pts4,879
51Mingo County6.5%+0.2 pts21,455
52Roane County7.0%−2.5 pts13,317
53Calhoun County7.1%−5.0 pts5,978
54Clay County7.7%−2.0 pts7,538
55McDowell County9.9%−0.2 pts16,878

How this is ranked

The annual average unemployment rate for 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics). Lowest first. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Questions

Which county in West Virginia has the lowest unemployment rate?

Jefferson County: 3.1%, ahead of Pendleton County (3.1%) and Monongalia County (3.4%), of 55 West Virginia counties ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

The annual average unemployment rate for 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics). Lowest first. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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