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Employed residents in Charleston, WV

Employed residents in Charleston, WV was 21,487 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2.2% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 5 cities in 2025.

2025, persons21,487
Change on 2024-2.2%
Rank1st of 5Cities in West Virginia ranked
Series high28,0251999
Series low21,1932020

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Employed residents in Charleston, WV, 1990 to 2025

20K22K24K26K28K30K19901996200220082014202020251990: 25,244 persons1991: 25,307 persons1992: 25,509 persons1993: 26,255 persons1994: 26,762 persons1995: 26,920 persons1996: 27,167 persons1997: 27,428 persons1998: 27,667 persons1999: 28,025 persons2000: 24,902 persons2001: 24,748 persons2002: 24,262 persons2003: 23,748 persons2004: 23,822 persons2005: 23,732 persons2006: 23,829 persons2007: 23,884 persons2008: 24,108 persons2009: 23,358 persons2010: 23,713 persons2011: 23,582 persons2012: 23,616 persons2013: 23,279 persons2014: 23,237 persons2015: 22,524 persons2016: 22,452 persons2017: 22,578 persons2018: 22,472 persons2019: 22,371 persons2020: 21,193 persons2021: 21,678 persons2022: 21,974 persons2023: 22,317 persons2024: 21,968 persons2025: 21,487 persons20K22K24K26K28K30K19902002201420251990: 25,244 persons1991: 25,307 persons1992: 25,509 persons1993: 26,255 persons1994: 26,762 persons1995: 26,920 persons1996: 27,167 persons1997: 27,428 persons1998: 27,667 persons1999: 28,025 persons2000: 24,902 persons2001: 24,748 persons2002: 24,262 persons2003: 23,748 persons2004: 23,822 persons2005: 23,732 persons2006: 23,829 persons2007: 23,884 persons2008: 24,108 persons2009: 23,358 persons2010: 23,713 persons2011: 23,582 persons2012: 23,616 persons2013: 23,279 persons2014: 23,237 persons2015: 22,524 persons2016: 22,452 persons2017: 22,578 persons2018: 22,472 persons2019: 22,371 persons2020: 21,193 persons2021: 21,678 persons2022: 21,974 persons2023: 22,317 persons2024: 21,968 persons2025: 21,487 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202521,487
202421,968
202322,317
202221,974
202121,678
202021,193
201922,371
201822,472
201722,578
201622,452
201522,524
201423,237
201323,279
201223,616
201123,582
201023,713
200923,358
200824,108
200723,884
200623,829
200523,732
200423,822
200323,748
200224,262
200124,748
200024,902
199928,025
199827,667
199727,428
199627,167
199526,920
199426,762
199326,255
199225,509
199125,307
199025,244

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Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, whatever the place of work, and someone with two jobs counts once. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average (Employed residents, Charleston, WV, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Charleston, WV, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/charleston-wv. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, Charleston, WV, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/charleston-wv.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Charleston, WV, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/charleston-wv (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Charleston, WV?

Employed residents in Charleston, WV was 21,487 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2.2% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 5 cities in 2025.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in Charleston, WV?

28,025 in 1999, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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