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Employed residents in Parkersburg, WV

Employed residents in Parkersburg, WV was 11,558 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2.7% from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 5 cities in 2025.

2025, persons11,558
Change on 2024-2.7%
Rank4th of 5Cities in West Virginia ranked
Series high15,1261999
Series low11,3722020

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Employed residents in Parkersburg, WV, 1990 to 2025

11K12K13K14K15K16K19901996200220082014202020251990: 14,312 persons1991: 14,277 persons1992: 14,403 persons1993: 14,506 persons1994: 14,705 persons1995: 14,836 persons1996: 14,986 persons1997: 15,074 persons1998: 15,047 persons1999: 15,126 persons2000: 14,141 persons2001: 14,085 persons2002: 14,043 persons2003: 14,068 persons2004: 13,955 persons2005: 13,893 persons2006: 13,690 persons2007: 13,654 persons2008: 13,598 persons2009: 12,952 persons2010: 12,161 persons2011: 12,047 persons2012: 12,153 persons2013: 12,242 persons2014: 12,144 persons2015: 11,854 persons2016: 12,070 persons2017: 12,053 persons2018: 12,060 persons2019: 12,139 persons2020: 11,372 persons2021: 11,713 persons2022: 11,920 persons2023: 12,035 persons2024: 11,881 persons2025: 11,558 persons11K12K13K14K15K16K19902002201420251990: 14,312 persons1991: 14,277 persons1992: 14,403 persons1993: 14,506 persons1994: 14,705 persons1995: 14,836 persons1996: 14,986 persons1997: 15,074 persons1998: 15,047 persons1999: 15,126 persons2000: 14,141 persons2001: 14,085 persons2002: 14,043 persons2003: 14,068 persons2004: 13,955 persons2005: 13,893 persons2006: 13,690 persons2007: 13,654 persons2008: 13,598 persons2009: 12,952 persons2010: 12,161 persons2011: 12,047 persons2012: 12,153 persons2013: 12,242 persons2014: 12,144 persons2015: 11,854 persons2016: 12,070 persons2017: 12,053 persons2018: 12,060 persons2019: 12,139 persons2020: 11,372 persons2021: 11,713 persons2022: 11,920 persons2023: 12,035 persons2024: 11,881 persons2025: 11,558 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
202511,558
202411,881
202312,035
202211,920
202111,713
202011,372
201912,139
201812,060
201712,053
201612,070
201511,854
201412,144
201312,242
201212,153
201112,047
201012,161
200912,952
200813,598
200713,654
200613,690
200513,893
200413,955
200314,068
200214,043
200114,085
200014,141
199915,126
199815,047
199715,074
199614,986
199514,836
199414,705
199314,506
199214,403
199114,277
199014,312

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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, Parkersburg, 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, Parkersburg, 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/parkersburg-wv. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, Parkersburg, 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/parkersburg-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, Parkersburg, 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/parkersburg-wv (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Parkersburg, WV?

Employed residents in Parkersburg, WV was 11,558 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2.7% from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 5 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

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 Parkersburg, WV?

15,126 in 1999, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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