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Unemployed people in Charleston, WV

Unemployed people in Charleston, WV was 879 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 7.7% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 5 cities in 2025.

2025, persons879
Change on 2024+7.7%
Rank1st of 5Cities in West Virginia ranked
Series high2,5411992
Series low7532023

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Unemployed people in Charleston, WV, 1990 to 2025

5001,0001,5002,0002,5003,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,821 persons1991: 2,264 persons1992: 2,541 persons1993: 2,316 persons1994: 1,984 persons1995: 1,755 persons1996: 1,694 persons1997: 1,521 persons1998: 1,446 persons1999: 1,440 persons2000: 1,179 persons2001: 1,124 persons2002: 1,253 persons2003: 1,229 persons2004: 1,081 persons2005: 1,079 persons2006: 1,189 persons2007: 1,112 persons2008: 1,048 persons2009: 1,891 persons2010: 1,714 persons2011: 1,650 persons2012: 1,519 persons2013: 1,426 persons2014: 1,355 persons2015: 1,307 persons2016: 1,188 persons2017: 1,145 persons2018: 1,099 persons2019: 974 persons2020: 2,040 persons2021: 1,179 persons2022: 769 persons2023: 753 persons2024: 816 persons2025: 879 persons5001,0001,5002,0002,5003,00019902002201420251990: 1,821 persons1991: 2,264 persons1992: 2,541 persons1993: 2,316 persons1994: 1,984 persons1995: 1,755 persons1996: 1,694 persons1997: 1,521 persons1998: 1,446 persons1999: 1,440 persons2000: 1,179 persons2001: 1,124 persons2002: 1,253 persons2003: 1,229 persons2004: 1,081 persons2005: 1,079 persons2006: 1,189 persons2007: 1,112 persons2008: 1,048 persons2009: 1,891 persons2010: 1,714 persons2011: 1,650 persons2012: 1,519 persons2013: 1,426 persons2014: 1,355 persons2015: 1,307 persons2016: 1,188 persons2017: 1,145 persons2018: 1,099 persons2019: 974 persons2020: 2,040 persons2021: 1,179 persons2022: 769 persons2023: 753 persons2024: 816 persons2025: 879 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
2025879
2024816
2023753
2022769
20211,179
20202,040
2019974
20181,099
20171,145
20161,188
20151,307
20141,355
20131,426
20121,519
20111,650
20101,714
20091,891
20081,048
20071,112
20061,189
20051,079
20041,081
20031,229
20021,253
20011,124
20001,179
19991,440
19981,446
19971,521
19961,694
19951,755
19941,984
19932,316
19922,541
19912,264
19901,821

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Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, 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. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. 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: unemployment (measure 04), 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/charleston-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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/charleston-wv.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/charleston-wv (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Charleston, WV?

Unemployed people in Charleston, WV was 879 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 7.7% 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Charleston, WV?

2,541 in 1992, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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