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Unemployed people in Huntington, WV

Unemployed people in Huntington, WV was 861 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.2% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 5 cities in 2025.

2025, persons861
Change on 2024+0.2%
Rank2nd of 5Cities in West Virginia ranked
Series high2,7761992
Series low7492022

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Unemployed people in Huntington, WV, 1990 to 2025

5001,0001,5002,0002,5003,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,927 persons1991: 2,649 persons1992: 2,776 persons1993: 2,299 persons1994: 2,228 persons1995: 1,669 persons1996: 1,793 persons1997: 1,620 persons1998: 1,470 persons1999: 1,429 persons2000: 1,443 persons2001: 1,480 persons2002: 1,602 persons2003: 1,519 persons2004: 1,431 persons2005: 1,335 persons2006: 1,162 persons2007: 1,042 persons2008: 1,072 persons2009: 1,847 persons2010: 1,521 persons2011: 1,535 persons2012: 1,419 persons2013: 1,295 persons2014: 1,192 persons2015: 1,143 persons2016: 1,053 persons2017: 963 persons2018: 977 persons2019: 897 persons2020: 1,734 persons2021: 1,023 persons2022: 749 persons2023: 786 persons2024: 859 persons2025: 861 persons01,0002,0003,00019902002201420251990: 1,927 persons1991: 2,649 persons1992: 2,776 persons1993: 2,299 persons1994: 2,228 persons1995: 1,669 persons1996: 1,793 persons1997: 1,620 persons1998: 1,470 persons1999: 1,429 persons2000: 1,443 persons2001: 1,480 persons2002: 1,602 persons2003: 1,519 persons2004: 1,431 persons2005: 1,335 persons2006: 1,162 persons2007: 1,042 persons2008: 1,072 persons2009: 1,847 persons2010: 1,521 persons2011: 1,535 persons2012: 1,419 persons2013: 1,295 persons2014: 1,192 persons2015: 1,143 persons2016: 1,053 persons2017: 963 persons2018: 977 persons2019: 897 persons2020: 1,734 persons2021: 1,023 persons2022: 749 persons2023: 786 persons2024: 859 persons2025: 861 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
2025861
2024859
2023786
2022749
20211,023
20201,734
2019897
2018977
2017963
20161,053
20151,143
20141,192
20131,295
20121,419
20111,535
20101,521
20091,847
20081,072
20071,042
20061,162
20051,335
20041,431
20031,519
20021,602
20011,480
20001,443
19991,429
19981,470
19971,620
19961,793
19951,669
19942,228
19932,299
19922,776
19912,649
19901,927

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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, Huntington, 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, Huntington, 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/huntington-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, Huntington, 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/huntington-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, Huntington, 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/huntington-wv (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Huntington, WV?

Unemployed people in Huntington, WV was 861 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.2% from 2024. That is the 2nd 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Huntington, WV?

2,776 in 1992, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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