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Unemployed people in Morgantown, WV

Unemployed people in Morgantown, WV was 620 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 8.6% from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 5 cities in 2025.

2025, persons620
Change on 2024+8.6%
Rank3rd of 5Cities in West Virginia ranked
Series high1,2092009
Series low4541999

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Unemployed people in Morgantown, WV, 1990 to 2025

4006008001,0001,2001,40019901996200220082014202020251990: 870 persons1991: 938 persons1992: 1,074 persons1993: 1,112 persons1994: 681 persons1995: 597 persons1996: 722 persons1997: 637 persons1998: 476 persons1999: 454 persons2000: 745 persons2001: 682 persons2002: 779 persons2003: 784 persons2004: 695 persons2005: 675 persons2006: 657 persons2007: 634 persons2008: 677 persons2009: 1,209 persons2010: 877 persons2011: 921 persons2012: 863 persons2013: 749 persons2014: 749 persons2015: 765 persons2016: 728 persons2017: 618 persons2018: 688 persons2019: 650 persons2020: 1,044 persons2021: 641 persons2022: 592 persons2023: 548 persons2024: 571 persons2025: 620 persons4006008001,0001,2001,40019902002201420251990: 870 persons1991: 938 persons1992: 1,074 persons1993: 1,112 persons1994: 681 persons1995: 597 persons1996: 722 persons1997: 637 persons1998: 476 persons1999: 454 persons2000: 745 persons2001: 682 persons2002: 779 persons2003: 784 persons2004: 695 persons2005: 675 persons2006: 657 persons2007: 634 persons2008: 677 persons2009: 1,209 persons2010: 877 persons2011: 921 persons2012: 863 persons2013: 749 persons2014: 749 persons2015: 765 persons2016: 728 persons2017: 618 persons2018: 688 persons2019: 650 persons2020: 1,044 persons2021: 641 persons2022: 592 persons2023: 548 persons2024: 571 persons2025: 620 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
2025620
2024571
2023548
2022592
2021641
20201,044
2019650
2018688
2017618
2016728
2015765
2014749
2013749
2012863
2011921
2010877
20091,209
2008677
2007634
2006657
2005675
2004695
2003784
2002779
2001682
2000745
1999454
1998476
1997637
1996722
1995597
1994681
19931,112
19921,074
1991938
1990870

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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, Morgantown, 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, Morgantown, 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/morgantown-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, Morgantown, 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/morgantown-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, Morgantown, 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/morgantown-wv (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Morgantown, WV?

Unemployed people in Morgantown, WV was 620 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 8.6% from 2024. That is the 3rd 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 Morgantown, WV?

1,209 in 2009, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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