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Unemployment rate in Webster County

Unemployment rate in Webster County was 5% in August 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.1 pts from August 2025. That is the 10th highest of 55 counties in August 2026.

August 20265% Provisional
Change on August 2025-1.1 pts
Rank10th of 55Counties in West Virginia ranked
Series high13.6April 2020
Series low3.4October 2022

Unemployment rate in Webster County, January 2020 to August 2026

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2.557.51012.5152020-012021-012022-012023-012024-012025-012026-022026-082020-01: 8.1 %2020-02: 9.7 %2020-03: 10.5 %2020-04: 13.6 %2020-05: 11.8 %2020-06: 10 %2020-07: 10.3 %2020-08: 8.2 %2020-09: 7.4 %2020-10: 6.8 %2020-11: 6.5 %2020-12: 6.9 %2021-01: 8.1 %2021-02: 9 %2021-03: 8 %2021-04: 7.2 %2021-05: 5.8 %2021-06: 6.5 %2021-07: 6.2 %2021-08: 5.6 %2021-09: 4.2 %2021-10: 4.1 %2021-11: 4 %2021-12: 4 %2022-01: 5.5 %2022-02: 4.9 %2022-03: 5.1 %2022-04: 4.3 %2022-05: 3.5 %2022-06: 4.4 %2022-07: 4.5 %2022-08: 4.7 %2022-09: 3.6 %2022-10: 3.4 %2022-11: 3.4 %2022-12: 3.8 %2023-01: 4.6 %2023-02: 4.5 %2023-03: 5.1 %2023-04: 4.7 %2023-05: 4.6 %2023-06: 5.2 %2023-07: 5.2 %2023-08: 6.4 %2023-09: 5.2 %2023-10: 4.6 %2023-11: 4.2 %2023-12: 4.9 %2024-01: 6.6 %2024-02: 6.8 %2024-03: 8.1 %2024-04: 6.9 %2024-05: 6 %2024-06: 6.5 %2024-07: 6.2 %2024-08: 5.6 %2024-09: 4.9 %2024-10: 4.2 %2024-11: 4.2 %2024-12: 4.8 %2025-01: 6 %2025-02: 6.8 %2025-03: 6.5 %2025-04: 6.6 %2025-05: 5.2 %2025-06: 5.5 %2025-07: 5.3 %2025-08: 6.1 %2025-09: 5.5 %2025-11: 6.3 %2025-12: 6.1 %2026-01: 6.2 %2026-02: 7 %2026-03: 5.6 %2026-04: 5.7 %2026-05: 4.3 %2026-06: 5.6 %2026-07: 5.3 %2026-08: 5 %
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08, published 2026-09-30.
All 79 values
Period%
2026-085 Provisional
2026-075.3
2026-065.6
2026-054.3
2026-045.7
2026-035.6
2026-027
2026-016.2
2025-126.1
2025-116.3
2025-095.5
2025-086.1
2025-075.3
2025-065.5
2025-055.2
2025-046.6
2025-036.5
2025-026.8
2025-016
2024-124.8
2024-114.2
2024-104.2
2024-094.9
2024-085.6
2024-076.2
2024-066.5
2024-056
2024-046.9
2024-038.1
2024-026.8
2024-016.6
2023-124.9
2023-114.2
2023-104.6
2023-095.2
2023-086.4
2023-075.2
2023-065.2
2023-054.6
2023-044.7
2023-035.1
2023-024.5
2023-014.6
2022-123.8
2022-113.4
2022-103.4
2022-093.6
2022-084.7
2022-074.5
2022-064.4
2022-053.5
2022-044.3
2022-035.1
2022-024.9
2022-015.5
2021-124
2021-114
2021-104.1
2021-094.2
2021-085.6
2021-076.2
2021-066.5
2021-055.8
2021-047.2
2021-038
2021-029
2021-018.1
2020-126.9
2020-116.5
2020-106.8
2020-097.4
2020-088.2
2020-0710.3
2020-0610
2020-0511.8
2020-0413.6
2020-0310.5
2020-029.7
2020-018.1

Compared with West Virginia and United States

PlaceAugust 2026
Webster County5
West Virginia4
United States4.1

Rankings

Definition

Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states and counties. Other countries and the World: ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, aged 15 and over.

Survey-based. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states and US counties, not Spanish municipalities. For municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate. US national and state rates are seasonally adjusted; county rates are not. Countries without a national or Eurostat series get the annual ILO modelled estimate, a model output rather than a survey result.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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What is the unemployment rate in Webster County?

Unemployment rate in Webster County was 5% in August 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.1 pts from August 2025. That is the 10th highest of 55 counties in August 2026.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-08.

What was the highest unemployment rate in Webster County?

13.6% in April 2020, the highest value since January 2020 in this series.

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