# Cities in West Virginia by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

All 13 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `labor_force_participation_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People aged 16 and over in the labor force (employed, unemployed or in the Armed Forces) as a percentage of all people aged 16 and over, including people in group quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/west-virginia-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Martinsburg, WV | 66.2 |
| 2 | Fairmont, WV | 65.3 |
| 3 | South Charleston, WV | 62.9 |
| 4 | Vienna, WV | 62.4 |
| 5 | Weirton, WV | 59.5 |
| 6 | Morgantown, WV | 58.7 |
| 7 | Charleston, WV | 57.8 |
| 8 | Huntington, WV | 57 |
| 9 | Wheeling, WV | 55.6 |
| 10 | Parkersburg, WV | 55.4 |
| 11 | Clarksburg, WV | 53.7 |
| 12 | St. Albans, WV | 52.7 |
| 13 | Beckley, WV | 50.4 |