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Cities in West Virginia by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)

Parkersburg, WV had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 13 cities in 2023, at 8%. Beckley, WV had the lowest, at 2.7%. The median was 6.6% and the figure for West Virginia was 5.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest8Parkersburg, WV
Lowest2.7Beckley, WV
Median6.613 cities
West Virginia5.7History

All cities, 2023

Parkersburg, WV: 8 %Parkersburg, WV8Martinsburg, WV: 8 %Martinsburg, WV8Huntington, WV: 7.6 %Huntington, WV7.6Morgantown, WV: 7.6 %Morgantown, WV7.6Weirton, WV: 7.2 %Weirton, WV7.2Fairmont, WV: 7 %Fairmont, WV7Wheeling, WV: 6.6 %Wheeling, WV6.6St. Albans, WV: 6.3 %St. Albans, WV6.3Charleston, WV: 6.3 %Charleston, WV6.3South Charleston, WV: 6.3 %South Charleston, WV6.3Vienna, WV: 5 %Vienna, WV5Clarksburg, WV: 4.1 %Clarksburg, WV4.1Beckley, WV: 2.7 %Beckley, WV2.7Parkersburg, WV: 8 %Parkersburg, WV8Martinsburg, WV: 8 %Martinsburg, WV8Huntington, WV: 7.6 %Huntington, WV7.6Morgantown, WV: 7.6 %Morgantown, WV7.6Weirton, WV: 7.2 %Weirton, WV7.2Fairmont, WV: 7 %Fairmont, WV7Wheeling, WV: 6.6 %Wheeling, WV6.6St. Albans, WV: 6.3 %St. Albans, WV6.3Charleston, WV: 6.3 %Charleston, WV6.3South Charleston, WV: 6.3 %South Charleston, WV6.3Vienna, WV: 5 %Vienna, WV5Clarksburg, WV: 4.1 %Clarksburg, WV4.1Beckley, WV: 2.7 %Beckley, WV2.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Parkersburg, WV8+1.1 pts
2Martinsburg, WV8-1.1 pts
3Huntington, WV7.6-0.2 pts
4Morgantown, WV7.6-2.3 pts
5Weirton, WV7.2-0.6 pts
6Fairmont, WV7-1 pts
7Wheeling, WV6.6+0.4 pts
8St. Albans, WV6.3+0.1 pts
9Charleston, WV6.3+0.5 pts
9South Charleston, WV6.3-0.6 pts
11Vienna, WV5-0.7 pts
12Clarksburg, WV4.1-1.8 pts
13Beckley, WV2.7-2 pts

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About this ranking

Unemployed civilians aged 16 and over as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

An average over five years of survey responses, so it moves slowly. The official monthly and annual rates for states and counties are unemployment_rate, from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in West Virginia by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in West Virginia by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/west-virginia-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in West Virginia by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/west-virginia-cities?period=2023.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in West Virginia by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/west-virginia-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Parkersburg, WV, with 8% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Beckley, WV, with 2.7% in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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