Unemployment Rate in Fayette County, WV
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Fayette County Compares
National Distribution
Where Fayette County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Fayette County: 5.6%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,328 | Danville city, VA | 5.5% |
| #2,329 | Buena Vista County, IA | 5.5% |
| #2,330 | White County, TN | 5.6% |
| #2,331 | Fayette County, WV | 5.6% |
| #2,332 | Kanawha County, WV | 5.6% |
| #2,333 | Harrison County, TX | 5.6% |
| #2,334 | Craighead County, AR | 5.6% |
Unemployment Rate in Fayette County, West Virginia
Fayette County, West Virginia has a unemployment rate of 5.6%, which ranks #2,331 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 4.8% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within West Virginia, Fayette County ranks #24 of 55 out of 55 counties. This places it in the 28th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.