Unemployment Rate in Jefferson County, WV
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Jefferson County Compares
National Distribution
Where Jefferson County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Jefferson County: 3.8%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,229 | Rockbridge County, VA | 3.8% |
| #1,230 | Lincoln County, OK | 3.8% |
| #1,231 | Cowley County, KS | 3.8% |
| #1,232 | Jefferson County, WV | 3.8% |
| #1,233 | Massac County, IL | 3.8% |
| #1,234 | Appanoose County, IA | 3.9% |
| #1,235 | Houston County, TN | 3.9% |
Unemployment Rate in Jefferson County, West Virginia
Jefferson County, West Virginia has a unemployment rate of 3.8%, which ranks #1,232 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 27.5% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within West Virginia, Jefferson County ranks #7 of 55 out of 55 counties. This places it in the 62th 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.