How Mercer County Compares

Mercer County

2.6%

West Virginia Average

2.6%

Rank #3 of 55 in state

National

5.3%

50.3% below

National Distribution

Where Mercer County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.

0.0% 28.6%

■ Mercer County: 2.6%

Ranking Context

Rank	County	Value
#508	Union County, TN	2.6%
#509	Calvert County, MD	2.6%
#510	Montgomery County, IA	2.6%
#511	Mercer County, WV	2.6%
#512	Union County, GA	2.6%
#513	Wheeler County, OR	2.6%
#514	Jackson County, IN	2.6%

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Unemployment Rate in Mercer County, West Virginia

Mercer County, West Virginia has a unemployment rate of 2.6%, which ranks #511 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 50.3% below the national value of 5.3%.

Within West Virginia, Mercer County ranks #3 of 55 out of 55 counties. This places it in the 84th 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.