Unemployment Rate in Nicholas County, WV

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
5.9% +11.7% vs nat'l
Rank #2,501 of 3,222
22th percentile

How Nicholas County Compares

Nicholas County
5.9%
West Virginia Average
5.9%
Rank #29 of 55 in state
National
5.3%
11.7% above

National Distribution

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

0.0% 28.6%

■ Nicholas County: 5.9%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,498 Sumner County, KS 5.9%
#2,499 Chautauqua County, NY 5.9%
#2,500 Newton County, MO 5.9%
#2,501 Nicholas County, WV 5.9%
#2,502 Itasca County, MN 5.9%
#2,503 Comanche County, OK 5.9%
#2,504 Mitchell County, GA 5.9%
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Unemployment Rate in Nicholas County, West Virginia

Nicholas County, West Virginia has a unemployment rate of 5.9%, which ranks #2,501 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 11.7% above the national value of 5.3%.

Within West Virginia, Nicholas County ranks #29 of 55 out of 55 counties. This places it in the 22th 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.