Unemployment Rate in Raleigh County, WV

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
5.0% −6.1% vs nat'l
Rank #1,997 of 3,222
38th percentile

How Raleigh County Compares

Raleigh County
5.0%
West Virginia Average
5.0%
Rank #18 of 55 in state
National
5.3%
6.1% below

National Distribution

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

0.0% 28.6%

■ Raleigh County: 5.0%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,994 Howell County, MO 5.0%
#1,995 Woodruff County, AR 5.0%
#1,996 Gibson County, TN 5.0%
#1,997 Raleigh County, WV 5.0%
#1,998 Surry County, VA 5.0%
#1,999 Williamson County, IL 5.0%
#2,000 Schoharie County, NY 5.0%
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Unemployment Rate in Raleigh County, West Virginia

Raleigh County, West Virginia has a unemployment rate of 5.0%, which ranks #1,997 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 6.1% below the national value of 5.3%.

Within West Virginia, Raleigh County ranks #18 of 55 out of 55 counties. This places it in the 38th 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.