Unemployment Rate in Raleigh County, WV
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Raleigh County Compares
National Distribution
Where Raleigh County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ 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% |
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.