Unemployment Rate in Clay County, WV
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
11.7%
Rank #3,147/3,222 · #54 in WV
2th
Clay 11.7%
WV 5.4% +116.5%
US 5.3% +120.5%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Clay County's unemployment rate of 11.7% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Clay County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,144 | Ciales Municipio, PR | 11.5% |
| #3,145 | Leflore County, MS | 11.6% |
| #3,146 | Naranjito Municipio, PR | 11.6% |
| #3,147 | Clay County, WV | 11.7% |
| #3,148 | Concordia Parish, LA | 11.7% |
| #3,149 | Wilcox County, AL | 11.8% |
| #3,150 | Pocahontas County, WV | 11.8% |
About Unemployment Rate
Clay County, West Virginia has a unemployment rate of 11.7%, ranking #3,147 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 120.5% above the national value of 5.3%. Within West Virginia, it ranks #54 of 55. This places it in the 2th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.