Unemployment Rate in Fayette County, WV
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.6%
Rank #2,331/3,222 · #24 in WV
28th
Fayette 5.6%
WV 5.4% +2.8%
US 5.3% +4.8%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Fayette County's unemployment rate of 5.6% 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 Fayette County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,328 | Danville city, VA | 5.5% |
| #2,329 | Buena Vista County, IA | 5.5% |
| #2,330 | White County, TN | 5.6% |
| #2,331 | Fayette County, WV | 5.6% |
| #2,332 | Kanawha County, WV | 5.6% |
| #2,333 | Harrison County, TX | 5.6% |
| #2,334 | Craighead County, AR | 5.6% |
About Unemployment Rate
Fayette County, West Virginia has a unemployment rate of 5.6%, ranking #2,331 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 4.8% above the national value of 5.3%. Within West Virginia, it ranks #24 of 55. This places it in the 28th 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.