Unemployment Rate in Jefferson County, WV
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
3.8%
Rank #1,232/3,222 · #7 in WV
62th
Jefferson 3.8%
WV 5.4% -28.8%
US 5.3% -27.5%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Jefferson County's unemployment rate of 3.8% 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 Jefferson County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,229 | Rockbridge County, VA | 3.8% |
| #1,230 | Lincoln County, OK | 3.8% |
| #1,231 | Cowley County, KS | 3.8% |
| #1,232 | Jefferson County, WV | 3.8% |
| #1,233 | Massac County, IL | 3.8% |
| #1,234 | Appanoose County, IA | 3.9% |
| #1,235 | Houston County, TN | 3.9% |
About Unemployment Rate
Jefferson County, West Virginia has a unemployment rate of 3.8%, ranking #1,232 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 27.5% below the national value of 5.3%. Within West Virginia, it ranks #7 of 55. This places it in the 62th 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.