Unemployment Rate in Marion County, WV
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.8%
Rank #1,868/3,222 · #15 in WV
42th
Marion 4.8%
WV 5.4% -11.4%
US 5.3% -9.8%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Marion County's unemployment rate of 4.8% 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 Marion County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,865 | Otter Tail County, MN | 4.8% |
| #1,866 | Westmoreland County, PA | 4.8% |
| #1,867 | Choctaw County, OK | 4.8% |
| #1,868 | Marion County, WV | 4.8% |
| #1,869 | Atkinson County, GA | 4.8% |
| #1,870 | Essex County, VT | 4.8% |
| #1,871 | Oakland County, MI | 4.8% |
About Unemployment Rate
Marion County, West Virginia has a unemployment rate of 4.8%, ranking #1,868 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 9.8% below the national value of 5.3%. Within West Virginia, it ranks #15 of 55. This places it in the 42th 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.