Unemployment Rate in Mercer County, WV
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
2.6%
Rank #511/3,222 · #3 in WV
84th
Mercer 2.6%
WV 5.4% -51.2%
US 5.3% -50.3%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Mercer County's unemployment rate of 2.6% 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 Mercer County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #508 | Union County, TN | 2.6% |
| #509 | Calvert County, MD | 2.6% |
| #510 | Montgomery County, IA | 2.6% |
| #511 | Mercer County, WV | 2.6% |
| #512 | Union County, GA | 2.6% |
| #513 | Wheeler County, OR | 2.6% |
| #514 | Jackson County, IN | 2.6% |
About Unemployment Rate
Mercer County, West Virginia has a unemployment rate of 2.6%, ranking #511 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 50.3% below the national value of 5.3%. Within West Virginia, it ranks #3 of 55. This places it in the 84th 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.