Unemployment Rate in Taylor County, WV
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.5%
Rank #2,889/3,222 · #40 in WV
10th
Taylor 7.5%
WV 5.4% +38.5%
US 5.3% +41.1%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Taylor County's unemployment rate of 7.5% 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 Taylor County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,886 | Shackelford County, TX | 7.5% |
| #2,887 | Orleans Parish, LA | 7.5% |
| #2,888 | Fleming County, KY | 7.5% |
| #2,889 | Taylor County, WV | 7.5% |
| #2,890 | Hinds County, MS | 7.5% |
| #2,891 | Kleberg County, TX | 7.5% |
| #2,892 | Clark County, NV | 7.5% |
About Unemployment Rate
Taylor County, West Virginia has a unemployment rate of 7.5%, ranking #2,889 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 41.1% above the national value of 5.3%. Within West Virginia, it ranks #40 of 55. This places it in the 10th 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.