Unemployment Rate in Wayne County, WV
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.9%
Rank #1,933/3,222 · #16 in WV
40th
Wayne 4.9%
WV 5.4% -9.6%
US 5.3% -7.9%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Wayne County's unemployment rate of 4.9% 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 Wayne County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,930 | Jefferson County, NY | 4.9% |
| #1,931 | Baltimore County, MD | 4.9% |
| #1,932 | Burnett County, WI | 4.9% |
| #1,933 | Wayne County, WV | 4.9% |
| #1,934 | Warren County, VA | 4.9% |
| #1,935 | Haskell County, TX | 4.9% |
| #1,936 | Martin County, FL | 4.9% |
About Unemployment Rate
Wayne County, West Virginia has a unemployment rate of 4.9%, ranking #1,933 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 7.9% below the national value of 5.3%. Within West Virginia, it ranks #16 of 55. This places it in the 40th 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.