Morgantown, West Virginia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Morgantown fell 0.3 percentage points in March 2012 to 5.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.8 percentage points lower than the West Virginia rate. The unemployment rate in Morgantown peaked in December 2010 at 7.1% and is now 2.1 percentage points lower. You can also compare Morgantown unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.2%	-0.1	-0.7
West Virginia	6.8%	-0.4	-1.2
Morgantown	5.0%	-0.3	-1.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2012 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Morgantown, West Virginia, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Morgantown, West Virginia Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Morgantown peaked in December 2010 at 4,525. There are now 1,207 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Morgantown employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Morgantown, West Virginia) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Morgantown	3,318	-146	-750

Number of Unemployed Persons

Morgantown, West Virginia Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	West Virginia Unemployment Rate	Morgantown Unemployment Rate	Morgantown Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	6.7%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	6.8%	5.0%	3,318
February 2012	8.3%	7.2%	5.3%	3,464
January 2012	8.3%	7.4%	5.6%	3,606
December 2011	8.5%	7.8%	5.8%	3,699
November 2011	8.7%	7.8%	5.7%	3,655
October 2011	8.9%	7.9%	5.9%	3,740
September 2011	9.0%	8.0%	6.0%	3,798
August 2011	9.1%	8.1%	5.9%	3,696
July 2011	9.1%	8.1%	5.9%	3,716
June 2011	9.1%	8.0%	6.1%	3,861
May 2011	9.0%	7.9%	6.1%	3,912
April 2011	9.0%	7.9%	6.2%	3,924