Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Parkersburg fell 0.3 percentage points in March 2012 to 7.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points higher than the West Virginia rate. The unemployment rate in Parkersburg peaked in December 2010 at 10.2% and is now 2.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Parkersburg 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
Parkersburg	7.4%	-0.3	-1.7

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: Parkersburg, West Virginia, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Parkersburg, West Virginia Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Parkersburg peaked in October 2009 at 7,808. There are now 2,180 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Parkersburg employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Parkersburg, West Virginia) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Parkersburg	5,628	-266	-1,259

Number of Unemployed Persons

Parkersburg, West Virginia Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	West Virginia Unemployment Rate	Parkersburg Unemployment Rate	Parkersburg Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	6.7%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	6.8%	7.4%	5,628
February 2012	8.3%	7.2%	7.7%	5,894
January 2012	8.3%	7.4%	8.1%	6,173
December 2011	8.5%	7.8%	8.5%	6,455
November 2011	8.7%	7.8%	8.6%	6,546
October 2011	8.9%	7.9%	8.8%	6,683
September 2011	9.0%	8.0%	8.6%	6,579
August 2011	9.1%	8.1%	8.4%	6,427
July 2011	9.1%	8.1%	8.4%	6,399
June 2011	9.1%	8.0%	8.5%	6,481
May 2011	9.0%	7.9%	8.6%	6,517
April 2011	9.0%	7.9%	8.7%	6,587