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Wheeling, West Virginia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Wheeling fell 0.0 percentage points in November 2023 to 4.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points higher than the West Virginia rate. The unemployment rate in Wheeling peaked in April 2020 at 16.7% and is now 12.1 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.1% in June 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.5 percentage points. You can also compare Wheeling unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.7% -0.1 +0.1
West Virginia 4.2% +0.2 +0.1
Wheeling 4.6% 0.0 -0.3
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with November 2023 data as December metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Wheeling, West Virginia, National

Wheeling, West Virginia monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Wheeling, West Virginia Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Wheeling peaked in April 2020 at 10,093. There are now 7,357 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,436 in July 2023, the number of unemployed has now grown by 300. Wheeling employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Wheeling, West Virginia) is also available.

Unemployed Persons November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Wheeling 2,736 +25 -155

Number of Unemployed Persons

Wheeling, West Virginia Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
West Virginia
Unemployment Rate
Wheeling
Unemployment Rate
Wheeling
Unemployed
December
2023
3.7%
November
2023
3.7% 4.2% 4.6% 2,736
October
2023
3.8% 4.0% 4.6% 2,711
September
2023
3.8% 3.8% 4.4% 2,624
August
2023
3.8% 3.6% 4.3% 2,534
July
2023
3.5% 3.4% 4.1% 2,436
June
2023
3.6% 3.3% 4.1% 2,453
May
2023
3.7% 3.3% 4.2% 2,477
April
2023
3.4% 3.3% 4.2% 2,498
March
2023
3.5% 3.4% 4.3% 2,562
February
2023
3.6% 3.7% 4.5% 2,651
January
2023
3.4% 3.9% 4.7% 2,780

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers.