Wheeling, West Virginia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Wheeling fell 0.1 percentage points in March 2012 to 7.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points higher than the West Virginia rate. The unemployment rate in Wheeling peaked in December 2010 at 10.3% and is now 3.0 percentage points lower. You can also compare Wheeling 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
Wheeling	7.3%	-0.1	-1.8

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: Wheeling, West Virginia, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Wheeling, West Virginia Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Wheeling peaked in December 2010 at 7,189. There are now 2,233 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Wheeling employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Wheeling, West Virginia) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Wheeling	4,956	-110	-1,281

Number of Unemployed Persons

Wheeling, West Virginia Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	West Virginia Unemployment Rate	Wheeling Unemployment Rate	Wheeling Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	6.7%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	6.8%	7.3%	4,956
February 2012	8.3%	7.2%	7.4%	5,066
January 2012	8.3%	7.4%	7.6%	5,220
December 2011	8.5%	7.8%	7.9%	5,449
November 2011	8.7%	7.8%	8.2%	5,697
October 2011	8.9%	7.9%	8.5%	5,963
September 2011	9.0%	8.0%	8.6%	6,002
August 2011	9.1%	8.1%	8.5%	5,941
July 2011	9.1%	8.1%	8.5%	5,926
June 2011	9.1%	8.0%	8.7%	6,004
May 2011	9.0%	7.9%	8.7%	5,998
April 2011	9.0%	7.9%	8.7%	5,988