Beckley, West Virginia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Beckley fell 0.4 percentage points in February 2019 to 5.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.0 percentage points lower than the West Virginia rate. The unemployment rate in Beckley peaked in February 2010 at 9.3% and is now 4.1 percentage points lower. You can also compare Beckley unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
West Virginia	5.2%	0.0	-0.2
Beckley	5.2%	-0.4	-0.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 data as March metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Beckley, West Virginia, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Beckley, West Virginia Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Beckley peaked in February 2010 at 4,619. There are now 2,262 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Beckley	2,357	-192	-227

Number of Unemployed Persons

Beckley, West Virginia Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	West Virginia Unemployment Rate	Beckley Unemployment Rate	Beckley Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	5.1%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	5.2%	5.2%	2,357
January 2019	4.0%	5.2%	5.6%	2,549
December 2018	3.9%	5.1%	5.6%	2,500
November 2018	3.7%	5.1%	5.7%	2,537
October 2018	3.8%	5.1%	5.8%	2,599
September 2018	3.7%	5.1%	5.5%	2,461
August 2018	3.8%	5.1%	5.4%	2,422
July 2018	3.9%	5.2%	6.0%	2,713
June 2018	4.0%	5.2%	5.6%	2,546
May 2018	3.8%	5.3%	5.8%	2,647
April 2018	3.9%	5.4%	6.0%	2,739