Beckley, West Virginia Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Beckley rose 0.1 percentage points in September 2022 to 4.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points higher than the West Virginia rate. The unemployment rate in Beckley peaked in April 2020 at 18.0% and is now 13.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.8% in April 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.4 percentage points. You can also compare Beckley unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | September 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 3.5% | -0.2 | -1.2 |
| West Virginia | 4.0% | +0.1 | -0.6 |
| Beckley | 4.2% | +0.1 | -0.7 |
Unemployment Rate: Beckley, West Virginia, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Beckley, West Virginia Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Beckley peaked in April 2020 at 8,239. There are now 6,278 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,753 in May 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 208.
| Unemployed Persons | September 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beckley | 1,961 | +24 | -320 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Beckley, West Virginia Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
West Virginia Unemployment Rate |
Beckley Unemployment Rate |
Beckley Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2022 |
3.7% | — | — | — |
| September 2022 |
3.5% | 4.0% | 4.2% | 1,961 |
| August 2022 |
3.7% | 3.9% | 4.1% | 1,937 |
| July 2022 |
3.5% | 3.7% | 4.0% | 1,860 |
| June 2022 |
3.6% | 3.6% | 3.8% | 1,791 |
| May 2022 |
3.6% | 3.5% | 3.8% | 1,753 |
| April 2022 |
3.6% | 3.6% | 3.8% | 1,756 |
| March 2022 |
3.6% | 3.7% | 3.9% | 1,792 |
| February 2022 |
3.8% | 3.9% | 4.1% | 1,897 |
| January 2022 |
4.0% | 4.1% | 4.4% | 2,025 |
| December 2021 |
3.9% | 4.3% | 4.6% | 2,153 |
| November 2021 |
4.2% | 4.3% | 4.6% | 2,139 |
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. ↩
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