Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Huntington rose 0.3 percentage points in October 2018 to 5.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points higher than the West Virginia rate. The unemployment rate in Huntington peaked in November 2010 at 9.2% and is now 3.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 5.2% in August 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare Huntington unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
West Virginia	5.2%	0.0	-0.2
Huntington	5.5%	+0.3	0.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Huntington, West Virginia, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Huntington, West Virginia Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Huntington peaked in November 2010 at 14,417. There are now 6,416 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 7,571 in August 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 430.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Huntington	8,001	+416	-103

Number of Unemployed Persons

Huntington, West Virginia Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	West Virginia Unemployment Rate	Huntington Unemployment Rate	Huntington Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	5.2%	5.5%	8,001
September 2018	3.7%	5.2%	5.2%	7,585
August 2018	3.9%	5.3%	5.2%	7,571
July 2018	3.9%	5.4%	5.7%	8,295
June 2018	4.0%	5.3%	5.6%	8,176
May 2018	3.8%	5.4%	5.5%	8,013
April 2018	3.9%	5.4%	5.5%	8,089
March 2018	4.1%	5.4%	5.4%	7,964
February 2018	4.1%	5.4%	5.3%	7,870
January 2018	4.1%	5.4%	5.4%	7,887
December 2017	4.1%	5.4%	5.6%	8,285