Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Huntington fell 0.0 percentage points in February 2018 to 5.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.0 percentage points lower than the West Virginia rate. The unemployment rate in Huntington peaked in November 2010 at 9.2% and is now 3.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 5.3% in May 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Huntington unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.1%	0.0	-0.6
West Virginia	5.4%	0.0	+0.3
Huntington	5.4%	0.0	-0.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2018 data as March 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 14,414. There are now 6,511 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 7,793 in May 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 110.

Unemployed Persons	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Huntington	7,903	+6	-446

Number of Unemployed Persons

Huntington, West Virginia Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	West Virginia Unemployment Rate	Huntington Unemployment Rate	Huntington Unemployed
March 2018	4.1%	—	—	—
February 2018	4.1%	5.4%	5.4%	7,903
January 2018	4.1%	5.4%	5.4%	7,897
December 2017	4.1%	5.4%	5.7%	8,409
November 2017	4.1%	5.4%	5.6%	8,258
October 2017	4.1%	5.4%	5.4%	7,847
September 2017	4.2%	5.3%	5.4%	7,916
August 2017	4.4%	5.2%	5.8%	8,480
July 2017	4.3%	5.1%	5.7%	8,374
June 2017	4.3%	5.0%	5.6%	8,163
May 2017	4.3%	5.0%	5.3%	7,793
April 2017	4.4%	5.0%	5.7%	8,358