Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Huntington fell 4.0 percentage points in May 2020 to 13.2%. 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 April 2020 at 17.2% and is now 4.0 percentage points lower. You can also compare Huntington unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
West Virginia	12.9%	-3.0	+8.2
Huntington	13.2%	-4.0	+8.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June 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 April 2020 at 25,410. There are now 5,874 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Huntington	19,536	-5,874	+12,317

Number of Unemployed Persons

Huntington, West Virginia Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	West Virginia Unemployment Rate	Huntington Unemployment Rate	Huntington Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	—	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	12.9%	13.2%	19,536
April 2020	14.7%	15.9%	17.2%	25,410
March 2020	4.4%	6.0%	5.9%	8,702
February 2020	3.5%	4.9%	4.9%	7,304
January 2020	3.6%	5.0%	5.0%	7,409
December 2019	3.5%	5.1%	5.1%	7,490
November 2019	3.5%	5.1%	5.1%	7,464
October 2019	3.6%	5.1%	5.0%	7,429
September 2019	3.5%	5.0%	5.0%	7,392
August 2019	3.7%	4.9%	5.0%	7,355
July 2019	3.7%	4.8%	5.0%	7,311