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 |
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 |
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. ↩