Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Huntington fell 0.0 percentage points in July 2019 to 4.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points higher than the West Virginia rate. The unemployment rate in Huntington peaked in September 2010 at 9.1% and is now 4.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.9% in May 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Huntington unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.2
West Virginia	4.7%	0.0	-0.5
Huntington	4.9%	0.0	-0.6

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with July 2019 data as August 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 October 2010 at 14,396. There are now 7,247 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 7,100 in June 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 49.

Unemployed Persons	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Huntington	7,149	+49	-757

Number of Unemployed Persons

Huntington, West Virginia Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	West Virginia Unemployment Rate	Huntington Unemployment Rate	Huntington Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	4.6%	—	—
July 2019	3.7%	4.7%	4.9%	7,149
June 2019	3.7%	4.7%	4.9%	7,100
May 2019	3.6%	4.8%	4.9%	7,136
April 2019	3.6%	4.9%	5.0%	7,301
March 2019	3.8%	5.1%	5.2%	7,521
February 2019	3.8%	5.2%	5.3%	7,664
January 2019	4.0%	5.2%	5.4%	7,789
December 2018	3.9%	5.1%	5.4%	7,792
November 2018	3.7%	5.1%	5.4%	7,778
October 2018	3.8%	5.1%	5.4%	7,752