Morgantown, West Virginia Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Morgantown fell 0.1 percentage points in May 2021 to 4.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.2 percentage points lower than the West Virginia rate. The unemployment rate in Morgantown peaked in April 2020 at 13.2% and is now 8.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.3% in January 2021, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Morgantown unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | May 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 5.8% | -0.3 | -7.5 |
| West Virginia | 5.5% | -0.3 | -6.4 |
| Morgantown | 4.3% | -0.1 | -6.0 |
Unemployment Rate: Morgantown, West Virginia, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Morgantown, West Virginia Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Morgantown peaked in April 2020 at 8,635. There are now 5,562 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 3,028 in January 2021, the number of unemployed has now grown by 45. Morgantown employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Morgantown, West Virginia) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | May 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgantown | 3,073 | -26 | -3,909 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Morgantown, West Virginia Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
West Virginia Unemployment Rate |
Morgantown Unemployment Rate |
Morgantown Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2021 |
5.9% | — | — | — |
| May 2021 |
5.8% | 5.5% | 4.3% | 3,073 |
| April 2021 |
6.1% | 5.8% | 4.4% | 3,099 |
| March 2021 |
6.0% | 5.9% | 4.3% | 3,042 |
| February 2021 |
6.2% | 6.2% | 4.3% | 3,039 |
| January 2021 |
6.3% | 6.5% | 4.3% | 3,028 |
| December 2020 |
6.7% | 6.7% | 5.1% | 3,620 |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 7.0% | 5.3% | 3,757 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 7.4% | 5.6% | 3,931 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 7.9% | 6.0% | 4,157 |
| August 2020 |
8.4% | 8.5% | 6.4% | 4,508 |
| July 2020 |
10.2% | 9.4% | 8.3% | 5,786 |
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. ↩
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