Morgantown, West Virginia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Morgantown fell 0.1 percentage points in February 2019 to 4.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.0 percentage points lower than the West Virginia rate. The unemployment rate in Morgantown peaked in November 2010 at 6.5% and is now 2.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.8% in April 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.4 percentage points. You can also compare Morgantown unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
West Virginia	5.2%	0.0	-0.2
Morgantown	4.2%	-0.1	+0.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 data as March metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Morgantown, West Virginia, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Morgantown, West Virginia Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Morgantown peaked in December 2010 at 4,103. There are now 1,226 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,521 in May 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 356. Morgantown employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Morgantown, West Virginia) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Morgantown	2,877	-113	+31

Number of Unemployed Persons

Morgantown, West Virginia Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	West Virginia Unemployment Rate	Morgantown Unemployment Rate	Morgantown Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	5.1%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	5.2%	4.2%	2,877
January 2019	4.0%	5.2%	4.3%	2,990
December 2018	3.9%	5.1%	4.4%	3,018
November 2018	3.7%	5.1%	4.3%	2,996
October 2018	3.8%	5.1%	4.4%	3,013
September 2018	3.7%	5.1%	4.2%	2,891
August 2018	3.8%	5.1%	4.1%	2,807
July 2018	3.9%	5.2%	4.5%	3,072
June 2018	4.0%	5.2%	4.3%	2,988
May 2018	3.8%	5.3%	4.4%	3,006
April 2018	3.9%	5.4%	4.3%	2,944