Morgantown, West Virginia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Morgantown fell 0.1 percentage points in August 2019 to 3.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.9 percentage points lower than the West Virginia rate. The unemployment rate in Morgantown peaked in November 2010 at 6.5% and is now 2.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Morgantown unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.1
West Virginia	4.6%	-0.1	-0.5
Morgantown	3.7%	-0.1	-0.7

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with August 2019 data as September 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 November 2010 at 4,075. There are now 1,521 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Morgantown employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Morgantown, West Virginia) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Morgantown	2,554	-36	-431

Number of Unemployed Persons

Morgantown, West Virginia Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	West Virginia Unemployment Rate	Morgantown Unemployment Rate	Morgantown Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	4.7%	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	4.6%	3.7%	2,554
July 2019	3.7%	4.7%	3.8%	2,590
June 2019	3.7%	4.7%	3.9%	2,634
May 2019	3.6%	4.8%	4.0%	2,696
April 2019	3.6%	4.9%	4.1%	2,774
March 2019	3.8%	5.1%	4.2%	2,904
February 2019	3.8%	5.2%	4.3%	2,980
January 2019	4.0%	5.2%	4.4%	3,019
December 2018	3.9%	5.1%	4.4%	3,027
November 2018	3.7%	5.1%	4.4%	3,026
October 2018	3.8%	5.1%	4.4%	3,018