Parkersburg-Vienna, West Virginia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Parkersburg fell 0.0 percentage points in August 2019 to 5.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points higher than the West Virginia rate. The unemployment rate in Parkersburg peaked in June 2009 at 9.3% and is now 4.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 5.0% in July 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Parkersburg 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
Parkersburg	5.0%	0.0	-0.4

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: Parkersburg, West Virginia, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Parkersburg, West Virginia Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Parkersburg peaked in July 2009 at 4,080. There are now 2,150 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Parkersburg	1,930	-21	-137

Number of Unemployed Persons

Parkersburg, West Virginia Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	West Virginia Unemployment Rate	Parkersburg Unemployment Rate	Parkersburg Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	4.7%	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	4.6%	5.0%	1,930
July 2019	3.7%	4.7%	5.0%	1,951
June 2019	3.7%	4.7%	5.1%	1,979
May 2019	3.6%	4.8%	5.2%	2,009
April 2019	3.6%	4.9%	5.3%	2,045
March 2019	3.8%	5.1%	5.5%	2,116
February 2019	3.8%	5.2%	5.6%	2,140
January 2019	4.0%	5.2%	5.6%	2,128
December 2018	3.9%	5.1%	5.5%	2,088
November 2018	3.7%	5.1%	5.5%	2,084
October 2018	3.8%	5.1%	5.5%	2,073