Parkersburg-Vienna, West Virginia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Parkersburg fell 0.0 percentage points in February 2018 to 5.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points higher than the West Virginia rate. The unemployment rate in Parkersburg peaked in July 2009 at 9.5% and is now 3.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.9% in May 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.7 percentage points. You can also compare Parkersburg unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.1%	0.0	-0.6
West Virginia	5.4%	0.0	+0.3
Parkersburg	5.6%	0.0	+0.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2018 data as March 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 4,144. There are now 1,961 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,898 in May 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 285.

Unemployed Persons	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Parkersburg	2,183	+16	+110

Number of Unemployed Persons

Parkersburg, West Virginia Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	West Virginia Unemployment Rate	Parkersburg Unemployment Rate	Parkersburg Unemployed
March 2018	4.1%	—	—	—
February 2018	4.1%	5.4%	5.6%	2,183
January 2018	4.1%	5.4%	5.6%	2,167
December 2017	4.1%	5.4%	6.2%	2,359
November 2017	4.1%	5.4%	5.8%	2,193
October 2017	4.1%	5.4%	5.3%	2,001
September 2017	4.2%	5.3%	5.4%	2,056
August 2017	4.4%	5.2%	5.6%	2,150
July 2017	4.3%	5.1%	5.3%	2,064
June 2017	4.3%	5.0%	5.0%	1,957
May 2017	4.3%	5.0%	4.9%	1,898
April 2017	4.4%	5.0%	5.5%	2,128