Parkersburg-Vienna, West Virginia Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Parkersburg fell 1.6 percentage points in August 2020 to 8.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points lower than the West Virginia rate. The unemployment rate in Parkersburg peaked in April 2020 at 17.1% and is now 8.5 percentage points lower. You can also compare Parkersburg unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | August 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 8.4% | -1.8 | +4.7 |
| West Virginia | 8.9% | -1.1 | +4.0 |
| Parkersburg | 8.6% | -1.6 | +3.4 |
Unemployment Rate: Parkersburg, West Virginia, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Parkersburg, West Virginia Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Parkersburg peaked in April 2020 at 6,795. There are now 3,403 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.
| Unemployed Persons | August 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkersburg | 3,392 | -614 | +1,355 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Parkersburg, West Virginia Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
West Virginia Unemployment Rate |
Parkersburg Unemployment Rate |
Parkersburg Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2020 |
7.9% | 8.6% | — | — |
| August 2020 |
8.4% | 8.9% | 8.6% | 3,392 |
| July 2020 |
10.2% | 10.0% | 10.2% | 4,006 |
| June 2020 |
11.1% | 10.5% | 10.3% | 4,038 |
| May 2020 |
13.3% | 12.9% | 13.6% | 5,460 |
| April 2020 |
14.7% | 15.9% | 17.1% | 6,795 |
| March 2020 |
4.4% | 6.0% | 6.5% | 2,647 |
| February 2020 |
3.5% | 4.9% | 5.2% | 2,079 |
| January 2020 |
3.6% | 5.0% | 5.3% | 2,115 |
| December 2019 |
3.5% | 5.1% | 5.6% | 2,201 |
| November 2019 |
3.5% | 5.1% | 5.5% | 2,164 |
| October 2019 |
3.6% | 5.1% | 5.4% | 2,124 |
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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