Wheeling, West Virginia Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Wheeling rose 0.2 percentage points in May 2021 to 6.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points higher than the West Virginia rate. The unemployment rate in Wheeling peaked in April 2020 at 17.2% and is now 11.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 5.9% in March 2021, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare Wheeling unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | May 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 5.8% | -0.3 | -7.5 |
| West Virginia | 5.5% | -0.3 | -6.4 |
| Wheeling | 6.2% | +0.2 | -9.9 |
Unemployment Rate: Wheeling, West Virginia, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Wheeling, West Virginia Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Wheeling peaked in April 2020 at 10,405. There are now 6,614 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 3,694 in March 2021, the number of unemployed has now grown by 97. Wheeling employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Wheeling, West Virginia) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | May 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeling | 3,791 | +44 | -6,323 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Wheeling, West Virginia Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
West Virginia Unemployment Rate |
Wheeling Unemployment Rate |
Wheeling Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2021 |
5.9% | — | — | — |
| May 2021 |
5.8% | 5.5% | 6.2% | 3,791 |
| April 2021 |
6.1% | 5.8% | 6.0% | 3,747 |
| March 2021 |
6.0% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 3,694 |
| February 2021 |
6.2% | 6.2% | 6.1% | 3,792 |
| January 2021 |
6.3% | 6.5% | 6.2% | 3,896 |
| December 2020 |
6.7% | 6.7% | 7.2% | 4,530 |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 7.0% | 7.1% | 4,417 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 7.4% | 6.9% | 4,270 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 7.9% | 9.1% | 5,759 |
| August 2020 |
8.4% | 8.5% | 9.8% | 6,207 |
| July 2020 |
10.2% | 9.4% | 10.8% | 6,808 |
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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