Wheeling, West Virginia Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Wheeling rose 0.1 percentage points in September 2022 to 4.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.8 percentage points higher than the West Virginia rate. The unemployment rate in Wheeling peaked in April 2020 at 16.7% and is now 11.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.4% in March 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.4 percentage points. You can also compare Wheeling unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | September 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 3.5% | -0.2 | -1.2 |
| West Virginia | 4.0% | +0.1 | -0.6 |
| Wheeling | 4.8% | +0.1 | -0.5 |
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 9,961. There are now 7,021 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,716 in May 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 224. Wheeling employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Wheeling, West Virginia) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | September 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeling | 2,940 | +40 | -338 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Wheeling, West Virginia Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
West Virginia Unemployment Rate |
Wheeling Unemployment Rate |
Wheeling Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2022 |
3.7% | — | — | — |
| September 2022 |
3.5% | 4.0% | 4.8% | 2,940 |
| August 2022 |
3.7% | 3.9% | 4.7% | 2,900 |
| July 2022 |
3.5% | 3.7% | 4.5% | 2,801 |
| June 2022 |
3.6% | 3.6% | 4.4% | 2,744 |
| May 2022 |
3.6% | 3.5% | 4.4% | 2,716 |
| April 2022 |
3.6% | 3.6% | 4.4% | 2,731 |
| March 2022 |
3.6% | 3.7% | 4.4% | 2,757 |
| February 2022 |
3.8% | 3.9% | 4.6% | 2,842 |
| January 2022 |
4.0% | 4.1% | 4.8% | 2,941 |
| December 2021 |
3.9% | 4.3% | 5.0% | 3,106 |
| November 2021 |
4.2% | 4.3% | 5.0% | 3,086 |
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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