Wheeling, West Virginia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Wheeling fell 2.5 percentage points in May 2020 to 15.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.3 percentage points higher than the West Virginia rate. The unemployment rate in Wheeling peaked in April 2020 at 17.7% and is now 2.5 percentage points lower. You can also compare Wheeling unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
West Virginia	12.9%	-3.0	+8.2
Wheeling	15.2%	-2.5	+10.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

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 10,999. There are now 1,330 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Wheeling employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Wheeling, West Virginia) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Wheeling	9,669	-1,330	+6,332

Number of Unemployed Persons

Wheeling, West Virginia Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	West Virginia Unemployment Rate	Wheeling Unemployment Rate	Wheeling Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	—	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	12.9%	15.2%	9,669
April 2020	14.7%	15.9%	17.7%	10,999
March 2020	4.4%	6.0%	7.1%	4,673
February 2020	3.5%	4.9%	5.9%	3,868
January 2020	3.6%	5.0%	5.9%	3,874
December 2019	3.5%	5.1%	6.1%	4,044
November 2019	3.5%	5.1%	6.0%	3,941
October 2019	3.6%	5.1%	5.8%	3,817
September 2019	3.5%	5.0%	5.6%	3,679
August 2019	3.7%	4.9%	5.4%	3,541
July 2019	3.7%	4.8%	5.2%	3,423