Employment Status in West Virginia (State)

Employment Status#1

Percentage of population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of the United States and West Virginia
West Virginia
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther20.056520%0.399347%0.056520%0.1%85349.722107%58.423796%49.722107%49.7%750,412750k4.056090%4.660351%4.056090%4.1%61,21561.2k46.165284%36.516507%46.165284%46.2%696,732697k

Employment Status By Sex#2

Percentage of male and female population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of the United States and West Virginia
West Virginia
United States
40%20%0%20%40%FMArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther2-0.021439%-0.021439%-0.021439%0.0%0.021439%0.071584%0.021439%0.071584%0.093023%0.1%165688-46.038973%-46.038973%-46.038973%46.0%46.038973%7.515714%46.038973%7.515714%53.554687%53.6%354,321354k396,091396k-3.136909%-3.136909%-3.136909%3.1%3.136909%1.875658%3.136909%1.875658%5.012568%5.0%24,14224.1k37,07337.1k-41.339722%-9.462956%-41.339722%-9.462956%-50.802678%50.8%41.339722%41.339722%41.339722%41.3%390,983391k305,749306k

Employment Status by Age#3

Employment status composition of the given age cohorts.
Scope: population of West Virginia
Armed Forces
Employed
Unemployed
Not in Labor Force
75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-190.000000%4.797855%0.172439%95.029706%95%6,6220.000000%12.909286%13%0.405976%86.684738%87%10,23910.2k0.000000%21.977814%22%0.812355%77.209831%77%24,34924.3k0.000000%36.235239%36%1.054102%62.710659%63%28,01628.0k0.000000%47.343733%47%2.410821%50.245446%50%26,04026.0k0.003635%58.461393%58%2.571129%38.963843%39%80,42880.4k0.043594%66.834041%67%3.671808%29.450556%29%168,751169k0.145520%70.670793%71%4.849484%24.334204%24%161,566162k0.165430%69.247200%69%6.038213%24.549156%25%76,36576.4k0.139021%67.273999%67%7.996907%8%24.590073%25%73,22273.2k0.070054%62.443885%62%9.051268%9%28.434793%28%43,72643.7k0.035538%54.012045%54%8.961170%9%36.991246%37%28,89628.9k0.005638%25.979884%26%8.228091%8%65.786388%66%23,04523.0k0%20%40%60%80%100%Count

Employment by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of population employed by sex and age cohort.
Scope: population of West Virginia
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-193.606%3.61%6.563%6.56%11.701%11.7%14.240%14.2%20.754%20.8%23.278%23.3%33.085%33.1%39.504%39.5%44.591%44.6%50.202%50.2%55.654%55.7%61.439%61.4%62.688%62.7%71.126%71.1%66.631%66.6%74.917%74.9%63.852%63.9%74.821%74.8%63.716%63.7%70.932%70.9%59.459%59.5%65.448%65.4%54.806%54.8%53.317%53.3%27.846%27.8%24.248%24.2%

Employment Sex Ratio by Age#5

Percentage more males or females employed by age cohort.
Scope: population of the United States and West Virginia
More Females More Males
United States
West Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%M:FFM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-1922.887917%41.016468%22.887917%22.9%1.2291.232,9713,65110.505757%27.081090%10.505757%10.5%1.1051.114,8645,3755.563529%15.815003%5.563529%5.6%1.0561.0611,84511.8k12,50412.5k15.061027%8.933597%15.061027%15.1%1.1511.1513,02713.0k14,98915.0k8.420042%9.273799%8.420042%8.4%1.0841.0812,49412.5k13,54613.5k4.365392%6.810799%4.365392%4.4%1.0441.0439,35539.4k41,07341.1k11.878963%9.942320%11.878963%11.9%1.1191.1279,64579.6k89,10689.1k14.751309%16.373591%14.751309%14.8%1.1481.1575,23475.2k86,33286.3k20.485058%17.677567%20.485058%20.5%1.2051.2034,63534.6k41,73041.7k16.973361%12.932183%16.973361%17.0%1.1701.1733,74733.7k39,47539.5k14.627203%6.899104%14.627203%14.6%1.1461.1520,37320.4k23,35323.4k1.043623%3.680827%1.043623%1.0%1.0101.0114,37314.4k14,52314.5k-7.201942%-6.213837%-7.201942%7.2%0.9330.9311,92311.9k11,12211.1k

Male Employment by Age#6

Percentage of male population employed by age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the states.
Scope: population of the United States, West Virginia, and selected other stateses
West Virginia
United States
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-196.563%6.56%14.240%14.2%23.278%23.3%39.504%39.5%50.202%50.2%61.439%61.4%71.126%71.1%74.917%74.9%74.821%74.8%70.932%70.9%65.448%65.4%53.317%53.3%24.248%24.2%

Female Employment by Age#7

Percentage of female population employed by age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the states.
Scope: population of the United States, West Virginia, and selected other stateses
West Virginia
United States
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-193.606%3.61%11.701%11.7%20.754%20.8%33.085%33.1%44.591%44.6%55.654%55.7%62.688%62.7%66.631%66.6%63.852%63.9%63.716%63.7%59.459%59.5%54.806%54.8%27.846%27.8%

Employment among the Married#8

Selected family employment structures as a percentage of all married couple households.
Scope: households in the United States and West Virginia
West Virginia
United States
0%5%10%15%20%25%CountBoth Parents Work1Stay at Home Moms1Stay at Home Dads1Neither Parent WorksNeither Parent Wo…1Both Work, No Kids2Ladies Who Lunch2Gents Who Lunch2Neither Works, No KidsNeither Works, No …219.718082%26.355280%19.718082%19.7%70,83870.8k9.383890%11.360258%9.383890%9.4%33,71233.7k1.880285%1.562423%1.880285%1.9%6,7551.279039%0.683291%1.279039%1.3%4,59521.514861%25.569630%21.514861%21.5%77,29377.3k12.562143%10.956809%12.562143%12.6%45,13045.1k8.689117%6.351691%8.689117%8.7%31,21631.2k24.972582%17.160618%24.972582%25.0%89,71589.7k

Employment among the Married With Children#9

Selected employment arrangements as a percentage of married couples with children under 18 present in the house.
Scope: households in the United States and West Virginia
West Virginia
United States
0%20%40%60%CountBoth WorkStay at Home MomsStay at Home DadsNeither Work61.119931%65.952090%61.119931%61.1%70,83870.8k29.087144%28.428183%29.087144%29.1%33,71233.7k5.828300%3.909845%5.828300%5.8%6,7553.964625%1.709883%3.964625%4.0%4,595

Employment among the Married Without Children#10

Selected employment arrangements as a percentage of married couples without children under 18 present in the house.
Scope: households in the United States and West Virginia
West Virginia
United States
0%10%20%30%40%CountBoth WorkLadies Who LunchGents Who LunchNeither Work31.761549%42.588545%31.761549%31.8%77,29377.3k18.545000%18.249563%18.545000%18.5%45,13045.1k12.827404%10.579320%12.827404%12.8%31,21631.2k36.866047%28.582572%36.866047%36.9%89,71589.7k

Employment by Educational Attainment#11

Percentage of population that is employed by highest level of educational attainment among the population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of the United States and West Virginia
West Virginia
United States
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma382.218510%83.226008%82.218510%82.2%168,839169k67.944752%74.180718%67.944752%67.9%180,341180k58.955766%66.788302%58.955766%59.0%227,245227k33.664991%53.682838%33.664991%33.7%37,96338.0k

The Non-Working by Race#12

Percentage of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age that is either unemployed or not in the labor force.
Scope: population of the United States and West Virginia
Female Male
United States
West Virginia
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%%MixedOtherBlackHispanic1WhiteAsian-51.973760%-0.701484%-36.128555%-3.517674%-52.675243%52.7%51.973760%36.128555%51.973760%52.0%52.317%52.3%-45.331362%-7.118969%-27.869601%-15.010322%-52.450331%52.5%45.331362%27.869601%45.331362%45.3%48.368%48.4%-41.548028%-37.862075%-41.548028%41.5%41.548028%12.297826%37.862075%4.463707%53.845854%53.8%48.725%48.7%-34.133819%-11.134023%-26.161197%-15.426843%-45.267842%45.3%34.133819%26.161197%34.133819%34.1%39.609%39.6%-35.713497%-7.210945%-25.133162%-7.811371%-42.924442%42.9%35.713497%25.133162%35.713497%35.7%39.333%39.3%-20.743229%-24.790579%-24.954644%-13.027025%-45.533808%45.5%20.743229%24.954644%20.743229%20.7%34.162%34.2%

Unemployment by Race#13

Percentage unemployed of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age.
Scope: population of the United States and West Virginia
Female Male
United States
West Virginia
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
8%6%4%2%0%2%4%6%8%%MixedBlackOtherWhiteHispanic1Asian-4.869544%-7.020561%-4.869544%4.9%4.869544%3.923182%7.020561%1.131800%8.792726%8.8%6.874%6.87%-6.174658%-8.765765%-6.174658%6.2%6.174658%0.831960%8.765765%1.133306%7.006617%7.0%6.660%6.66%-5.444691%-0.184448%-6.988092%-0.118912%-5.629139%5.6%5.444691%6.988092%5.444691%5.4%5.523%5.52%-3.911422%-4.033020%-3.911422%3.9%3.911422%2.175997%4.033020%1.031386%6.087419%6.1%4.995%5.00%-2.995037%-5.825146%-2.995037%3.0%2.995037%2.122552%5.825146%0.212717%5.117589%5.1%4.074%4.07%-2.540416%-0.555670%-3.900544%-3.096085%3.1%2.540416%3.900544%0.501611%2.540416%2.5%2.841%2.84%

Armed Forces by Race#14

Percentage of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age in the armed forces.
Scope: population of the United States and West Virginia
Female Male
United States
West Virginia
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0.5%0.0%0.5%1.0%%Hispanic1AsianBlackWhiteMixedOther-0.447168%-0.117610%-0.129147%-0.564778%0.56%0.447168%0.129147%0.591307%0.447168%0.45%0.505%0.51%-0.000000%-0.088363%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.398908%0.088363%0.426721%0.398908%0.40%0.183%0.18%-0.054546%-0.207069%-0.054546%0.05%0.054546%0.050553%0.207069%0.646166%0.105099%0.11%0.084%0.08%-0.022285%-0.116401%-0.022285%0.02%0.022285%0.090550%0.116401%0.788752%0.112836%0.11%0.067%0.07%-0.000000%-0.300625%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.023018%0.300625%1.086130%0.023018%0.02%0.012%0.01%-0.000000%-0.115488%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.000000%0.115488%0.440031%0.000000%0.00%0.000%0%

Employment by Race#15

Percentage employed of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age.
Scope: population of the United States and West Virginia
Female Male
United States
West Virginia
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%%AsianWhiteHispanic1BlackOtherMixed-54.466192%-62.018331%-54.466192%54.5%54.466192%24.790579%62.018331%13.027025%79.256771%79.3%65.838%65.8%-57.075558%-67.055467%-57.075558%57.1%57.075558%7.210945%67.055467%7.811371%64.286503%64.3%60.667%60.7%-54.732158%-58.411960%-54.732158%54.7%54.732158%11.134023%58.411960%15.426843%65.866181%65.9%60.391%60.4%-46.154146%-12.297826%-57.674218%-4.463707%-58.451972%58.5%46.154146%57.674218%46.154146%46.2%51.275%51.3%-47.549669%-57.120077%-47.549669%47.5%47.549669%7.118969%57.120077%15.010322%54.668638%54.7%51.632%51.6%-47.324757%-60.353771%-47.324757%47.3%47.324757%0.701484%60.353771%3.517674%48.026240%48.0%47.683%47.7%

Map of Employment Status by County in West Virginia

Both Parents Work Employment Status by County#16

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
7.3%11.1%14.8%18.4%22.1%25.9%

Stay at Home Moms Employment Status by County#17

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which the husband works outside the home and the wife stays at home (%):
4.7%6.6%8.5%10.3%12.2%14.1%

Stay at Home Dads Employment Status by County#18

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which the wife works outside the home and the husband stays at home (%):
0.0%1.0%1.9%2.9%3.8%4.9%

Neither Parent Works Employment Status by County#19

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which neither parent works outside the home (%):
0.0%1.3%2.5%3.7%4.9%6.1%

Employed Working-Age Men Employment Status by County#20

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
33%45%57%68%79%91%
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Employment Status by Place in West Virginia

There are 404 places in West Virginia. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, West Virginia, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Virginia. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 3,043.

Employed Working-Age Men by Place#25

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of West Virginia, selected places in West Virginia, and entities that contain West Virginia
0%50%100%Count#Point PleasantPt PleasantRavenswoodCullodenPleasant ValleyPleasant VlyHurricaneWeirtonViennaBrookhavenKenovaTeays ValleyCheat LakeMoundsvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesFairmontSouth AtlanticSouth CharlestonS CharlestonSouthDunbarCross LanesSt. AlbansBridgeportBeckleyRansonSissonvilleShady SpringWheelingPea RidgeCharles TownClarksburgBuckhannonShannondaleBluefieldWest VirginiaElkinsWestoverCharlestonOak HillParkersburgRipleyMartinsburgPhilippiPrincetonNitroMorgantownKeyserGraftonHuntingtonWestonNew MartinsvilleMoorefieldLewisburgBarboursvilleSummersvilleWelch100.000000%100.000000%100.0%1351100.000000%100.000000%100.0%1452100.000000%100.000000%100.0%149393.661972%93.661972%93.7%133492.469880%92.469880%92.5%307591.084559%91.084559%91.1%991688.225539%88.225539%88.2%532787.898089%87.898089%87.9%414887.567568%87.567568%87.6%162987.196468%87.196468%87.2%7901086.432161%86.432161%86.4%6881184.742647%84.742647%84.7%4611283.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.577406%83.577406%83.6%7991383.196825%83.196825%83.2%3,276,3853.28M83.107089%83.107089%83.1%5511482.890666%82.890666%82.9%6,325,3956.33M82.887701%82.887701%82.9%4651582.442748%82.442748%82.4%5401682.315789%82.315789%82.3%3911782.149362%82.149362%82.1%4511881.879845%81.879845%81.9%8451981.861575%81.861575%81.9%3432081.684982%81.684982%81.7%2232181.000000%81.000000%81.0%1622280.856760%80.856760%80.9%1,2082380.645161%80.645161%80.6%3502480.371901%80.371901%80.4%3892579.706152%79.706152%79.7%8682677.014925%77.014925%77.0%2582776.610169%76.610169%76.6%2262875.195313%75.195313%75.2%3852974.916910%74.916910%74.9%86,33286.3k74.875622%74.875622%74.9%3013074.180328%74.180328%74.2%1813172.454143%72.454143%72.5%2,2913271.617162%71.617162%71.6%4343370.646766%70.646766%70.6%1,2783469.196429%69.196429%69.2%1553569.069069%69.069069%69.1%6903667.226891%67.226891%67.2%803766.733871%66.733871%66.7%3313866.435185%66.435185%66.4%2873966.393443%66.393443%66.4%8914061.514196%61.514196%61.5%1954160.899654%60.899654%60.9%1764260.357143%60.357143%60.4%1,6904357.959184%57.959184%58.0%1424456.431535%56.431535%56.4%1364548.958333%48.958333%49.0%944638.333333%38.333333%38.3%694735.521236%35.521236%35.5%924830.769231%30.769231%30.8%40493.370787%3.370787%3.4%1550

Employment Status by Metro Area in West Virginia

There are 17 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within West Virginia (8 fully and 9 partially). This section compares all 17 of those to each other, West Virginia, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Virginia.

Employed Working-Age Men by Metro Area#30

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of West Virginia, selected metro areas in West Virginia, and entities that contain West Virginia
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Washington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonWinchester Metro AreaWinchesterUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWeirton and Steubenville Metro AreaWeirton AreaSouth AtlanticSouthFairmont Metro AreaFairmont AreaParkersburg and Vienna Metro AreaParkersburgHagerstown and Martinsburg Metro AreaHagerstownPoint Pleasant Metro AreaPoint PleasantWheeling Metro AreaWheeling AreaClarksburg Metro AreaClarksburgMorgantown Metro AreaMorgantownWest VirginiaCharleston Metro AreaCharlestonHuntington and Ashland Metro AreaHuntingtonBluefield Metro AreaBluefieldElkins Metro AreaElkins AreaBeckley Metro AreaBeckley AreaLogan Metro AreaLogan AreaCumberland Metro AreaCumberland91.057221%91.057221%91.1%388,553389k189.365738%89.365738%89.4%7,538283.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.448886%83.448886%83.4%5,657383.196825%83.196825%83.2%3,276,3853.28M82.890666%82.890666%82.9%6,325,3956.33M82.664027%82.664027%82.7%2,923479.887965%79.887965%79.9%4,421579.460008%79.460008%79.5%14,09714.1k679.003342%79.003342%79.0%2,600776.739299%76.739299%76.7%6,938876.172699%76.172699%76.2%4,693975.886608%75.886608%75.9%6,5051074.916910%74.916910%74.9%86,33286.3k74.826351%74.826351%74.8%10,23410.2k1173.398561%73.398561%73.4%16,72916.7k1272.200096%72.200096%72.2%4,5321371.930804%71.930804%71.9%1,2891465.317919%65.317919%65.3%5,5371563.888889%63.888889%63.9%1,6331662.446318%62.446318%62.4%3,92617

Employment Status by County in West Virginia

There are 55 counties in West Virginia. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, West Virginia, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Virginia. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 8,363.

Employed Working-Age Men by County#35

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of West Virginia, selected counties in West Virginia, and entities that contain West Virginia
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Grant CountyGrantPutnam CountyPutnamJefferson CountyJeffersonHancock CountyHancockBrooke CountyBrookeHampshire CountyHampshireUpshur CountyUpshurMarshall CountyMarshallOhio CountyOhioUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBerkeley CountyBerkeleySouth AtlanticSouthMarion CountyMarionMonongalia CountyMonongaliaSummers CountySummersHarrison CountyHarrisonWood CountyWoodNicholas CountyNicholasMason CountyMasonLewis CountyLewisJackson CountyJacksonHardy CountyHardyKanawha CountyKanawhaBraxton CountyBraxtonBarbour CountyBarbourMercer CountyMercerMineral CountyMineralWest VirginiaTyler CountyTylerMonroe CountyMonroeRitchie CountyRitchieClay CountyClayRandolph CountyRandolphPocahontas CountyPocahontasCabell CountyCabellWayne CountyWayneMorgan CountyMorganTaylor CountyTaylorWebster CountyWebsterGreenbrier CountyGreenbrierWetzel CountyWetzelFayette CountyFayetteRaleigh CountyRaleighRoane CountyRoaneLogan CountyLoganMingo CountyMingoPreston CountyPrestonBoone CountyBooneLincoln CountyLincolnWyoming CountyWyomingDoddridge CountyDoddridgeGilmer CountyGilmerMcDowell CountyMcDowell90.799397%90.799397%90.8%602186.984816%86.984816%87.0%3,208286.914063%86.914063%86.9%3,115386.176632%86.176632%86.2%1,571486.050038%86.050038%86.1%1,135585.734564%85.734564%85.7%1,208685.344240%85.344240%85.3%1,252784.893512%84.893512%84.9%1,714883.968840%83.968840%84.0%2,048983.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.539259%83.539259%83.5%6,2881083.196825%83.196825%83.2%3,276,3853.28M82.890666%82.890666%82.9%6,325,3956.33M82.664027%82.664027%82.7%2,9231182.239634%82.239634%82.2%5,0381282.087629%82.087629%82.1%6371381.524197%81.524197%81.5%3,6051480.283851%80.283851%80.3%4,1861578.719146%78.719146%78.7%1,1801678.535032%78.535032%78.5%1,2331778.306375%78.306375%78.3%8231878.119754%78.119754%78.1%1,3961977.257143%77.257143%77.3%6762077.121739%77.121739%77.1%8,8692177.035237%77.035237%77.0%6342275.583864%75.583864%75.6%7122375.554923%75.554923%75.6%2,6552475.361408%75.361408%75.4%1,1992574.916910%74.916910%74.9%86,33286.3k74.861368%74.861368%74.9%4052674.144487%74.144487%74.1%5852773.674912%73.674912%73.7%4172872.368421%72.368421%72.4%3852971.930804%71.930804%71.9%1,2893071.262136%71.262136%71.3%3673170.731707%70.731707%70.7%4,0023270.023328%70.023328%70.0%1,8013369.930070%69.930070%69.9%7003469.493007%69.493007%69.5%7953569.186047%69.186047%69.2%3573668.336777%68.336777%68.3%1,3233767.452301%67.452301%67.5%6013865.617597%65.617597%65.6%1,9393965.157552%65.157552%65.2%3,5984064.746544%64.746544%64.7%5624163.888889%63.888889%63.9%1,6334260.441527%60.441527%60.4%1,0134359.975470%59.975470%60.0%1,4674459.574468%59.574468%59.6%9804558.726753%58.726753%58.7%8214652.988583%52.988583%53.0%7894749.243697%49.243697%49.2%2934840.138408%40.138408%40.1%3484933.656510%33.656510%33.7%48650