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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Mid-Atlantic > West Virginia, Ohio > Parkersburg

Parkersburg

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Parkersburg Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Mar 2025
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Jul 2025
West Virginia Job Openings and Labor Turnover — June 2024 Employment, Unemployment News Release Aug 2024
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Economy at a Glance:
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV
Data Series Back
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Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 38.6 38.4 38.3 38.9 (p)38.8  

Employment(1)

 36.7 36.6 36.7 37.5 (p)37.4  

Unemployment(1)

 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.4 (p)1.4  

Unemployment Rate(2)

 5.0 4.6 4.2 3.6 (p)3.6  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 37.8 38.0 38.1 38.4 38.5 (p)38.6

12-month % change

 0.3 0.5 -0.3 0.3 -1.3 (p)-0.5

Manufacturing(3)

 2.9 3.0 2.9 3.0 2.9 (p)2.9

12-month % change

 -3.3 0.0 -3.3 3.4 -3.3 (p)-3.3

Education and Health Services(3)

 7.7 7.7 7.8 7.8 7.8 (p)7.9

12-month % change

 2.7 2.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 (p)3.9

Government(3)

 7.3 7.4 7.4 7.6 7.5 (p)7.3

12-month % change

 -2.7 -1.3 -2.6 2.7 -3.8 (p)1.4

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(p) Preliminary