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

Wheeling

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published

Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	May 2026
County Employment and Wages in Ohio — Third Quarter 2025	Employment, Pay	News Release	Mar 2026
West Virginia Job Openings and Labor Turnover — December 2025	Employment, Unemployment	News Release	Feb 2026

Wheeling, WV-OH Economy at a Glance:

Wheeling, WV-OH
Data Series	Back Data	Oct 2025	Nov 2025	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026	Mar 2026
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(2)-	59.2	(p)58.8	57.1	(p)57.6
Employment(1)		(2)-	56.6	(p)56.2	54.0	(p)54.3
Unemployment(1)		(2)-	2.6	(p)2.6	3.1	(p)3.4
Unemployment Rate(3)		(2)-	4.5	(p)4.5	5.4	(p)5.8
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		60.4	60.8	60.3	58.9	58.8	(p)58.9
12-month % change		-1.0	-0.7	-1.1	0.0	-0.7	(p)-1.0
Manufacturing(4)		3.0	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9	(p)3.0
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	-3.3	-3.3	(p)0.0
Education and Health Services(4)		11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	(p)11.8
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	1.7	1.7	(p)1.7
Government(4)		9.9	10.1	9.6	9.4	9.5	(p)9.6
12-month % change		-2.0	-1.0	-5.9	-2.1	-4.0	(p)-3.0
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary