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February 2010 West Virginia Unemployment Analysis

Localetrends monthly report on the state of unemployment in West Virginia Cities and Counties. Overall, West Virginia unemployment levels increased to 10.50% from 8.60% in the period from January to February 2010.
Over the six month period from October to February 2010, West Virginia unemployment levels increased from 8.10% to 10.50%.
At the county level, Calhoun County had the highest level of unemployment in West Virginia at 21.30%, while Monongalia County had the lowest level of unemployment among West Virginia counties at 5.80%.
Over the last month Calhoun County experienced the largest increase in unemployment levels in the state of West Virginia with an increase from 15.90% to 21.30%, while
Pocahontas County experienced the largest decrease in unemployment levels with a change from 13.60% to 12.30%.
Over the previous six month period from October to February, Calhoun County experienced the largest increase in unemployment levels in West Virginia with an increase from 13.10% to 21.30%.
Over the previous six month period from October to February, McDowell County experienced the largest decline in unemployment levels in West Virginia with an decrease from 14.50% to 13.00%.
Over the previous one year period from February to February, Calhoun County experienced the largest increase in unemployment levels in West Virginia with an increase from 12.00% to 21.30%.
At the West Virginia city level, Parkersburg had the highest level of unemployment at 13.10%,
while Morgantown had the lowest level of unemployment at 9.20%.
Over the last month, Wheeling experienced the largest increase in unemployment levels with an increase from 7.90% to 9.90%.
Over the previous six month period from October to February, the city of Charleston had the biggest increase in unemployment levels with an increase from 7.70% to 10.30%,
The city of Parkersburg had the biggest increase in unemployment levels in West Virginia year over year, moving up from 7.20% to 13.10%,
while no cities in West Virginia saw a decrease in unemployment over the last year.

Data for all Counties and Cities is listed below. Locations that had a month over month increase in unemployment are highlighted in red, locations that saw a decrease in unemployment are highlighted in green.