Ghent, WV jobs, layoffs and employers
Jobs in Ghent
- News AnchorNexstar Media Group
- Producer I, NewsNexstar Media Group
- Digital Content Executive ProducerNexstar Media Group
- Aviation Maintenance Program Director/InstructorNew River Community and Technical College
Employers hiring most in Ghent
- Nexstar Media Group3 open roles
- New River Community and Technical College1 open role
Ghent layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Ghent in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Ghent. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Region 1 Workforce Development Board
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Raleigh County economy
4.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.6% the month before
29,559
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
73,666
people in Raleigh County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$52,055
median household income
Source: Census ACS
37%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: WARN notices from West Virginia’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures.