Institute, WV jobs, layoffs and employers
Institute layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Institute in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Institute
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| West Virginia State University | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Institute. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Kanawha County economy
4.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.4% the month before
77,933
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
178,198
people in Kanawha County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$58,887
median household income
Source: Census ACS
41%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
More cities in Kanawha County
- Charleston76 jobs
- St. Albans5 jobs
- Eskdale4 jobs
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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.