Parkersburg, WV jobs, layoffs and employers
Jobs in Parkersburg
- Medical Director - part timeWexford Health Sources
- Vice President of Information Technology, ManufacturingConfidential
- Estate Planning AttorneyAspen Careers
- VP of IT – Manufacturing (5989)NextPath Career Partners
- Sales Representative - UniformCintas
- Benefits and Leave SpecialistWestbrook Health Services
- Account ManagerApplied Industrial Technologies
- Director Government AffairsHighmark Health
- Sales Representative - Facility ServicesCintas
- Client Service AssociateJackson Hewitt
Employers hiring most in Parkersburg
- Airgas2 open roles
- Cintas2 open roles
- Highmark Health2 open roles
- Applied Industrial Technologies1 open role
- Aspen Careers1 open role
- Confidential1 open role
- Jackson Hewitt1 open role
- NextPath Career Partners1 open role
- Service Corp Intl1 open role
- Texas Roadhouse1 open role
Parkersburg layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Parkersburg 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 Parkersburg
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| West Virginia University at Parkersburg | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Parkersburg. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Workforce Development Board Mid-Ohio Valley
Calhoun, Clay, Jackson, Mason, Pleasants, Ritchie, Roane, Wirt, Wood
WorkForce WV - Parkersburg
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Wood County economy
4.1%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.5% the month before
35,736
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
83,829
people in Wood County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$56,193
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
More cities in Wood County
- Washington3 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.