Washington, WV jobs, layoffs and employers
Jobs in Washington
Employers hiring most in Washington
Washington layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Washington 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 Washington. 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
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
- Parkersburg15 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.