Brooke County, WV jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Brooke County economy
4.6%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.3% the month before
9,613
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
22,053
people in Brooke County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$52,116
median household income
Source: Census ACS
31%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Brooke County layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Brooke County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Employers hiring most in Brooke County
Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.
- GPAC2 open roles
- FNB Corp/Pa/1 open role
- Justrite Manufacturing1 open role
Colleges in Brooke County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethany College | Bethany | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Brooke County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Northern Panhandle Workforce Development Board
Brooke, Hancock, Marshall, Ohio, Tyler, Wetzel
Cities in Brooke County
Other West Virginia counties
Laid off or looking for work in Brooke County?
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See your options after a layoffSources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from West Virginia’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.