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Hardy County, WV jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Hardy County’s unemployment rate is 3.2%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 8 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Hardy County economy

  • 3.2%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.7% the month before

  • 7,541

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 14,236

    people in Hardy County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $49,302

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 29%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Hardy County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Hardy County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Hardy 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.

  1. Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Company3 open roles
  2. Manpower2 open roles
  3. Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust1 open role
  4. Express Employment Professionals Defunct1 open role
  5. Manpower Group1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Hardy County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

  • Region 7 Workforce Development Board/Career One Stop

    Moorefield · Comprehensive · 304-530-3917

    Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Cities in Hardy County

Other West Virginia counties

All of West Virginia

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Sources: 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.