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Harrison County, WV jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Harrison County’s unemployment rate is 3.5%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 33 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Harrison County economy

  • 3.5%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.9% the month before

  • 31,471

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 65,407

    people in Harrison County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $58,326

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 38%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Harrison County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Harrison 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 Harrison 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. Veterans Health Administration3 open roles
  2. Agile Defense2 open roles
  3. ANTERO RESOURCES2 open roles
  4. Data Intelligence2 open roles
  5. Teksynap2 open roles
  6. The MITRE2 open roles
  7. Amsted Canada1 open role
  8. Amsted Rail1 open role
  9. Amsted Rail1 open role
  10. Baker Tilly1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • WorkForce WV - Clarksburg

    Clarksburg · Affiliate · 1-800-252-5627

    8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., M - TH, 9:00-5pm, Fri

Cities in Harrison County

Other West Virginia counties

All of West Virginia

Laid off or looking for work in Harrison County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

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.