Kanawha County, WV jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Kanawha County’s unemployment rate is 4.0%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 88 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Kanawha County economy

4.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.4% the month before
77,933
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
178,198
people in Kanawha County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$58,887
median household income
Source: Census ACS
41%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Kanawha County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Kanawha 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 Kanawha 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.

Nexstar Media Group4 open roles
Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys3 open roles
Powerx3 open roles
Sinclair3 open roles
Worley Group3 open roles
Army National Guard Units2 open roles
Aspen Careers2 open roles
Charleston Area Medical Center2 open roles
CyberCoders2 open roles
Graybar2 open roles

Colleges in Kanawha County

Colleges in Kanawha County
College	City	Type	Students
University of Charleston	Charleston	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
West Virginia State University	Institute	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

Region III Workforce Development Board of Kanawha County, Inc.
Kanawha

Workforce WV - Charleston
Charleston · Comprehensive
Monday through Friday 8:30 to 4:30

Cities in Kanawha County

Other West Virginia counties

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Laid off or looking for work in Kanawha County?

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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.