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McDowell County, WV jobs, unemployment and layoffs

McDowell County’s unemployment rate is 10.6%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 1 open professional jobs are in its cities.

McDowell County economy

  • 10.6%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    11.6% the month before

  • 3,308

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 18,413

    people in McDowell County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $29,980

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 29%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

McDowell County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming McDowell 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 McDowell 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. Wexford Health Sources1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Cities in McDowell County

Other West Virginia counties

All of West Virginia

Laid off or looking for work in McDowell 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.