Mercer County, WV jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Mercer County economy
4.3%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.8% the month before
22,658
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
59,062
people in Mercer County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$47,799
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Mercer County layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Mercer 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 Mercer 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.
- LB&B1 open role
- WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital1 open role
Colleges in Mercer County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluefield State University | Bluefield | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Concord University | Athens | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Mercer County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Region 1 Workforce Development Board
Fayette, Greenbrier, McDowell, Mercer, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Raleigh, Summers, Webster, Wyoming
WorkForce WV - Mercer
Princeton · Comprehensive
Monday - Thursday 8:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m., Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Cities in Mercer County
Other West Virginia counties
Laid off or looking for work in Mercer 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.