Mingo County, WV jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Mingo County’s unemployment rate is 7.6%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Mingo County economy

7.6%
unemployment, Aug 2026
7.8% the month before
6,785
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
22,979
people in Mingo County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$39,527
median household income
Source: Census ACS
28%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Mingo County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Mingo 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

Workforce development and job centers

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

South Western West Virginia Region Workforce Investment Board
Boone, Cabell, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Putnam, Wayne

Other West Virginia counties

All of West Virginia

Laid off or looking for work in Mingo 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.