Monongalia County, WV jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Monongalia County’s unemployment rate is 3.2%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 59 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Monongalia County economy

3.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.7% the month before
56,304
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
106,520
people in Monongalia County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$62,704
median household income
Source: Census ACS
52%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Monongalia County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Monongalia 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 Monongalia 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.

Ascensionrs4 open roles
Encompass Health3 open roles
Langan3 open roles
WVU Medicine3 open roles
Clinical Magnet2 open roles
Creative Financial Staffing2 open roles
Learfield2 open roles
Midland-Marvel Recruiters2 open roles
Pierpont Place - McKinney Properties2 open roles
United Bank2 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Monongalia County

West Virginia University5,001–20,000 employees

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Colleges in Monongalia County

Colleges in Monongalia County
College	City	Type	Students
West Virginia University	Morgantown	Public 4-year	20,000+

Workforce development and job centers

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

Region VI Workforce Investment Board
Barbour, Braxton, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, Marion, Monongalia, Preston, Randolph, Taylor, Tucker, Upshur

WorkForce WV - Morgantown
Morgantown · Comprehensive
Mon-Thurs. 8:30 am-5:00 pm; Fri 9:00 am- 5:00 pm

Cities in Monongalia County

Morgantown59 jobs

Other West Virginia counties

All of West Virginia

Laid off or looking for work in Monongalia 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.