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Nicholas County, WV jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Nicholas County’s unemployment rate is 4.6%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 2 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Nicholas County economy

  • 4.6%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    5.6% the month before

  • 9,431

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 24,446

    people in Nicholas County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $49,280

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 32%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Nicholas County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Nicholas 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 Nicholas 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. Camden Family Health1 open role
  2. The Hartford1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • WorkForce WV - Summersville

    Summersville · Comprehensive

    Mon - Thurs 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Friday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Cities in Nicholas County

Other West Virginia counties

All of West Virginia

Laid off or looking for work in Nicholas 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.