Overall unemployment rate moved up to 5.6% with the biggest shift in Education & Healthcare, which lost 200 roles, based on the most recently available information published in March 2022.
Total employment in the Wheeling, WV-OH market declined by 1,848 jobs in January and the unemployment rate increased compared to the prior month by 200 bps to 5.6%. The national unemployment rate increased by 74 bps over the same time to 4.4%.
- Wheeling, WV-OH unemployment rate is 117 bps above the national rate which is a negative sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 210 bps below the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a positive.
- Average wages (per hour) grew in January versus prior month by 3.7% and are down compared to last year at this time in the market.
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs declined by -1.7%. Key sectors include:
- Education & Healthcare: 11,000; -200
- Government: 9,300; -200
- Manufacturing: 3,000; no change
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through January 2022 (Data published March 2022 and reports created on March 18, 2022). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.