Parkersburg, WV jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Mechanical Engineer & MI-QA LeadChemours
- Chemical Process EngineerChemours
- Regional Engineering Manager-Mid-AmericaChemours
- Operations Manager (Monomer)Chemours
- Sr. Maintenance Engineer - ElectricalChemours
- Sr. Maintenance Engineer - MechanicalChemours
- Director Government AffairsHighmark
- Medical Director - part timeWexford Health Sources
- Contract Director of Nursing (DON)Talented Medical Solutions
- Mortgage Loan Officer - Parkersburg, WVHuntington Bank
Employers hiring most in Parkersburg
- Chemours6 open roles
- Applied Industrial Technologies1 open role
- Aspen Careers1 open role
- Bureau of the Fiscal Service1 open role
- Cintas1 open role
- GetMed Staffing1 open role
- Highmark1 open role
- Huntington Bank1 open role
- Klie Law Offices1 open role
- Talented Medical Solutions1 open role
Parkersburg layoffs
No layoff notices naming Parkersburg in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Parkersburg
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| West Virginia University at Parkersburg | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Wood County outlook: Steady
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 3.6% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 2.1% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.6%, down 0.4 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+654 jobs)
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Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Parkersburg. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Laid off in West Virginia? How to file for unemployment in West Virginia (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
- Workforce Development Board Mid-Ohio Valley
Calhoun, Clay, Jackson, Mason, Pleasants, Ritchie, Roane, Wirt, Wood
WorkForce WV - Parkersburg
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Wood County economy
3.6%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.0% the month before
35,584
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
83,829
people in Wood County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$56,193
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: Layoff notices from West Virginia’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures. West Virginia unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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