Cabell County, WV jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meCabell County economy
3.3%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.9% the month before
42,130
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
93,300
people in Cabell County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$52,828
median household income
Source: Census ACS
41%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Cabell 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 3.9% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 3.2% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.3%, down 0.6 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+924 jobs)
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Cabell County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Cabell County 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.
Employers hiring most in Cabell 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.
- Encompass Health3 open roles
- Veterans Health Administration3 open roles
- Abbott1 open role
- Alcon1 open role
- Ambs Chemical Search1 open role
- Bimbo Bakeries USA1 open role
- C. J. Hughes Construction Company1 open role
- CITCO Water1 open role
- Confidential1 open role
- Dinsmore & Shohl1 open role
Colleges in Cabell County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall University | Huntington | Public 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Cabell County. 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).
- South Western West Virginia Region Workforce Investment Board
Boone, Cabell, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Putnam, Wayne
Cities in Cabell County
Other West Virginia counties
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See your options after a layoffSources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from West Virginia’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. West Virginia unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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