Harrison County, WV jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meHarrison County economy
3.0%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.6% the month before
31,280
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
65,407
people in Harrison County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$58,326
median household income
Source: Census ACS
38%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Harrison 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 4.9% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 2.5% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.0%, down 0.6 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+484 jobs), admin & staffing (+306 jobs)
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Harrison County layoffs
1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
200
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECM Energy Services | Bridgeport | 200 | — | State record |
Employers hiring most in Harrison 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.
- Veterans Health Administration3 open roles
- Agile Defense2 open roles
- American Systems2 open roles
- Amsted2 open roles
- ANTERO RESOURCES2 open roles
- ClearanceJobs2 open roles
- Teksynap2 open roles
- BrightSpring Health Services1 open role
- Charter Communications1 open role
- Dollar General1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Harrison 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).
- Region VI Workforce Investment Board
Barbour, Braxton, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, Marion, Monongalia, Preston, Randolph, Taylor, Tucker, Upshur
WorkForce WV - Clarksburg
Clarksburg · Affiliate · 1-800-252-5627
8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., M - TH, 9:00-5pm, Fri
Cities in Harrison County
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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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