Marion County, WV jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meMarion County economy
3.4%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.2% the month before
25,469
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
56,042
people in Marion County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$67,537
median household income
Source: Census ACS
37%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Marion 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 3.3% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 1.2% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.4%, down 0.8 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+348 jobs)
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- Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
- Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
- Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Marion County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Marion 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 Marion 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.
- FirstEnergy Akron8 open roles
- Allpointsllc1 open role
- Applied Industrial Technologies1 open role
- Aventis Solutions1 open role
- Builders FirstSource1 open role
- PQMD1 open role
- Service Wire1 open role
Colleges in Marion County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairmont State University | Fairmont | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Marion 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 - Fairmont
Fairmont · Comprehensive · 1-800-252-5627
8:30am to 5:00pm Mon-Thurs : 9:00am to 5:00pm Friday
Cities in Marion 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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