Raleigh County, WV jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Raleigh County’s unemployment rate is 3.7%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 19 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Raleigh County economy

3.7%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.4% the month before
29,606
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
73,666
people in Raleigh County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$52,055
median household income
Source: Census ACS
37%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Raleigh 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 7.1% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 3.5% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.7%, down 0.7 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+661 jobs), mining & energy (+353 jobs)

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Raleigh County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Raleigh 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.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Raleigh 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.

New River Community and Technical College5 open roles
Amazon1 open role
City National Bank of West Virginia1 open role
Clear Global Solutions1 open role
CRH Public1 open role
Diiirect1 open role
IBEX1 open role
LifePoint Health1 open role
Lifepoint Health Careers1 open role
OHB System1 open role

Colleges in Raleigh County

Colleges in Raleigh County
College	City	Type	Students
West Virginia University Institute of Technology	Beckley	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999
Appalachian Bible College	Mount Hope	Private non-profit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Raleigh 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 1 Workforce Development Board
Fayette, Greenbrier, McDowell, Mercer, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Raleigh, Summers, Webster, Wyoming

WorkForce WV - Beckley
Beckley · Comprehensive
Monday - Thursday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm, Friday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

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Sources: 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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