Calhoun has an unemployment rate of 23.6%

Historically, over 25 years, Calhoun has had one of highest unemployment rates in WV, generally during the winter months when oil and gas field and construction workers would be laid-off.

Now those workers are on the unemployment list for April, mostly due to a slow down of natural gas work and COVID-19.

The unemployment list is based on those currently drawing unemployment, a decades long system that does not include the unemployed no longer able to get benefits.

RATES FOR NEIGHBORING COUNTIES:

Roane - 19.7%

Wirt 16.1%

Gilmer - 14.6%

Braxton - 17.0%

Clay - 19.6%

Ritchie - 13.3%