Allegheny Highlands Today

Pocahontas County recorded an unemployment rate of 9.3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 268 people out of the 8,006 living in Pocahontas County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Pocahontas County has increased compared to the 7% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Pocahontas County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 6.4%.

Everyone who had a job at the time belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	268	9.3%
Employed	2,601	90.7%
Employed in civilian labor force	2,601	90.7%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%