Allegheny Highlands Today

Upshur County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 587 people out of the 23,965 living in Upshur County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Upshur County has decreased compared to the 5.8% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 9,899 people who had a job during that time, 27 were employed in the Armed Forces and 9,872 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	587	5.6%
Employed	9,899	94.4%
Employed in civilian labor force	9,872	94.1%
Employed in armed forces	27	0.3%