Longview Times

Upshur County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.8% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 858 people out of the 40,781 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 6% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Upshur County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.3%.

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

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	858	4.8%
Employed	17,069	95.2%
Employed in civilian labor force	17,069	95.2%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%