Economy

How many job openings are there in ?

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About 40,000, as of July 2025. The number of job openings decreased by 5,000 from July 2024. A “job opening” is defined as a position open on the last business day of the month. To be considered “open,” a job must meet three conditions: (1) There’s work available for the position; (2) The job could start within 30 days; and (3) The employer is actively recruiting.

40K

job openings in West Virginia (July 2025)

5K

fewer unfilled jobs in West Virginia in July 2025 than in July 2024
The number of job openings is one measure of employer demand for workers and is a commonly referred-to economic indicator. An increase in the number of job openings often indicates the economy is growing, while a decline may indicate slowed growth.

The number of job openings in West Virginia has declined over the last year.

Monthly job openings (seasonally adjusted) in West Virginia, December 2000–July 2025

Following the Great Recession, monthly job openings in West Virginia increased from 16,000 in January 2010 to 44,000 in February 2020. By April 2020, job openings had dropped to 35,000. Job openings in West Virginia then reached all-time highs during recovery from the COVID-19 recession. In July 2025, there were 40,000 job openings, down 11.1% from one year prior.
The job openings rate is another way to consider this data. It tells us what percentage of all jobs, filled and unfilled, were open during a given time period. This allows for better comparisons across time, industries, and places by adjusting for differences in the size of the working population.

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A higher share of jobs were open in West Virginia than in the US overall in July.

Job openings rate (seasonally adjusted), July 2025

In July 2025, 5.3% of all jobs in West Virginia were unfilled. This was 1.0 percentage points higher than the job openings rate US-wide.
Job openings also differ across states and regions for many reasons, including differing economies and dominating industries. West Virginia’s July job openings rate was higher than 46 states.

In July 2025, West Virginia's job openings rate was higher than 46 states.

Seasonally adjusted job openings rate by state, July 2025

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The analysis was generated with the help of AI and reviewed by USAFacts for accuracy.

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