Editing Keyser, West Virginia (section)

== Economy ==
As of 2016, approximately 11 percent of Keyser's workers were employed in manufacturing jobs in or around Keyser. Another 20 percent worked in health care or personal care and service. A little less than 20 percent worked in sales and food service. About 17 percent worked in a combination of education, training, administrative, and social service. The remainder of the workforce was spread across trucking, management, maintenance and repair, and other industries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://datausa.io/profile/geo/keyser-wv/#economy|title=Data USA: Keyser, WV}}</ref> The poverty rate in Keyser was 27.4 percent. Its median household income was $28,378.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://datausa.io/profile/geo/keyser-wv/|title=Data USA: Keyser, WV}}</ref>

Among the largest companies employing Keyser residents are:

* [[Northrop Grumman]], which operates [[Allegany Ballistics Laboratory]] in nearby [[Rocket Center, West Virginia]], producing rocket motors, warheads, and fuses for the military, with more than 500 employees.  
* WVU Medicine Potomac Valley Hospital, with more than 200 employees.
* [[Walmart|Wal-Mart Stores]], with more than 200 employees.
* [[Potomac State College of West Virginia University]], with more than 100 employees.
* Mineral County Board of Education, with more than 100 employees.
* Keyser Healthcare Center by CommuniCare, which operates a nursing home, with more than 100 employees.
* Automated Packaging Systems, which manufactures bag packaging systems, with more than 100 employees.
* [[West Virginia Department of Transportation|West Virginia Department of Highways]], with more than 100 employees.
*Information Manufacturing Inc., with more than 100 employees.
* Lumber and Things, which manufactures wooden pallets and skids, with more than 100 employees.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wvcommerce.org/business/siteselector/communityprofiles/county/MINERAL/29/default.aspx|title=West Virginia Department of Commerce - Mineral County}}</ref>