New Bishop Has Existing Connections To W.Va.
Evelio Menjivar-Ayala will serve as the tenth Bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston — which encompasses all of West Virginia — starting in July.
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Unemployment Rate Falls, But Workers Do Too
Unemployment fell from 4.7% in February to 4.5% for March. Nationally, unemployment fell by a tenth to 4.3%.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsUnemployment Ticks Up For February
For the just-released month of February, unemployment rose a tenth to 4.7%. These are seasonally adjusted numbers.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsUnemployment Varies Widely By W.Va. Counties
A new set of delayed January unemployment figures for West Virginia is out. Some counties are below the national average, but many are not.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsPanel Explores Data Center Development In State, This West Virginia Morning
A panel discussion consisting of community, political and data center industry leaders Tuesday night at Shepherd University has reignited the debate over local control of data center development in the state. Also, WorkForce West Virginia has released state unemployment figures for January. And, Amazon this week celebrated the grand openings of two news operations facilities in West Virginia.
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W.Va. Unemployment Rate Holds Steady
After a nearly three-month delay, WorkForce West Virginia has released state unemployment figures for January. The newly released numbers show that for the month of January, West Virginia’s unemployment rate remained at 4.6%.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsW.Va. Lost More Jobs Than Any Other State Last Year, Labor Bureau Says
New data suggests West Virginia is losing more jobs than any other state. In a one-year span, the number of jobs within West Virginia fell by roughly 9,400 positions.
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