Workforce Development

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%.

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Community College Receives Federal, State Grants For Workforce Development

BridgeValley Community and Technical College is expanding workforce development programs in highway construction and welding thanks to federal and state grants.

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House Education Debates Limiting Funding For Low-Earning Degrees

Under a provision of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, colleges will lose access to federal student loans if graduates do not earn more than people with only a high school diploma. A House bill aims to bring state funding of post-secondary education in line with those new federal standards.

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2025 Brought Achievements and Challenges, Morrisey Says

Gov. Patrick Morrisey laid out some of the state's top accomplishments of 2025 -- and hinted at changes to come in the year ahead.

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