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West Virginia’s overall unemployment rate is tied with the national average at 4.2%, but a few counties in the state are much higher and some are lower.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe unemployment rate in West Virginia has fallen each of the last four months. But fewer West Virginians are actually working.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWest Virginia's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.4% in April. That is one tenth lower than last month. Nationally, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged over the month at 4.3% in April.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsEach of the state’s 55 counties saw a significant decrease in the local unemployment rate from February to March.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsUnemployment 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 NewsFor the just-released month of February, unemployment rose a tenth to 4.7%. These are seasonally adjusted numbers.
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