WV HAS ROSY EMPLOYMENT PICTURE

(08/14/2008)

Officials are painting a rather rosy picture, with West Virginia's jobless rate dropping to 4.2 percent. The unemployment rate fell over one percent in July from a 5.5 percent rate in June. WorkForce said the goods-producing sector posted employment gains in natural resources, mining and construction, while manufacturing lost 300 jobs. Other losses in the service-providing sector included 300 jobs in educational and health services, 400 jobs in trade, transportation and utilities. Service industry jobs related to leisure and hospitality added 800 jobs. The government uses an employment model that excludes workers after the quit receiving unemployment benefits.

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