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Wirt County has surpassed Mason County
to lead the state in unemployment.
According to the state Bureau of
Employment Programs, Wirt's jobless rate
in September was 13.1%.
Mason County had led the state in
unemployment the previous four months.
Mason County dropped to third with an
11.8% jobless rate.
Calhoun County was second with 12%.
Other counties recording double-digit
unemployment in September were Mingo
at 11%, Lincoln 10.1%
and Clay with 10%.
Monongalia County had the lowest
unemployment rate in September at 2.6%.
Other counties with better than average
unemployment rates were Hardy at
2.8%, Morgan and Hancock each
had 3.1%,
Jefferson 3.3%,
Ohio 3.4%, Tyler 3.8%
and Brooke with 4.2%.
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