CALHOUN LEADS STATE IN UNEMPLOYMENT - Jefferson The Lowest |
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Calhoun had highest unemployment in January at 21.8% and Jefferson
County had
the lowest at 2.6%. Other figures for regional counties in January: Braxton 13.3 Clay 11.5 Gilmer 8.7 Ritchie 11.4 Roane 18.0 Wirt 12.8 Unemployment in southern coal counties: Boone 7.7 McDowell 8.3 Mingo 8.2 Wyoming 8.0 The average unemployment for West Virginia was 6.6 %.
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