The number of counties reporting an unemployment rate considered much worse than average when compared to the state rate declined slightly. This group included Wyoming (13.0 percent), Jackson (13.2 percent), Calhoun (13.4 percent), Wetzel (13.5 percent), Mason (13.6 percent), and McDowell (14.1 percent).
The number of counties recording an unemployment rate considered better than average when compared to the state rate was unchanged. This group included Gilmer (7.2 percent), Kanawha (7.2 percent), Mercer (7.2 percent), Monroe (7.2 percent), Jefferson (7.0 percent), Marion (7.0 percent), and Putnam (6.9 percent). Once again, Monongalia (5.0 percent) was the sole county recording an unemployment rate considered much better than average when compared to the state rate.
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