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Unemployment in the US by State (June 2023) The list of U.S. states and territories by unemployment rate compares the seasonally adjusted unemployment rates by state and territory, sortable by name, rate, and change. Data are provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in its Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment publication.
Virginia: 63.0 1.8 13 ... West Virginia: 52.5 1.3 See also. List of U.S. states and territories by unemployment rate; Job creation index; JOLTS report; References
West Virginia's unemployment rate in August 2019 was 4.6%, the lowest since the start of the Great Recession. [9] As a result of the COVID pandemic, West Virginia's unemployment rate had risen to 6.1% in December 2020, [10] which, by November 2022, had improved from pre-pandemic levels, reported at 4.1%. [11]
West Virginia's unemployed people will need to do more to prove they are searching for jobs to collect state benefits under a new law that will take effect later this year. A controversial bill ...
If you've recently lost your job in West Virginia, you may be eligible for West Virginia Unemployment Insurance benefits. This is a guide to filing your claim for West Virginia unemployment benefits.
May 15—CHARLESTON — Federal benefits for those now on unemployment in West Virginia will end June 19, and a $1,000 incentive bonus for people to return to work is also being considered. Gov ...
The Bureau of Labor was established within the Department of the Interior on June 27, 1884, to collect information about employment and labor. Its creation under the Bureau of Labor Act (23 Stat. 60) stemmed from the findings of U.S. Senator Henry W. Blair's "Labor and Capital Hearings", which examined labor issues and working conditions in the U.S. [6] Statistician Carroll D. Wright became ...
West Virginia is the 10th-smallest state by area and ranks as the 12th-least populous state, with a population of 1,769,979 residents. [5] The capital and most populous city is Charleston with a population of 49,055. West Virginia was admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863, and was a key border state during the American Civil War.