Monday, October 22, 2007
Unemployment Rate in Southern WV Coalfields Decrease.
Despite having unemployment figures above the state average of four percent. Counties in our listening area reported less residents out of work. McDowell has the highest unemployment rate. Mingo County has the eighth highest. Here are the following figures for the month of September for counties in the listening area.
Mingo: 5.3 % = -1.5 %
Logan : 5.0% = -0.8 %
McDowell : 7.4% = -1.1%
Wayne : 4.1% = -1.1%
Monongalia and Hampshire had the lowest at 2.9 %
Mingo: 5.3 % = -1.5 %
Logan : 5.0% = -0.8 %
McDowell : 7.4% = -1.1%
Wayne : 4.1% = -1.1%
Monongalia and Hampshire had the lowest at 2.9 %
# posted by Joe Kinzer @ 11:39 AM 
