Locally, West Virginians have long been aware that our labor force participation rate trails that of the rest of the nation.

In 2023, West Virginia’s unemployment rate fell as low as 3.3% for three months. Before Justice’s tenure, the state’s record low was 4.4%. It has been below that level since November 2021, all under ...

West Virginia ranks 50th in WalletHub’s 2025 report on the best and worst states for jobs. The report highlights growing ...

Members of the House Finance Committee narrowly advanced a bill that will reduce the amount of checks to unemployed people over time while also increasing the amount paid by employers into the state’s ...

Up against a deadline to move bills to the House of Delegates, senators changed a proposal to alter West Virginia’s unemployment safety net. Eric Nelson Senator Eric Nelson, who explained the latest ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — 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 ...

The West Virginia Senate prepares to vote on bills Wednesday for Crossover Day. (Photo courtesy of WV Legislative Photography) CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Senate spent the day slogging through its ...

A stack of bills sits on the podium of Senate President Craig Blair, R-Berkeley, on the final day of the 60-day legislative session. (Photo courtesy of WV Legislative Photography) CHARLESTON — The ...