According to numbers released on October 4, 2012 by the federal government's Bureau of Labor Statistics, Webster County has the second highest unemployment rate among West Virginia's 55 counties.
Webster's 11.6% unemployment rate was second only to Boone County's 11.9% rate. Six other counties also had rates in of 10% or more.
Monongalia County has the lowest rate at 5.2%
State-wide, West Virginia's unemployment rate ticked up to 7.6%, which is slightly below the national average of 7.8%.
Candidates for public office representing Webster County need to inform voters of their plans to reduce Webster's unacceptably high unemployment rate.
This is proof that we need to replace the head of the Webster Economic Development Authority.
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