The unemployment rate for Webster County dropped slightly to 14.4% for the month of February, 2013, down from January's rate of 14.6%.
Webster County had the second highest unemployment rate in the State. Clay County's rate of 17 % was highest. Other counties with rates in excess of 12 percent included: Calhoun, 14.3%; Wirt, 14.1%; Roane, 13.2%; Grant, 12.5%; and Mason, 12.2%. Counties with unemployment rates less than six percent included Jefferson, 5.1%, and Monongalia, 4.9%.
The state-wide unemployment rate also dropped slightly to 7.3% in February, down from January's 7.4%.
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