West Virginia Unemployment Rate Lowest Since 2008

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dipped one-tenth of a percentage point to 4.7% in June.
WorkForce West Virginia says it’s the lowest rate for the state since October 2008.
The number of unemployed state residents fell by 500 last month to 37,300. Total nonfarm employment has increased by 12,000 since May 2018.
In the goods-producing sector, there were job gains of 1,100 in construction, 200 in mining and logging and 100 in manufact