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Unemployment rate went up in all 55 counties in January

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — WorkForce West Virginia released county-by-county unemployment numbers for January Wednesday.

Unemployment rates increased in all 55 counties. Calhoun County (15.7) and Clay County (11.6) had the two highest unemployment rates

The state’s overall rate was 5.6 percent. There were two counties, Berkeley (3.9) and Jefferson (3.4), below four pecent unemployment.





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