CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A majority of the state’s 55 counties showed an increase in unemployment in November.
According to to county jobless numbers released Friday by WorkForce West Virginia, 26 counties had an increase in joblessness last month, 21 counties showed a decrease while eight counties remained the same.
The counties with the highest unemployment last month were McDowell (9.2), Calhoun (8.8) and Wyoming (8.0) counties. The county with the lowest unemployment rate was Jefferson County (2.9).
WorkForce West Virginia released the overall state unemployment rate for November, 4.6 percent, last week. That was unchanged from October.