Exponent-Telegram – West Virginia has added more than 3,000 jobs since last August, and the state has seen a slight drop in its unemployment rate, bringing it below the national average, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.
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However, the state still trails the nation in terms of average job growth and home value growth.
“West Virginia has tended to lag the nation along a lot of metrics,” said West Virginia University economist John Deskins.
