By Damian Phillips, WV News
RICHMOND, Va. (WV News) — West Virginia has added more than 3,000 jobs since last August, and the state has seen a slight drop in the unemployment rate, bringing it below the national average, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.
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.
According to data published by the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce in its 2025 “Campaign for Jobs Digest,” West Virginia has had the third-lowest rate of job growth over the last 10 years.
But Deskins said it’s “still a good sign that we’re growing.”
