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Jobs Count, a publication of the West Virginia Center on Budget & Policy, provides a monthly update on the state of working West Virginia.

April 2012 Update

Jobs CountIn this Issue...

West Virginia's Slow Recovery from the Recession Includes Different Employment Make-Up

As 2012 progresses, West Virginia struggles to recover from the Great Recession, finding it difficult to hold on to gains in employment. Interestingly, the make-up of the state's employment has changed over the past few years, with losses in  construction and manufacturing to gains in health care, education and mining.

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