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All West Virginia Counties See Jobless Rate Decrease

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Unemployment rates fell in all 55 of West Virginia's counties in September.
 
WorkForce West Virginia says that at 11 percent, Mingo County was the only one with a jobless rate in the double digits.
 
Counties with an unemployment rate below 5 percent included Harrison (4.9), Putnam (4.9), Preston (4.7), Jefferson (4.6), Pendleton (4.3) and Monongalia (4.1).
 
The state's seasonally adjusted jobless rate in September was 6.6 percent.