West Virginia’s economic recovery from the Great Recession is far from complete. In 2010, the state suffered its highest unemployment rate in 16 years and the prospects of finding gainful employment were among the lowest in the nation. Many more West Virginians slipped into poverty over the recession’s course but the situation would have been much worse had [read more]
According to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, the state has received money from the federal economic stimulus funds. The funds are to provide families that qualify with a one-time payment of $500. Those families who qualify will get a letter in the mail later this month from the DHHR. The one-time [read more]
West Virginia can draw down $22 million in Recovery Act funds if it changes its unemployment insurance system,which was designed in the 1930s, to reflect the modern workforce. Specifically, we can receive the money if we extend eligibility to people seeking only part-time work and to people who had to leave work due to domestic [read more]
Human services such as Food Stamps, CalWORKs and General Assistance provide a boost to the state’s economy, with an estimated $1.32 in economic activity generated for every dollar spent, according to a new study released by Beacon Economics via Food Stamps, CalWORKS Boost Economy, report claims -Roseville California News including Rocklin and Placer County. Well [read more]
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