The Register-Herald: It takes a village

The Register-Herald: It takes a village

OAK HILL — There are plenty of bad statistics about West Virginia.

One of the most alarming? The state’s workforce participation rate is 53 percent — nearly 10 percent below the national average.
Some argue the low workforce rate is because of a lack of jobs; others argue jobs in the state are going unfilled due to the lack of qualified applicants.