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By Job Gal | April 13, 2009
West Virginia
West Virginia is located in the Appalachian, Upland South and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. Charleston serves as the state capital and largest city. West Virginia is bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest and Pennsylvania and Maryland to the northeast.
American Indians were the first to inhabit West Virginia, followed by General Abram Wood’s party in 1671. The Shawnee Indians were fought during the Battle of Point Pleasant and attacks on American Indians continued until after the American Civil War. What is now West Virginia was historically contested territory, mainly between Pennsylvania and Virginia. The border dispute between the two states was eventually settled and led to the creation of Kentucky. Following the Wheeling Convention, West Virginia broke away from Virginia during the American Civil War and was admitted into the Union in 1863 as one of only two states admitted during the war.
Following Reconstruction, West Virginia benefited from the development of its mineral resources activity, and later bituminous coal was found in the state, which helped fuel the Industrial Revolution. The construction of several railroads helped increase the state’s population. Today, West Virginia is known for its nature spots, logging and coal mining industries and labor history. The state also has many outdoor recreational activities, including skiing, white water rafting, rock climbing, caving, fishing, hiking, mountain biking and hunting.
West Virginia’s Job Market
In 2006, West Virginia had a gross domestic product of $55.6 billion. Coal serves as one of the state’s major resources, as oil and natural gas production is minimal.
The state’s fastest-growing industries include: education and health services, government and mining and logging
Work Trends
West Virginia unemployment rate: 6 percent
National unemployment rate: 8.5 percent
Mean travel time to work: 26.2 minutes
West Virginia’s Largest Employers
Cabell Huntington Hospital (More)
1340 Hal Greer Boulevard
Huntington, WV 25701
KeyLogic Systems
446 Spruce St.
Morgantown, WV 26505
Mid-Atlantic Technology Research & Innovation Center
886 Chestnut Ridge Rd.
Morgantown, WV 26505
Mountaineer Casino Racetrack & Resort
Route 2
Chester, WV 26034
MPL Corporation
Brushy Fork Road
Buckhannon, WV 26201
St. Mary’s Medical Center
2900 First Avenue
Huntington, WV 25702
Snowshoe Mountain
10 Snowshoe Drive
Snowshoe, WV 26209
WesBanco, Inc.
1 Bank Plaza
Wheeling, WV 26003
Wheeling Hospital
1 Medical Park
Wheeling, WV 26003
Popular Local Job Search Sites
Cheezhead
JobCentral
Craigslist
CareerBuilder
West Virginia Division of Personnel
Job-Hunt.org
TopUSAJobs.com
JobOpenings.net
Surrounding Area Job Search
Morgantown, WV
Huntington, WV
Bluefield, WV
Clarksburg, WV
Charleston, WV
Ashburn, VA
Charlottesville, VA
Pittsburgh, PA
Morgantown, PA
Hagerstown, MD
Continuing Education
West Virginia University
Marshall University
Fairmont State University
Mountain State University
Shepherd University
Discovering West Virginia
New River Gorge Bridge Day
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
West Virginia Cultural Center
Kruger Street Toy & Train Museum
Oil & Gas Museum
West Virginia State Fair
West Virginia State Folk Festival
Appalachian String Band Festival
The Vandalia Gathering
Augusta Heritage Festival
West Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Wheeling Symphony Orchestra
West Virginia Statistics
Population
Population: 1,812,035
Persons under five-years old: 5.8 percent
Persons under 18-years old: 21.4 percent
Persons 65-years and older: 15.5 percent
Female: 51 percent
White: 94.6 percent
Black: 3.5 percent
American Indian and Alaska Native: .2 percent
Asian: .7 percent
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander: less than 1 percent
Multi-racial: .9 percent
Hispanic or Latino: 1.1 percent
Non-Hispanic White: 93.6 percent
Education
High school graduates: 75.2 percent
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.8 percent
Housing
Housing units: 882,685
Homeownership rate: 75.2 percent
Housing units in multi-unit structures: 12 percent
Median value of owner-occupied housing units: $72,800
Households: 736,481
Persons per household: 2.4
Income
Median household income: $37,057
Per capita income: $16,477
Persons below poverty: 17.1 percent
Transportation
Airports: Yeager, Tri-State, Morgantown Municipal, Beckley-Raleigh County Memorial, Bluefield/Mercer County, Greenbrier Valley, North Central West Virginia, Eastern West Virginia Regional, Wheeling-Ohio County, Parkersburg/Wood County
Railroads: Amtrak
Public mass transit: PRT System, West Virginia Department of Transportation
Weather (Charleston)
Average annual precipitation: 44 inches
Average low temp. in January: 24 degrees
Average high temp. in July: 85 degrees
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