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West VirginiaCharleston

State Agencies Report Persistent Staffing Shortages in Key Roles

Vacancy rates for corrections officers, child protective services workers, and other frontline state roles remain elevated despite recent pay adjustments.

West Virginia Report Staff · Jul 25, 2026 · 1 min

West VirginiaStatewide

Child Care Access Remains a Barrier to Work Across West Virginia

A new statewide report finds that limited child care availability continues to keep parents, particularly in rural counties, out of the workforce.

West Virginia Report Staff · Jul 24, 2026 · 1 min

Beauty & WellnessBeckley

Barbershops Across Southern West Virginia Face a Worker Shortage

Barbershop owners in the southern coalfields say a shrinking pipeline of licensed barbers is making it difficult to keep up with demand.

Grace Coleman · Jun 14, 2026 · 1 min

Opinion & AnalysisStatewide

West Virginia's Workforce Problem Is Really Several Different Problems

Treating West Virginia's workforce shortage as a single statewide problem obscures how differently it plays out across regions, industries, and generations.

Thomas Reyes · May 30, 2026 · 1 min