What happens to a state run by West by God Virginians

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West Virginia ranks No. 50.

Forbes released a list of Best States for Business and the Mountain State landed dead last.

The list factored in labor supply, growth prospects, economic climate and regulatory environment. Those were the state’s worst ranking categories, 40 or higher, with only business costs in West Virginia ranking 20th nationwide.

Population growth has been anemic—worst in the U.S.—and the state's college attainment rate is the lowest in the country, with only 19% of its population over the age of 25 having received a post-secondary degree.

The state's legal climate also ranks dead last when measuring business friendliness, according to the Institute for Legal Reform.



http://wvmetronews.com/2016/04/14/federal-anchors-and-the-state-economy/
 
The report, “State of American Well-Being: 2015 State Rankings”, provides an overview of well-being trends within the United States. As in prior years, well-being in the U.S. exhibits regional patterns.

The northern plains and mountain west are higher well-being areas, along with some western states and pockets of the northeast and Atlantic.

The lowest well-being states are in the south and move north through the industrial Midwest.

Hawaii reclaimed the top spot among states in the U.S. for well-being as the highest well-being state, Alaska, slipped to second. Montana, Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota, Minnesota, Utah, Arizona and California rounded out the rest of the top 10.

West Virginia continued to have the lowest well-being in the nation, ranking 50th, as it has for seven straight years.





http://www.well-beingindex.com/2015-state-rankings
 
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