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Patrick Morrisey: “West Virginia has the lowest workforce participation rate in…”

Featuring: Patrick Morrisey, Republican | Governor of West Virginia

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BREAKING: West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey Discusses Rural Health Transformation

Published | Video Starts at 05:45

We know that in certain health care areas we're near the bottom of the country and we have to do something different. And here's what happens when we do. I believe that West Virginia has the lowest workforce participation rate in America, 54.3. lowest in America, 54.3. That's significantly lower than the next, the 49th. That has to change. (05:45–06:00)

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Asserts that West Virginia has the lowest workforce participation rate in the U.S. at 54.3%.

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