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Patrick Morrisey: “Workforce participation numbers have to rise in West…”

Featuring: Patrick Morrisey, Republican | Governor of West Virginia

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Patrick Morrisey Announces Economic Initiatives and Job Growth Plans in West Virginia

Published | Video Starts at 10:45

And of course, finally, we have to grow our labor participation by getting able bodied West Virginians back to work. That's a comprehensive approach that's going to get many more people to work that previously were outside of that workforce. Workforce participation numbers have to rise in West Virginia. I'm tired of being, you know, much lower than the national average. We have to grow and we're taking steps to make that happen. (10:45–10:50)

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Asserts the need for increased workforce participation in West Virginia.

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