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West Virginia #47
29.0 composite of 100 Based on 61% of intended metrics
PM
Patrick Morrisey R
Mayor · since 2025-01-01
Source: Wikidata (P6 head of government), retrieved 2026-06-18
Establishment entry rate (new business formation)9.191% · Census BDS 2022 ·
10.4
Job creation rate14.134% · Census BDS 2022 ·
12.4
Nonfarm job growth (YoY)0.03% · April 2026 ·
73.3
Not yet sourced: Metro GDP growth (BEA metro GDP key blocked by signup CAPTCHA); Business survival rate (BLS BED ingest pending); Cost of doing business (C2ER + Tax Foundation feed pending).