West Virginia by the numbers
The rules that change at the state line, as they stand in West Virginia today: unemployment up to $662/week for 26 weeks; alimony decided case by case; 443 H-2B positions certified; 172 H-2A positions certified. Each card opens the calculator or data page, with the law or dataset it is built on.
West Virginia unemployment calculator
Weekly benefit: 55% of your average weekly wage. Max $662, up to 26 weeks.
West Virginia alimony calculator
Discretionary (case by case). No statutory formula — courts weigh factors (rule-of-thumb estimate shown)
H-2B jobs in West Virginia
443 positions certified in FY2026 (through Q2), median offered wage $15.6/hour; most start in Apr/Mar.
H-2A jobs in West Virginia
172 positions certified in FY2026 (through Q2), median offered wage $15.14/hour; most start in Mar/Apr.
Job orders open right now in West Virginia: 0 H-2A · 1 H-2B — accepted by the Department of Labor in the last 20 days, updated daily.