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Clarksburg, W.VA. (Wboy) – In the middle of cuts in the funding of the federal government and the jobs according to the data that West Virginia could be hit the hardest.

Based on income, income and tax data that were created by WalllethubWest Virginia is the third most common money for the federal government’s money. According to the ranking, the residents of West Virginia are dependent on the federal government for individual facilitate, but also keep the state government going.

According to data, you will receive 2.72 US dollars for facilitate from the federal government for 1 West, and more than 45% of the income in West Virginia are supplied by the Federal Government. The only states that receive more facilitate are Alaska and Kentucky, according to the study.

Since President Donald Trump and the Efficiency of the Ministry of the Government, West Virginia has recorded reductions in federal jobs, which, according to Wallethub, has seen more than 3.7% of the workforce in West Virginia. West Virginia jobs in ResearchPresent forestryPresent Finance And Veteran affairs all were affected.

Employment is not the only place where West Virginia cuts. Things like Grab food stampsPresent social securityPresent Financing for non -profit organizationsAnd Services for nurses could all be affected.

Many fear that the cuts could have negative effects on their communitiesBut many of West Virginia also support the cost reduction efforts. From March 10th, The Doge website According to the savings from federal cuts, wealth sales and reducing the workforce, the Federal Government saved more than 100 billion US dollars.

The data from the Wallethub study comes from the Internal Revenue Service, the US Census Bureau, Usaspending.gov and the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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