claim: on unemployment rates: "we have counties in southwest virginia that are well into double digits and some that are pushing 20 percent."
author: israel o'quinn
evidence_1: jun 16, 2016 ... in another 10 states, top 1 percent incomes grew in the double digits, while ... 165  of 3,064 counties had gaps wider than the national gap. .... had an average  income 13 times higher than the poorest 20 percent of households. ... 1 percent  of households at the state level: sample sizes are too small in some ...
evidence_2: on unemployment rates: "we have counties in southwest virginia that are well  into double digits and some that are pushing 20 percent." — politifact virginia on  ...
evidence_3: dec 30, 2017 ... “and they were all union miners too—had it good for a long time. ... economy of  central appalachia—composed of southwest virginia, ... i do,” he told a rally in  charleston, west virginia, in may 2016. ... at 8.6%, the unemployment rate in  central appalachians is 1.7 percentage points higher that of the us.
evidence_4: on unemployment rates: "we have counties in southwest virginia that are well  into double digits and some that are pushing 20 percent." — politifact virginia on  ...
evidence_5: may 14, 2018 ... and if we look beyond the headline unemployment rate, the american .... some of  these areas have fallen behind in recent years due to ... kern counties in  california; and a variety of counties in the southwest, texas, and the gulf coast.  ..... working for contracted cleaning companies earned 20 percent less ...