West Virginia did not have the highest job resignation rate among states in 2021. A study by WalletHub said incentives available from changing jobs, along with the desire to get away from careers most impact by COVID-19 are two big factors driving resignations. The study said the number of employees giving notice in 2021 reached historic rates with an average of almost 4 million resignations per month. Alaska was the state with the highest resignation rate, then South Carolina, Georgia, and Delaware, and Kentucky. West Virgina was in the top ten, with the 7th highest resignation rate. The study said the workforce could continue to contract through this decade and into the next, and technology will likely fill unemployment gaps.