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State News5 months ago

Federal Cuts & Shutdown Squeeze DMV Economy; Virginia Jobless Up

RICHMOND, Va. — Researchers have rolled out a new economy monitor to track changes in the Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia region. The Brookings Institution, a...
State News2 years ago

Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Continued Job Growth in April, Lower Unemployment Rate

On May 17, 2024, Governor Glenn Youngkin proudly announced that Virginia experienced continued job growth in April, with the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remaining below...
State News3 years ago

Back to Work: Virginia achieves highest labor force participation in nearly a decade

Virginia’s labor force participation rate climbed to 66.5% in May 2023, marking its highest point since July 2013. The announcement by Governor Glenn Youngkin comes with...
State News3 years ago

Governor Glenn Youngkin announces Virginia’s highest labor force participation rate since June 2014

On May 19, 2023, Governor Glenn Youngkin announced the labor force participation rate rose 0.3 of a percentage point to 66.2 percent in April, the highest...
Local News4 years ago

Governor Northam announces Virginia’s unemployment rate drops for 15 straight months, to 4.0 percent in August

On September 17, 2021, Governor Ralph Northam announced that Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 4.0 percent in August, 3.0 percentage points below the rate...
Legislative Update5 years ago

Warner welcomes unemployment insurance fix

On February 25, 2021, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) welcomed a move by the U.S. Department of Labor to expand the number of workers who...
State News5 years ago

Governor Northam takes action to protect businesses from increasing cost of unemployment insurance

Governor Ralph Northam announced on December 22, 2020, temporary changes to the Commonwealth’s Unemployment Insurance (UI) program that will support Virginia workers and businesses whose livelihoods...
Local News6 years ago

Can’t pay your rent? – Resources for renters

Virginia’s Governor Ralph Northam is focused on keeping Virginians in their homes and ensuring people experiencing homelessness are provided shelter. The Governor is focused on the...
Regional News6 years ago

Coronavirus roundup: Deaths pass 6,500, jobless rate rises, other developments

WASHINGTON — There are now 257,773 cases of the coronavirus and 6,574 deaths due to the pandemic in the United States as of Friday afternoon, according...
State News7 years ago

Virginia’s unemployment rate ranks lowest among Southeast states; Commonwealth posts 55 consecutive months of over-the-year employment growth

RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam announced that Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady in October at 2.9 percent. The October 2018 seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for Virginia...
State News8 years ago

Governor Northam announces Commonwealth’s unemployment rate drops to 3.2%

RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was down 0.1 percentage point in May to 3.2 percent and was down 0.6 percentage point...
State News8 years ago

Governor Northam announces Virginia’s unemployment drops to lowest rate in over a decade

RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was down 0.1 percentage point in April to 3.3 percent and was down 0.5 percentage...