Unemployment up slightly in May
Unemployment ticked up a bit across the Valley in May, though the slight increases were called seasonal by a Virginia Employment Commission economist today.
Waynesboro still has the highest unemployment rate locally, at 9.1 percent, up from the 8.8 percent mark in April, according to VEC data released today. Staunton was up from 6.9 percent in April to 7.0 percent in May. Augusta County went from 6.4 percent in April to 6.9 percent in May. Read more
Net gain of jobs in April, according to new employment data
The local employment picture is taking on a rosier hue with substantial gains in the job markets in Waynesboro, Staunton and Augusta County reflected in the April 2009 report of the Virgnia Employment Commission. Read more
Unemployment in Waynesboro tops 10 percent
The unemployment rate in Waynesboro jumped the 10 percent mark in February, according to figures released on Wednesday by the Virginia Employment Commission.
The rate was at 10.3 percent, more than double the 4.9 percent rate in the city in February 2008.
There were 629 more people out of work in Waynesboro in February 2009 than there were in February 2008. Read more
