New Virginia unemployment claims down in the past week
For the filing week ending Jan. 22, the figure for seasonally unadjusted initial unemployment claims in Virginia was 1,940, a decrease of 909 claimants from the previous week.
For the filing week ending Jan. 22, the figure for seasonally unadjusted initial unemployment claims in Virginia was 1,940, a decrease of 909 claimants from the previous week.
The Virginia Employment Commission reported Thursday that the number of continued claims fell to pre-pandemic levels during the most recent filing week.
For the filing week ending Jan. 1, the figure for seasonally unadjusted initial unemployment claims in Virginia was 1,813, an increase of 609 claimants from the previous week.
Virginia’s unemployment rate dropped to 3.4 percent in November, 2.4 percentage points below the rate from one year ago and well below the national rate of 4.2 percent.
Virginia’s unemployment rate dropped to 3.6 percent in October, which is 2.5 percentage points below the rate from one year ago.
For the filing week ending Oct. 30, the figure for seasonally unadjusted initial unemployment claims in Virginia was 1,088, a decrease of 1,482 claimants from the previous week.
Virginia’s unemployment rate fell to 3.8 percent in September, 2.8 percentage points below the rate from one year ago.
For the filing week ending Oct. 16, the figure for seasonally unadjusted initial unemployment claims in Virginia was 1,967. The latest claims figure was a decrease of 7,380 claimants from the previous week.
Reps. Don Beyer (D-VA), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Cori Bush (D-MO), and Scott Peters (D-CA) have introduced the Unemployment Insurance Improvement Act.
For the filing week ending Oct. 2, the figure for seasonally unadjusted initial unemployment claims in Virginia was 9,360, an increase of 643 claimants from the previous week.
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