Virginia Employment Commission: New unemployment claims continue downward trend
For the filing week ending May 15, the figure for seasonally unadjusted initial unemployment claims in Virginia was 10,642.
For the filing week ending May 15, the figure for seasonally unadjusted initial unemployment claims in Virginia was 10,642.
Gov. Ralph Northam today directed the Virginia Employment Commission to invest $20 million to expand its ability to process unemployment insurance claims.
For the filing week ending May 8, the figure for seasonally unadjusted initial claims in Virginia was 11,270, a decrease of 961 claimants from the previous week.
For the filing week ending May 1, the figure for seasonally unadjusted initial claims in Virginia was 12,231, a decrease of 25,125 claimants from the previous week.
New unemployment claims were up sharply this week, according to a report from the Virginia Employment Commission on Thursday.
As Virginia remains last in the country for resolving unemployment claims, Norfolk Councilmember Andria McClellan is calling for action by the Gov. Ralph Northam and the Virginia General Assembly.
Dressing up bad news as good news, Virginia Employment Commission Department: the number of new unemployment claims filed last week was 83 percent lower than in the comparable week in 2020
Virginia’s unemployment rate decreased a tenth of a percentage point to 5.1 percent in March, which is down 6.2 percentage points from its peak of 11.3 percent in April 2020.
Initial claims were down 82.5 percent in Virginia over the past week, according to a report from the Virginia Employment Commission released Thursday.
After a big jump in new unemployment claims last week, the numbers were more steady, if still not good at all.
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