New unemployment claims in Virginia up marginally over past week
For the filing week ending March 12, the figure for seasonally unadjusted initial unemployment claims in Virginia was 1,854, an increase of 25 claimants from the previous week.
For the filing week ending March 12, the figure for seasonally unadjusted initial unemployment claims in Virginia was 1,854, an increase of 25 claimants from the previous week.
Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.3 percent in January, 1.5 percentage points below the rate from a year ago.
Attorney General Jason Miyares has signed an agreement with the Virginia Employment Commission to prosecute fraudulent claims for unemployment compensation.
For the filing week ending March 5, the figure for seasonally unadjusted initial unemployment claims in Virginia was 1,829, an increase of 411 claimants from the previous week.
For the filing week ending Feb. 26, the figure for seasonally unadjusted initial claims in Virginia was 1,418, a decrease of 192 claimants from the previous week.
For the filing week ending Feb. 19, the figure for seasonally unadjusted initial unemployment claims in Virginia was 1,610, a decrease of 363 claimants from the previous week.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin is claiming success on one of his Day 1 initiatives, reporting today a nearly 89 percent decrease in the Virginia Employment Commission backlog.
For the filing week ending Feb. 12, the figure for seasonally unadjusted initial unemployment claims in Virginia was 1,973, a decrease of 22 claimants from the previous week.
For the filing week ending Feb. 5, the figure for initial unemployment claims in Virginia was 1,995, a decrease of 162 from the previous week.
For the filing week ending Jan. 29, the figure for seasonally unadjusted initial unemployment claims in Virginia was 2,157.
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