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Report: Virginia employment in 2023 grew by 2.8% from 2022, annual wage grew by 6.8%
Virginia Works (the Department of Workforce Development and Advancement) announced the 2023 Virginia OEWS on Thursday.
Virginia Works (the Department of Workforce Development and Advancement) announced the 2023 Virginia OEWS on Thursday.
The unemployment rate in Virginia remained unchanged at 3.0 percent in February 2024, according to Virginia Works.
Initial unemployment claims edged up for the last filing week in Virginia and reflect pre-pandemic volumes, according to Virginia Works.
Virginia’s unemployment rate for January 2024 was unchanged from the month before at 3.0 percent, and 0.1 percentage point below 2023.
The VEC asked Attorney General Jason Miyares in March 2022 to help prosecute fraudulent claims for unemployment compensation.
Virginia unemployment insurance claims changed little in the latest filing week and remained slightly below typical pre-pandemic volumes.
The United States gained 216,000 jobs in December 2023, so WalletHub updated rankings in its report on unemployment by state.
The unemployment rates in 101 of Virginia’s municipalities decreased in November 2023 compared to November 2022.
Virginia’s unemployment rate for November 2023 increased by 0.2 percentage points to 2.9 percent, 0.3 points below the rate one year ago.
Glenn Youngkin splits hairs when Virginia job numbers are good, saying the good news is about his policies, not at all a factor of the continued growth at the national level post-pandemic under President Biden.
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