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The U.S. Department of Labor has launched a new website to help individuals whose identities have been stolen and used fraudulently to file for unemployment.
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Virginia’s unemployment rate fell to 5.2 percent in February, still double where we were a year ago, pre-COVID.
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We’re a year into the COVID-19 economy. One data point that will stand out is the number of unemployment claims. The numbers are sobering.
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The number of continued unemployment claims filed the week of March 6 is down 1,729 claims from the previous filing week, according to figures from the Virginnia Employment Commission released today.
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The figure for seasonally unadjusted initial unemployment claims in Virginia for the week ending Feb. 27 was 12,155, an increase of 211 claimants from the previous week, according to figures released Thursday by the Virginia Employment Commission.
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The U.S. Department of Labor is expanding the number of workers who are eligible for the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program that was created as part of the federal CARES Act.
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The number of initial unemployment claims filed with the Virginia Employment Commission during the Feb. 20 filing week resumed its recent trend toward lower, pre-holiday season levels, according to figures released today.
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New unemployment claims were up slightly during the Feb. 13 filing week, according to data from the Virginia Employment Commission released on Thursday.
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The number of initial unemployment claims filed during the Feb. 6 filing week continued its recent trend toward lower, pre-holiday season levels, according to figures released today by the Virginia Employment Commission.
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The Virginia Employment Commission announced that the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation extension for customers who have used all of their previous benefits will launch Feb. 9.
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