Beyer, Kilmer introduce unemployment legislation amid lapse in benefits
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Reps. Don Beyer (D-VA) and Derek Kilmer (D-WA) introduced on Monday the Worker Relief and Security Act.
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JMU ranks No.1 in Virginia for post-graduation employment
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For the second year in a row, James Madison University is the “Best College for Getting a Job” in Virginia for 2020.
Beyer blasts Senate adjournment: Seals lapse in federal unemployment benefits
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Senate Republicans concluded official business for the week without passing an extension to enhanced federal unemployment benefits, which are set to lapse absent action from Congress by the end of this week.
New Virginia unemployment claims at highest level since May: 1M+ filed since mid-March
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The number of new initial unemployment claims filed in Virginia was up over the previous week, according to data released Thursday by the Virginia Employment Commission.
Virginia unemployment rate drops to 8.4 percent in June
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Virginia’s unemployment rate dropped six-tenths of a percentage point in June, to 8.4 percent, another sign that the economy is bouncing back from the COVID-19 shutdown.
New Virginia unemployment claims hold steady
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The number of new initial unemployment claims filed with the Virginia Employment Commission held steady in the past week.
Unemployment: Nearly 1 million initial claims filed since beginning of COVID-19 shutdown
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More than 30,000 Virginians filed initial unemployment benefits claims last week, pushing the total who have filed claims since mid-March ever closer to 1 million.
FBI reports on spike in fraudulent unemployment claims involving stolen identities
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The FBI has seen a spike in fraudulent unemployment insurance claims complaints related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic involving the use of stolen personally identifiable information (PII).
VEC launches online application portal for federal unemployment benefits
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The Virginia Employment Commission has launched a new application portal to the federal Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation benefits program.
Unemployment down in May in Augusta County, Staunton, Waynesboro as economy reopens
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The Augusta County-Staunton-Waynesboro region continues to recover from the economic pandemic, with unemployment in the region dropping more than a point and a half in May.
