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The Office of the Attorney General Jason Miyares has produced six indictments of unemployment compensation fraud, as well as 11 guilty pleas for obtaining money by false pretenses.
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Unemployment claims in the Commonwealth remain at typical pre-pandemic levels experienced in 2019 but increased in the most recent week.
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The number of Virginians applying for the first time for unemployment benefits decreased in the week ending Sept. 23, 2023.
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The unemployment rate for the Commonwealth in August 2023 remained unchanged at 2.5 percent, 0.3 percentage points below the rate a year ago.
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Local unemployment rates in 116 of Virginia’s 133 cities and counties are down from a year ago, yet some are up from the prior month.
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In March, the VEC asked Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares to help prosecute fraudulent claims for unemployment compensation.
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Nearly $2.3 million in workforce development opportunity grants were awarded for 22 projects throughout Virginia.
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The number of initial claims for unemployment decreased in the latest filing week ending July 22, 2023, at typical pre-pandemic volumes.
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Virginia’s unemployment rate has slowly made a descent and reached 2.7 percent in June 2023, 0.2 percent above the rate a year ago.
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Virginia’s unemployment rate is down to 2.70 percent from 2.90 percent a year ago in May. However, it dipped to 2.50 in April 2023.
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