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The Virginia Employment Commission announced this morning that Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 6.5 percent in January, the lowest unemployment rate in the Commonwealth since March 2009. The rate has been trending downward since March 2010, when the rate reached a high of 7.3 percent. The unemployment rate in Virginia continues to trend…
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] Fifth District Congressman Tom Perriello today released a statement blasting the U.S. Senate for playing politics with unemployment benefits and Medicare payments to doctors. “The elites in the Senate may have forgotten what it’s like on Main Street for families still struggling in this recession,” Perriello said in the…
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] Cathleen P. Welsh, an attorney at Lenhart Obenshain, will be the guest lunch program speaker for the Shenandoah Valley Society for Human Resource Management at Bridgewater Retirement Community, Alexander Mack Conference Rooms A&B, on Tuesday, April 13 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. AFPBusiness.com has the story.
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Edited by Chris Graham AFPBusiness.com The unemployment rate held at 9.7 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment fell in construction and information, while temporary help services added jobs. Read more on AFPBusiness.com.
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Don’t get too excited, but the nation’s unemploynent rate made a move in the right direction in January, falling to 9.7 percent from 10.0 percent in December. “It is important not to read too much into any one monthly report, positive or negative. It is essential that we continue…
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Congressman Randy Forbes (R-4th) announced today that he voted in favor of H.R. 3548, to allow workers to draw an additional 14 weeks of federal unemployment benefits after exhausting their regular 26 weeks of state compensation. According to the Joint Committee on Taxation, the bill is revenue neutral and paid for through a number of…
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Today, Rep. Tom Perriello praised the huge victory in Congress to extend unemployment benefits in all 50 states. He had been fighting for the changes since the U.S. House passed a bill in September that did not help Virginians. “This is a major victory to get help to those who need it the most. I’m…
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Sen. Jim Webb today called on the Senate to pass a comprehensive proposal, which he cosponsored, to extend unemployment insurance by up to 14 additional weeks for jobless workers in all 50 states. Nearly two million out-of-work Americans face expiring benefits by the end of the year. The critical measure was stalled last week by…
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The employment situation in Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley is looking a bit better. The situation nationally – not so much. The national unemployment rate inched up from 9.7 percent in August to 9.8 percent in September, according to a report released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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The state unemployment rate dropped in August to three percentage points below the national average, and the rate also dipped locally in the Central Shenandoah Valley. The state rate was at 6.5 percent in August, down from 6.9 percent in July and 7.3 percent in June, according to data on the Virginia Employment Commission updated…
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