Unemployment claims remain unchanged in Commonwealth in early April
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In the latest filing week, the Virginia Employment Commission reports that the number of initial claims essentially remained unchanged from the previous week.
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Virginia unemployment rate increases to 3.2 percent in latest data
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Virginia’s unemployment rate increased to 3.2 percent in January 2023, but the labor participation rate also rose to 65.4 percent.
Unemployment claims decline across U.S., but remain above pre-pandemic levels
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Unemployment claims in Virginia were 13.64 percent lower for the week of Jan. 9 2022 than in the previous week.
December 2022 jobs report: Hiring up and more Virginians looking for employment
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The number of employed Virginians rose by 4,485 to 4,228, 407 in December 2022 bringing the unemployment rate to 3.0.
Novel way to deal with unemployment appeals backlog: Make it harder to appeal
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Glenn Youngkin used the backlog at the Virginia Employment Commission in acting on appeals on unemployment claims under the Northam administration as a political issue.
Rebecca Barnabi: Top Stories of 2022 highlight employment, education, business
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AFP’s Rebecca Barnabi focuses on stories about employment trends, business, education, arts, the environment, politics, healthcare, animals and culture.
Virginia unemployment rate rises in November: 7,500 lost jobs overall
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Unemployment ticked up in Virginia in November, to a 2.8 percent rate, with drops in the labor force and the number of those with jobs overall.
Virginia unemployment insurance fund trust fund reaches key solvency level
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Virginia’s unemployment insurance fund trust fund is solvent, which is newsworthy because for the past couple of years, there had been questions there, because of the pressure from the COVID pandemic.
The employment situation: Little change in United States from October to November
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The unemployment rate for November 2022 remained unchanged from October 2022.
Report: Chesapeake Walmart shooter was upset at change in employment status
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The Walmart night manager who killed six employees and wounded six others on Tuesday night had a manifesto on his phone indicating that he was upset at a change in his employment status.
