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The Virginia Employment Commission announced final resolution regarding litigation that occurred during the previous administration with Legal Aid Justice Center, Virginia Poverty Law Center, and Legal Aid Works.
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The Virginia unemployment rate dropped 0.2 percentage points to 3.0 percent in March, while total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 2,700 jobs.
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The Virginia Employment Commission announced today initial weekly unemployment claims of 1,933, and number of continued claims was 6,971.
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For the filing week ending April 2, the figure for seasonally unadjusted initial unemployment claims in Virginia was 1,838, an increase of 211 claimants – 13 percent – from the previous week.
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For the filing week ending March 26, the figure for seasonally unadjusted initial unemployment claims in Virginia was 1,627, an increase of 81 claimants from the previous week.
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One of the 33 individuals charged with defrauding the federal government of more than $499,000 in pandemic unemployment benefits was sentenced this week to 30 months in federal prison.
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Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell 0.1 of a percentage point in February to 3.2 percent, which is 1.4 percentage points below the rate from a year ago.
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For the filing week ending March 19, the figure for seasonally unadjusted initial unemployment claims in Virginia was 1,546, a decrease of 308 claimants from the previous week.
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Military spouses consistently experience unemployment rates substantially higher than the national rate, and two thirds of employed active duty military spouses report underemployment.
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For the filing week ending March 12, the figure for seasonally unadjusted initial unemployment claims in Virginia was 1,854, an increase of 25 claimants from the previous week.
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