Jobs report: New unemployment claims down
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For the filing week ending May 8, the figure for seasonally unadjusted initial claims in Virginia was 11,270, a decrease of 961 claimants from the previous week.
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Big drop in new unemployment claims in Virginia over past week
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For the filing week ending May 1, the figure for seasonally unadjusted initial claims in Virginia was 12,231, a decrease of 25,125 claimants from the previous week.
VEC: Initial unemployment claims more than doubled in past week
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New unemployment claims were up sharply this week, according to a report from the Virginia Employment Commission on Thursday.
Andria McClellan calls for action on Virginia unemployment insurance claims
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As Virginia remains last in the country for resolving unemployment claims, Norfolk Councilmember Andria McClellan is calling for action by the Gov. Ralph Northam and the Virginia General Assembly.
Number of initial unemployment claims in Virginia up sharply again last week
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Dressing up bad news as good news, Virginia Employment Commission Department: the number of new unemployment claims filed last week was 83 percent lower than in the comparable week in 2020
Virginia’s unemployment rate fell to 5.1 percent in March
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Virginia’s unemployment rate decreased a tenth of a percentage point to 5.1 percent in March, which is down 6.2 percentage points from its peak of 11.3 percent in April 2020.
Big drop in new unemployment claims in Virginia in past week
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Initial claims were down 82.5 percent in Virginia over the past week, according to a report from the Virginia Employment Commission released Thursday.
New Virginia unemployment claims still way up from where they’d been in recent weeks
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After a big jump in new unemployment claims last week, the numbers were more steady, if still not good at all.
Big increase in new unemployment claims in Virginia in the past week
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For the week ending March 27, the figure for seasonally unadjusted initial claims in Virginia was 28,244, an increase of 10,684 from the previous week.
Department of Labor launches website for victims of unemployment insurance fraud
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The U.S. Department of Labor has launched a new website to help individuals whose identities have been stolen and used fraudulently to file for unemployment.
