
Update: Slight uptick in new Virginia unemployment claims
The figure for seasonally unadjusted initial claims in Virginia was 10,843 for the week ending Oct. 3, according to the Virginia Employment Commission.

The figure for seasonally unadjusted initial claims in Virginia was 10,843 for the week ending Oct. 3, according to the Virginia Employment Commission.

Initial unemployment claims filed with the Virginia Employment Commission dipped below the 10,000 mark for the first time since mid-March.

For the filing week ending Sept. 19, seasonally unadjusted initial claims in Virginia were 10,582, an increase of 482 claimants from the previous week.

Initial claims for unemployment for the week ending Sept. 12 were at 10,100, the lowest weekly total since the economic slowdown that began in mid-March, according to the Virginia Employment Commission.

Initial unemployment claims continue to trend well below the April peak, with the number for the week ending Sept. 5 at 11,135.

The number of seasonally unadjusted initial unemployment claims in Virginia was 10,305 for the week ending Aug. 29, a decline of 1,131 claimants from the previous week, continuing a declining trend seen during August.

New unemployment claims filed with the Virginia Employment Commission continued the trend of steady decreases seen in the month of August.

Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell a tenth of a percentage point in July, to 8.0 percent, according to figures released by the Virginia Employment Commission on Friday.

Initial unemployment claims filed with the Virginia Employment Commission increased slightly in the most recent week.

New unemployment claims filed with the Virginia Employment Commission continue to trend down as the state climbs out of the economic mess created by the public health response to COVID-19.