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Non-Farm Payroll Increases by 1200 in May – Virginia’s May Unemployment Rate at 3.4 percent – Labor Force Participation Rate at 65.2percent

Hiring Up in April

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims at 3,972; Continued Claims at 20,128

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims at 3,335; Continued Claims at 19,596

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims at 2,827; Continued Claims at 20,185

Virginia’s April County and Area Employment Figures Released

Virginia Hiring Steady in March

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims at 2,715; Continued Claims at 19,765

Virginia Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics 2024

Virginia’s April Unemployment Rate at 3.3 percent; Labor Force Participation Rate is 65.4 percent

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims at 3,992; Continued Claims at 18,144

Virginia Announces Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims and Continued Claims

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims and Continued Claims Up Slightly

Virginia’s March County and Area Employment Figures Released

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims Down at 2,384; Continued Claims Down at 17,457

Job Openings at 228,000 in Virginia

Virginia’s March Unemployment Rate at 3.2 Percent; Labor Force Participation Rate at 65.5 Percent

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims Down at 3,270; Continued Claims Up at 18,459

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Continued Claims Down at 17,598; Weekly Initial Claims Up at 3,714

Virginia’s February County and Area Employment Figures Released

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims Down at 2,575; Continued Claims at 17,625

Virginia’s February Unemployment Rate at 3.1 percent; Labor Force Participation Rate at 65.7 percent

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims Down at 2,683; Continued Claims at 18,013

Virginia’s Job Hires Increased in January

Virginia’s January County and Area Employment Figures Released

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims Down at 3,141; Continued Claims at 18,349

Virginia’s January Unemployment Rate increased by 0.1 percentage points to 3.0 percent; Labor Force Participation Rate remained unchanged at 65.8 percent and Employment increased by 769 to 4,464,393

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims Up at 4,036; Continued Claims at 17,681

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims Up at 2,881; Continued Claims at 17,671

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims Down at 2,473; Continued Claims at 18,179

Virginia Job Openings Outnumbered Unemployed in December

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims Down at 2,899; Continued Claims at 17,579

Virginia Works Monthly Employment Newsletter – January 2025

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims Up at 3,202; Continued Claims at 17,288

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims Up at 2,606; Continued Claims at 17,201

Virginia’s December County and Area Employment Figures Released

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims Down at 2,522; Continued Claims at 17,203

Virginia’s December Unemployment Rate remained unchanged at 3.0 percent while Employment increased by 2,749

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims at 2,858; Continued Claims at 17,161

Virginia Job Openings Highest Since March 2023

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims at 3,407; Continued Claims at 16,539

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims at 2,314; Continued Claims at 15,983

Virginia’s November County and Area Employment Figures Released

Virginia’s November Unemployment Rate 1.2 points Below National Rate

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims at 1,468; Continued Claims at 15,712

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims at 2,230

Virginia Job Openings Increase in October

Virginia Works Monthly Employment Newsletter – December 2024

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims at 2,417

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims at 2,764

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