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Virginia Works Monthly Employment Newsletter – May 2024
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May 30, 2024
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Virginia Announces Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims and Continued Claims
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Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims and Continued Claims Up Slightly
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Metro Labor Update,
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Virginia’s March County and Area Employment Figures Released
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Weekly Initial Claims
Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims Down at 2,384; Continued Claims Down at 17,457
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Job Openings at 228,000 in Virginia
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Weekly Initial Claims
Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims Down at 3,270; Continued Claims Up at 18,459
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Weekly Initial Claims
Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Continued Claims Down at 17,598; Weekly Initial Claims Up at 3,714
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Virginia’s February County and Area Employment Figures Released
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Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims Down at 2,575; Continued Claims at 17,625
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Virginia’s February Unemployment Rate at 3.1 percent; Labor Force Participation Rate at 65.7 percent
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Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims Down at 2,683; Continued Claims at 18,013
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Virginia’s Job Hires Increased in January
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Virginia’s January County and Area Employment Figures Released
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Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims Down at 3,141; Continued Claims at 18,349
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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
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Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims Up at 4,036; Continued Claims at 17,681
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Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims Up at 2,881; Continued Claims at 17,671
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Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims Down at 2,473; Continued Claims at 18,179
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Virginia Job Openings Outnumbered Unemployed in December
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Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims Down at 2,899; Continued Claims at 17,579
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Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims Down at 2,522; Continued Claims at 17,203
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Virginia’s December Unemployment Rate remained unchanged at 3.0 percent while Employment increased by 2,749
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Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims at 2,858; Continued Claims at 17,161
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Virginia Job Openings Highest Since March 2023
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Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims at 3,407; Continued Claims at 16,539
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Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims at 2,314; Continued Claims at 15,983
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Virginia’s November Unemployment Rate 1.2 points Below National Rate
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Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims at 1,468; Continued Claims at 15,712
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Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims at 2,230
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Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims at 2,417
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Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims at 2,764
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Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims at 1,284
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Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims at 2,244
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Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims at 2,265
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Virginia’s October Unemployment Rate remained unchanged at 2.9 percent
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Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims at 2,359
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Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims at 2,215
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Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims at 3,039
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