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  • Unemployment rates released: Slight increase statewide

    WWBT 12 News | 10/29/2009 10:36 pm

    New numbers paint a clearer picture of the state's unemployment rate for the month of September.

  • Richmond unemployment rose to 7.7 percent in September

    Local business from the Times-Dispatch | 10/29/2009 05:01 am

    They boost the jobless rate when schools’ summer vacations start, and again a few weeks after their college terms start. Returning college students looking for work for a few extra ...

  • Local economic indicators are mixed

    Local business from the Times-Dispatch | 10/22/2009 05:01 am

    The signals aren’t all pointing up yet, but the local economy seems to picking itself up from the recession. Business conditions in most parts of the regional economy are either ...

  • Virginia unemployment rate edges higher

    Local News from Richmond-Times Dispatch | 10/21/2009 06:38 pm

    Virginia’s unemployment rate edged higher in September, to a seasonally adjusted rate of 6.7 percent from 6.6 percent in August, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The rate a ...

  • Heed warning signs before starting a business

    Local business from the Times-Dispatch | 10/05/2009 05:01 am

    With Virginia’s unemployment rate hovering at 6.9 percent, and the average length of joblessness dragging on for more than six months nationally, some talented jobless workers may consider becoming their ...

  • Richmond area' jobless rate falls slightly

    Local business from the Times-Dispatch | 10/01/2009 05:01 am

    Big losses in what’s usually the Richmond economy’s most stable sector—government—hit the area’s job market hard in August, Virginia Employment Commission figures show. More than half of August’s month-to-month drop ...

  • Va unemployment rate drops in August

    WRIC 8 News | 09/30/2009 04:45 pm

    Associated Press - September 30, 2009 11:45 AM ET RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia's unemployment rate keeps getting better. The Virginia Employment Commission reported Wednesday that the...

  • Va unemployment rate drops in August

    WWBT 12 News | 09/30/2009 04:45 pm

    Associated Press - September 30, 2009 11:45 AM ET RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia's unemployment rate keeps getting better. The Virginia Employment Commission reported Wednesday that the...

  • CVC campaign goes green

    VCU News | 09/29/2009 01:00 am

    As Virginia Commonwealth University and the VCU Health System get ready to launch their combined Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign for 2009, there are reminders every day of how much the ...

  • Economic gauge rises for 5th straight month

    Local business from the Times-Dispatch | 09/22/2009 05:01 am

    A private forecast of economic activity rose in August for the fifth straight month, the latest sign the recession has ended. The Conference’s Board leading indicators point to an economy ...

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