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  • Va unemployment rate for October holds steady

    WWBT 12 News | 11/20/2009 07:45 pm

    Associated Press - November 20, 2009 2:45 PM ET RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia's unemployment rate held steady in October and remains well below the national average.

  • Virginia' jobless rate falls in October from September

    Local business from the Times-Dispatch | 11/20/2009 05:10 pm

    Virginia’s unemployment rate, while higher than last year, remains far lower than the national average and bucked the national trend, which saw a rise in joblessness from September to October

  • 6.1 unemployed workers competing for each job

    Local business from the Times-Dispatch | 11/11/2009 05:01 am

    Job openings are at rock-bottom levels, according to government and private surveys released yesterday. It’s a trend that could keep the unemployment rate high even as layoffs slow. Small businesses ...

  • Richmond-area jobless press hunt for work

    Local business from the Times-Dispatch | 11/07/2009 05:01 am

    Richmond’s unemployed workers did the best they could to shake off yesterday’s bad news that the U.S. unemployment rate hit double digits. They got back to the main task: finding ...

  • New jobless claims drop to lowest level since Jan.

    Local business from the Times-Dispatch | 11/05/2009 02:04 pm

    WASHINGTON—The number of newly laid-off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits falls to the lowest level in 10 months, evidence that job cuts are easing as the economy slowly heals. ...

  • 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 ...

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