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  • 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 ...

  • Richmond-area unemployment rate edges higher

    Local News from Richmond-Times Dispatch | 10/28/2009 07:22 pm

    The Richmond metropolitan area’s unemployement rate edged higher in September, to 7.7 percent from 7.6 percent in August, the Virginia Employment Commission reported today. The rate is well above the ...

  • International Paper' Franklin plant to close

    Virginia Business - News | 10/22/2009 11:49 pm

    International Paper announced Thursday it would close its paper mill in Franklin by spring of next year, putting 1,100 people out of work. The Memphis, Tenn.-based company said the closure ...

  • Business Briefs for Oct. 15

    Local business from the Times-Dispatch | 10/15/2009 05:01 am

    A Hopewell ethanol plant that is expected to open next year will start recruiting employees Monday. Osage Bio Energy said it plans to hire about 35 technician jobs at its ...

  • 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...

  • Va. To borrow up to $1.27 billion for unemployment payments

    Local News from Richmond-Times Dispatch | 09/30/2009 01:48 am

    Virginia will need to borrow as much as $1.27 billion from the federal government over the next three years to keep making unemployment compensation payments. The employer-financed state trust fund ...

  • Complete Metro Business Calendar for Sept. 28

    Local business from the Times-Dispatch | 09/28/2009 05:01 am

    Complete Metro Business Calendar for Sept. 28 MONDAY, SEPT. 28 Career-Prospectors, http://www.career-prospectors.com, a job-search networking group, meets every Monday at 7:30 a.m. in the conference room at Long & Foster, ...

  • Jobless rate down slightly in Richmond region

    Local business from the Times-Dispatch | 09/02/2009 05:01 am

    The Richmond region’s jobless rate decreased in July along with most other metro areas across the state. The local unemployment rate dropped 0.3 percentage points to 8 percent in July ...

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