Virginia adds 7,800 jobs in December, but total jobs gap remains high While Virginia gained 7,800 jobs in December, according to the seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, unemployment in Virginia remained stuck 6.2 percent for the month, capping a lackluster year in job growth for the state. Looking...
State lost 3,800 Jobs in November Though unemployment in Virginia ticked down to 6.2 percent in November, Virginia lost 3,800 jobs in November according to the latest seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In addition, October’s job gains were revised downward by 2,600, erasing almost 20 percent of the...
The United States went through its longest and, by most measures, worst economic recession since the Great Depression between December 2007 and June 2009 which swelled the ranks of the unemployed to historically high numbers. Though the economy has begun to grow, it remains weak and economists predict that it will be years before...
Jobs Gap Remains High at 282,000 Virginia registered a seasonally adjusted gain of 14,000 non-farm jobs in October, according to the latest employment data released today from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In addition, unemployment ticked down to 6.4 percent, down slightly from 6.5 percent in September. However, the number of unemployed workers in...
First Year of Recovery More Like Another Year of Recession Virginia faces greater challenges now than after prior recessions Unemployment in Virginia rose 14 percent in 2010 – the largest jump in the South Atlantic Region — to its highest level since the recession of the early 1980s, making the first year of recovery...
Over a third of employment gains since April disappear RICHMOND, VA – Unemployment ticked up and Virginia lost yet more jobs in September according to the latest employment data released today from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Virginia registered a seasonally adjusted loss of 4,700 non-farm jobs for the month, and there are now...
Highest Wage Earners Gained More in one Year than Lowest Wage Earners did in 30 Gap between highest and lowest wage earners now at 30-year high RICHMOND, VA – The top 10 percent of wage earners now make at least 5.7 times more than Virginians in the bottom 10 percent. The wage gap between...
Child poverty rate highest since 1998 RICHMOND, VA – The number of Virginians living in poverty in 2010 grew by 7.4 percent over 2009, and 16 percent since 2007 according to new data released today by the U.S. Census. That puts the total number of Virginians living with incomes below the federal poverty line,...
Latest data shows employment down, unemployment up RICHMOND, VA – The latest employment data released today from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the jobs gap in Virginia got even wider in August, with Virginia registering a seasonally adjusted loss of 6,300 non-farm jobs in August. There are now 265,714 unemployed workers in Virginia,...
New Census numbers highlight impacts of recession in Virginia September 13, 2011 RICHMOND – The number of Virginians living with incomes so low that they cannot support their families above the poverty line has increased substantially since the recession, according to preliminary state figures released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. According to the...