New analysis shows impact could exceed $1.2 million RICHMOND, VA – Two bills pending in the General Assembly to tighten voter ID requirements in Virginia will cost between half a million and $1.2 million, according to new analysis published today by The Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis. Under SB1 and HB9, voters who show...
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...
Statement from Michael Cassidy, President, The Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis, on Governor McDonnell’s biennial budget The Governor is trying to take the easy way out of a tough situation. Instead of making the investments to create jobs and help our economy grow over the long haul, he has chosen to punt. The Governor’s...
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...
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...
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...