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Virginia Works Announces Over $500,000 in Additional Funding to Support Northern Virginia Job Seeker…

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims at 2,941; Continued Claims at 19,246

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims at 3,009; Continued Claims at 19,181

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims at 3,175; Continued Claims at 20,214

Virginia Works Releases 2025 Statewide Economic Analysis

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims at 4,378; Continued Claims at 18,892

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims at 2,803; Continued Claims at 18,839

Announcing $1.1 million in Funding Opportunities to Expand Training and Employment

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims at 2,262; Continued Claims at 19,125

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims at 2,298; Continued Claims at 20,400

Virginia Job Openings at 220,000 in July

Virginia Payrolls Increase by 7,200 in August, Unemployment Rate remains at 3.6 percent

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims at 3,509; Continued Claims at 19,390

September 2025 Apprenticeship Council Meeting Agenda and Pre-Reads

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims at 2,589; Continued Claims at 19,460

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims at 2,372; Continued Claims at 19,900

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims at 2,289; Continued Claims at 21,559

Virginia Works’ Registered Apprenticeship Program Delivers Strong Economic Returns – $6.8 Mill…

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims at 3,146; Continued Claims at 21,225

Virginia’s June Employment Estimate Increased, Payrolls Add 600 Jobs in July

Virginia Job Openings Approach 250,000 in June

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims at 2,624; Continued Claims at 21,463

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims at 2,615; Continued Claims at 21,488

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims at 2,490; Continued Claims at 21,457

Virginia’s Job Openings Sharply Up in May

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims at 2,600; Continued Claims at 21,308

Virginia Works Releases June Employment Data

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims at 3,446; Continued Claims at 21,060

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims at 2,837;Continued Claims at 20,422

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims at 2,674;Continued Claims at 20,587

Non-Farm Payroll Increases by 1200 in May – Virginia’s May Unemployment Rate at 3.4 percent…

Hiring Up in April

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims at 3,972; Continued Claims at 20,128

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims at 3,335; Continued Claims at 19,596

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims at 2,827; Continued Claims at 20,185

Virginia’s April County and Area Employment Figures Released

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims at 3,662; Continued Claims at 19,652

Virginia Hiring Steady in March

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims at 2,715; Continued Claims at 19,765

Virginia Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics 2024

Virginia’s April Unemployment Rate at 3.3 percent; Labor Force Participation Rate is 65.4 percent

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims at 3,992; Continued Claims at 18,144

Virginia Announces Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims and Continued Claims

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims and Continued Claims Up Slightly

Virginia’s March County and Area Employment Figures Released

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims Down at 2,384; Continued Claims Down…

Job Openings at 228,000 in Virginia

Virginia’s March Unemployment Rate at 3.2 Percent; Labor Force Participation Rate at 65.5 Percent

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims Down at 3,270; Continued Claims Up at…

Virginia’s Latest Unemployment Insurance Continued Claims Down at 17,598; Weekly Initial Claims Up a…

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