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Va. new jobless claims edged up last week
Continued claims remain in decline
Virginia’s initial unemployment claims increased slightly last week while continued claims decreased again, as they have for several weeks, the Virginia Employment Commission reported Thursday. For the filing week ending
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Va. hotel revenues still lagging pre-pandemic levels
June revenues decreased 22% compared with June 2019
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Virginia hotel revenues for June 2021 were down 22% compared with pre-pandemic levels in June 2019, according to newly released data from STR Inc., a CoStar Group division that provides
Fed says Fifth District economy growing moderately
Companies see increased demand but continuing labor shortages
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, the Federal Reserve’s Fifth District (including Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia and Maryland) has been seeing moderate economic growth in recent weeks, according to the latest edition
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Virginia ranked CNBC’s Top State for Business again
State is the first to be awarded No. 1 ranking five times
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Virginia retained its place as CNBC’s Top State for Business this year, beating out North Carolina and Texas and becoming the first state to achieve the honor twice in a
State unemployment rate slid to 4.5% in May
Va. jobless rate trends lower than U.S. rate of 5.8%
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Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was at 4.5% in May, dropping 0.2 percentage points below April’s jobless rate. May’s statewide unemployment rate was 4 percentage points below May 2020’s rate
Va. April unemployment rate at 4.7%, drops nearly half point
State's jobless rate a year ago was 10%+
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Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was at 4.7% in April, dropping 0.4 percentage points below March’s jobless rate. April’s statewide unemployment rate was 5.9 percentage points below April 2020’s rate
Fed says Fifth District economy shows moderate growth
District includes Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia and Maryland
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The economy has grown “moderately” in recent weeks, with strong production increases, employment rising and consumer spending up in the Federal Reserve’s Fifth District, which includes Virginia, North Carolina, South
V-shaped? K-shaped? Va. experts predict economic recovery
Timeline will be impacted by vaccines, stimulus
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What will the economic recovery from the pandemic look like and when will it take place? Ask Virginia’s economic experts and they’ll tell you it depends on a number of