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State program would incentivize new workers with up to $1,000
To ease labor shortage, state will match up to $500 in payments to workers at eligible small businesses
To combat Virginia’s tight labor market, the state plans to invest $3 million in a program to provide new employees of qualifying small businesses with up to $1,000 to support
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Va. jobless claims up 173% from last week
State sees 83% decrease from same week in 2020, however
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For the April 13-17 filing week, 13,751 Virginians submitted initial unemployment claims, a 173% increase from the previous week, but an 83% decrease from this time a year ago when jobless
Central Va. pharma hub strategic plan released
VCU announces strategy to drive business and job growth in region
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On Tuesday, the Virginia Commonwealth University College of Engineering announced its strategy to turn Central Virginia into an advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing, research and development hub. The strategic plan aims to
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Va. unemployment stayed steady in March
State's 5.1% unemployment rate was 2.5 points above March 2020
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Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained above 5% in March, dropping just 0.1 percentage points below February’s jobless rate. March’s 5.1% unemployment rate was 2.5 percentage points above March 2020’s
Va. new unemployment claims fall 466% from previous week
Continued claims stay steady in week ending April 10
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About 5,000 Virginians filed initial unemployment claims for the week ending April 10, a 95% decrease from this time a year ago when jobless claims were near their peak during
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
Virginia expands Medicaid access for legal immigrants
Thousands will qualify for Medicaid due to change eliminating 10-year work history requirement
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RICHMOND, Va. — Ni Kin became a permanent resident in 2002 at 70 years old, but she was unable to work after moving from Myanmar to Virginia due to mobility
Kings Dominion sets minimum wage at $13 for seasonal workers
Previous base was $9.25 at Doswell theme park
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Kings Dominion, the Doswell amusement park, has set its minimum wage for seasonal employees at $13 per hour, it announced Thursday. Previously, the base wage was $9.25. The park, owned
Labor market recovery slowed during early February
Employment remains at only 68.6%
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Labor market recovery slowed during the week of Feb. 7 through Feb. 13, according to Virginia Commonwealth University and Arizona State University economists. Between early January and early February, employment
Newport News Shipbuilding lays off 314 employees
119 managers also demoted in reorganization
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Newport News Shipbuilding has laid off 314 salaried employees and demoted 119 managers in its first workforce reduction since the shipyard laid off 1,218 employees in 2015, according to a