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Hotel industry recovering, but unevenly
American Hotel & Lodging Association report says business travel still down
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The hotel industry will continue its recovery from 2020 this year, but unevenly, according to the American Hotel & Lodging Association’s 2022 State of the Hotel Industry Report. “Hotels have
Va. new unemployment claims up 16%
New claims rose by 400, but continued claims dropped 1,100
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New unemployment claims in Virginia increased 16% last week, the Virginia Employment Commission reported Thursday. For the filing week ending Jan. 15, Virginians filed 2,849 initial claims, an increase of
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Roaring ’20s repeat possible, Richmond Fed president says
Barkin predicts goods inflation will ease as supply issues lessen
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Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President and CEO Thomas Barkin said he could visualize another round of the “roaring ’20s,” he said Thursday during the Virginia Bankers Association/Virginia Chamber 2022
Va. new unemployment claims up 35%
Continued claims down almost 3,400
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Virginia’s new unemployment claims increased by 34.9% last week, the Virginia Employment Commission reported Thursday. For the filing week ending Jan. 8, Virginians filed 2,446 initial claims, an increase of
Northam calls state of emergency to increase hospital staffing
30-day order would boost number of beds for COVID patients
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With an all-time high number of Virginians hospitalized for COVID-19 on Friday, Gov. Ralph Northam issued a 30-day executive order Monday to expand the number of available hospital beds, increase
Va. new unemployment claims up 51%
Continued claims up by 6,000
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Virginia’s new unemployment claims increased by almost 51% last week, the Virginia Employment Commission reported Thursday. For the filing week ending Jan. 1, Virginians filed 1,813 new claims, an increase
Va. had fewer job openings in October
Decrease of 28,000 from September largest among states
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Virginia had 308,000 job openings in October, the largest drop in openings among U.S. states, as well as 108,000 quits, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest Job Openings
Va. hotel revenues down 19% from Nov. 2019 levels
NoVa hospitality industry continues to lag, Terry says
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Virginia hotel revenues in November were 19% below November 2019 levels, according to data released Wednesday by STR Inc., a CoStar Group division that provides market data on the U.S.
Va. unemployment rate dropped to 3.4% in November
November is 18th month with declining rate
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In November, Virginia’s unemployment rate fell to 3.4%, 0.2 points below October’s rate, marking 18 straight months of declines, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Friday. In November 2020, the jobless rate
Va. new unemployment claims drop 47%
New claims down by 3,000, continued claims up by 681
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Virginia’s new unemployment claims dropped by 47% last week, the Virginia Employment Commission reported Thursday, following a drop of 50% in the week ending Nov. 27. For the filing week ending