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Economic growth to continue slowing, ODU experts say
Mid-year forecast predicts increased risk of recession
The U.S. economy will continue to slow in the second half of 2022 and a recession is increasingly likely, according to the Old Dominion University’s Dragas Center for Economy Analysis
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Va. AG hiring staff to target unemployment fraud
Miyares signs agreement with VEC
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Virginia’s attorney general on Thursday announced he has signed an agreement with the Virginia Employment Commission to hire more staff dedicated to investigating and prosecuting fraudulent unemployment claims, a problem
VEC reduces backlog by 89%
Backlog of separation claims down to to 27,728 from 246,273
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The Virginia Employment Commission has decreased its backlog by nearly 89%, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Monday. The VEC reduced the backlog of employment separation reports from 246,273 to 27,728 and
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GOP lawmakers push to protect workers who decline COVID vaccines
Bill would allow fired unvaccinated workers to receive unemployment benefits
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RICHMOND, Va. – Lawmakers narrowly passed a bill this month that would allow people fired for refusing a COVID-19 vaccine to receive unemployment benefits if no other misconduct took place.
New Va. jobless claims inch up
Continued claims down, but new claims rose slightly
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Virginia’s new unemployment claims rose just slightly for the week ending Jan. 29, the Virginia Unemployment Commission reported Thursday. Virginians filed 2,157 claims for the last week of January, an
New Va. unemployment claims down 32%
New claims dropped under 2,000, but continued claims rose 480
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Virginia’s new unemployment claims declined by almost 32%, the Virginia Employment Commission reported Thursday. For the filing week ending Jan. 22, Virginians filed 1,940 initial claims, down 909 from the
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
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
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