As the government shutdown approaches its one month mark, the Virginia Employment Commission is noticing a spike in ...

Over 121,000 federal employees have faced layoffs or have been targeted for layoffs Virginia’s initial unemployment claims rose 8.1% in one week. Expert expects to see reduction in the state’s ...

Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed several bills intended to help those who were inaccurately approved for unemployment benefits. One of the bills requires the Virginia Employment Commission to notify those ...

Unemployment claims in Northern Virginia rose 7.1% between January and February, new data shows — offering a first glimpse of the impacts of mass federal layoffs. A total of 53,394 people in the ...

For the week ending May 10, 3,992 people filed initial unemployment insurance claims — which is 46.8% higher than the previous week’s 2,720 claims and a 67.3% increase over a comparable week last year ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia’s unemployment rate is on the rise. In fact, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says Virginia was the only state in the country to see a statistically significant rise ...