Posts Tagged Unemployment Rate
Virginia and its really, really low unemployment rate
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on June 4, 2024
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The latest numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics has some good news for Virginia. Michael Pope explains.
Southwest Virginia’s Unemployment Rate May Be Misleading
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on July 16, 2019
Unemployment is going down in Southwest Virginia. But, that might be more alarming than you think. Michael Pope reports.
Virginia’s Unemployment Rate May Not Tell the Whole Story
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on August 1, 2018
Virginia’s unemployment rate is now down to levels that haven’t been seen since before the recession hit a decade ago. That’s the good news. But, there’s an important part of the story those numbers don’t tell. Michael Pope reports.