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Is slight rise in Virginia unemployment ‘calm before storm?’
Virginia’s unemployment rate numbers are on a slight rise, according to data from the state’s Department of Workforce Development and Advancement, also known as Virginia Works. The state agency reports that Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in March rose a tenth of a percentage point to 3.2 % compared to 3.1% in February and 2.8% […]
If Trump cuts federal workforce, Warner predicts ‘disaster’ for Va.
U.S. Sen. Mark Warner said Thursday he hopes President-elect Donald Trump won’t pursue massive cuts and relocations in the federal workforce — because if he does, it would be a “disaster for Virginia’s economy,” particularly in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads. “We would get hit worse than any other state,” Virginia’s senior senator said. Warner, [&he[...]
