The number of initial unemployment claims filed during the week ending March 27 were 75% lower than they were this week a year ago, when the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact was fully reflected in ...

The Virginia Employment Commission is offering unemployment assistance to individuals who lost their job or business due to the destruction of Hurricane Helene. This comes after President Joe Biden ...

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

RICHMOND, VA. (WAVY) – The Virginia Employment Commission (VEC) is set to provide temporary financial assistance to people whose employment or self-employment was impacted by Hurricane Helene.

Virginia’s labor market remained strong in February, although growth is slowing, according to employment data from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Virginia had a net gain of 3,200 jobs in ...

Effective January 1, 2025, the Virginia minimum wage will increase from $12.00 to $12.41. Although the General Assembly voted down the proposed $15.00 minimum wage increase for 2025, current law ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers have shelved a pair of bills that would have given unemployment claimants half as much time to file an appeal with a state agency still struggling with pandemic ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC)- A woman waiting on her unemployment benefits to resume since May says her payments went to the wrong place and she is not alone. Reeka Faison from Newport News believes her bank ...

In Fairfax County Monday morning, Virginia’s governor announced a new program to help fired federal workers find new jobs. Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin showed support for the Trump administration’s ...