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Governor Youngkin Reports Unemployment Drop and Job Growth

December 11, 2025December 11, 2025 HRMessenger Staff City of Richmond, Governor Glenn Youngkin, Job Growth, Richmond, Richmond Va, Unemployment, Virginia Job Market

RICHMOND, VA — Governor Glenn Youngkin announced today that Virginia’s unemployment rate declined to 3.5 percent in September, remaining 0.9 percentage points

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U.S. Department of Education Awards Nearly $199 Million to Improve Career Opportunities for Students with Disabilities Through Partnerships

September 15, 2023September 15, 2023 HRM Staff career opportunities, career success, Disability Innovation Fund Program, economic, higher education, Partnership, Pathways to partnership, Rehabilitation Services administration, self advocate, self sufficient, Special Education, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Education Awards Nearly $199 Million to Improve Career Opportunities for Students with Disabilities Through Partnerships, Unemployment

By: The U.S. Department of Education The U.S. Department of Education’s Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) announced today it will fund 20 model

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Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Unemployment Rate at Pre-pandemic Level, Nearly 2,000 Fewer Virginians Unemployed in the Month of August

September 19, 2022September 19, 2022 HRM Staff august, Governor Glenn Younkin, Labor Participation, Unemployment, Virginians

By: Governor Youngkin Press RICHMOND, VA— Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced the number of employed Virginians remained above 4.2 million workers

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Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces that the Commonwealth’s Unemployment Rate Fell to 3.0 Percent in March

April 15, 2022April 15, 2022 K. Alston Governor Glenn Younkin, total nonfarm payroll employment, Unemployment, Virginia's Unemployment

By: Governor Youngkin Press RICHMOND, VA – Governor Glenn Youngkin announced today that Virginia’s unemployment rate dropped 0.2 percentage points to

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Governor Northam Announces Commonwealth’s Unemployment Rate Dropped to 4.7 Percent in April

May 21, 2021May 21, 2021 K. Alston COVID-19, Governor Ralph Northam, Unemployment, Virginia

~ Payroll employment increased by 2,400 jobs ~ RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Virginia’s unemployment rate fell 0.4-percentage point

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Governor Northam Directs Virginia Employment Commission to Speed Up Processing of Unemployment Claims

May 18, 2021May 19, 2021 K. Alston Governor Ralph Northam, Unemployment, Virginia Employment Commission

~ $20 million will support 300 new adjudication staffers, increase capacity to resolve potentially ineligible or fraudulent claims ~ RICHMOND—Governor Ralph

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