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Virginia Employment Commission eliminates backlogs, touts progress. Advocates say its not nearly...
Virginian Pilot via Yahoo Finance· 10 months agoCarrie Roth, the head of a state agency tasked with handling unemployment benefits, presented a state legislative committee this week with good news. She said the Virginia Employment Commission ...
As unemployment remains low, Petersburg businesses get opportunity for another boost
The Progress-Index via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPETERSBURG — Unemployment remains low in Virginia, at 2.7% according to the Virginia Employment Commission. That's better than the nationwide average of 3.7% from the Burea of Labor Statistics ...
Editorial: Virginia Employment Commission reforms provide help when it’s needed
Virginian Pilot via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLegislation signed into law by Gov. Glenn Youngkin this spring lays out reforms that should help make the Virginia Employment Commission — however belatedly — do what it’s supposed to: provide ...
VEC: Mid-Valley's jobless rate for non-farm employment rose slightly from May to June
The News Leader via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSTAUNTON — The number of filled non-farm related jobs in the mid-Shenandoah Valley dropped slightly between May and June, but the overall picture is better than this time last year, employment ...
Dollar Tree laying off nearly 90 workers from Chesapeake headquarters
Virginian Pilot via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDollar Tree, the Chesapeake-based discount retailer, is laying off workers at its headquarters. The company is eliminating “fewer than 90 positions,” a company spokesperson said in an emailed ...
Democrats and Republicans clash over legislation to raise Virginia minimum wage to $15
Virginian Pilot via Yahoo Finance· 3 months agoJanet Wainwright worries about the employees she supervises at Yorktown Kroger. A living wage is $18.37 an hour in York County and Newport News for a childless adult, according to the living ...