Virginia Economy

While Virginia’s large metro areas – like Richmond and Hampton Roads – often get most of the attention, a new economic report from Old Dominion University looks at one of the state’s smaller metros.

Take this job and shove it. That's apparently what many people are saying or at least thinking according to new numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. They show that 120,000 people in Virginia quit their jobs in October. That's the second largest increase in the country, second only to Florida.

Wages are rising. But so are layoffs. That might give pause to people thinking about asking for a raise.

Virginia's unemployment rate is at 2.8%. That's the lowest since the start of the pandemic back in March 2020.

Virginia’s search for a new head of it's community colleges ended Thursday, as Governor Youngkin expressed his displeasure with the colleges’ governing body hiring process.

When the economy crashed last year, Virginia lost a significant number of jobs.And the job market still hasn't recovered.The recession from the early…

Thursday the Virginia Employment Commission released its weekly unemployment numbers, showing that unemployment figures were steady in recent weeks.Health…

It could take years for Virginia's economy to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. That's the headline from Old Dominion University, which has released its…

The economic crisis is hitting some parts of Virginia harder than others.While some parts of Virginia have seen employment declines between 6% and 8%,…

Recovering to pre-pandemic employment levels is expected to take longer in rural Virginia.The good news for Virginia is that a full recovery in employment…