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The Republican Standard
- July 24, 2022
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Virginia’s unemployment had its largest drop in a year in June, down to a 2.8 percent unemployment rate, while labor participation stayed stable at 63.8 percent. Governor Glenn Youngkin highlighted the result in a Friday press release. “The June unemployment rate dropping to 2.8 percent is promising news for Virginia’s economic health and is a welcome […]

Eric Burk is a reporter at The Virginia Star and The Star News Network. ...
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The Republican Standard
- March 29, 2022
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After 3 months in office, Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration says that it has wiped out a backlog of nearly 250,000 jobless claims it inherited and has reduced the number of unpaid claims pending adjudication to a few thousand. The Virginia Employment Commission, an agency whose performance during the height of the pandemic in 2020 and […]

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The Republican Standard
- January 19, 2019
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Employment projections through 2024 show that Virginia’s economy is set to grow 9.4 percent, exceeding the national growth rate of 6.5 percent.

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The Republican Standard
- September 20, 2018
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“The U.S. market is responding to this foundation of economic strength…With a [reading] that high, it’s very unlikely that there’s a recession on the horizon,” said Tracie McMillion, global head of asset allocation for the Wells Fargo Investment Institute.

Alex Lemieux is a Richmond-based editor with The Republican Standard. ...
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The Republican Standard
- September 7, 2018
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With the unemployment rate at an 18-year low and jobless claims at a 50-year low, the U.S. economy shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon.

Alex Lemieux is a Richmond-based editor with The Republican Standard. ...
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The Republican Standard
- May 11, 2018
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Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi signaled at a Tuesday press conference that her opposition party, if they gain control of Congress this November, will be rolling back the Trump tax cuts.