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Virginia jobless rate falls to 5.2 percent in April
The Virginia Employment Commission says the state's jobless rate fell in April for the second consecutive month. The state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 5.2 percent in April. That's down from 5.3 percent in March, and down from 5.9 percent...
Tags: Labor Markets, Employment Opportunities, Employment, Career and Workplace, Unemployment Rate
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Martinsville city jobless and Danville region unemployment rates are highest in Virginia for March
The city of Martinsville's jobless rate remained the highest in Virginia in March. The Virginia Employment Commission says the city's seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate was 14.4 percent, down from 15.4 percent in February and 16.3 percent a...
Tags: Arlington County, Washington, DC, Labor Markets, Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia), Employment Opportunities
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FAA furloughs kick in, some flight delays appear; Real test is Monday
Commercial airline flights moved smoothly throughout most of the country on Sunday, but experts say the first real test is Monday when traffic increases amid furloughs of air traffic controllers resulting from government spending cuts. Sunday was...
Tags: Air Transportation Delays, Career and Workplace, Federal Aviation Administration, Layoffs and Downsizing, Air Transportation Industry
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ITT Exelis to lay off about 70 in Roanoke County
ITT Exelis is laying off about 70 hourly workers at its night vision plant in Roanoke County. The layoffs are effective April 7. ITT Exelis spokesman Tim White tells The Roanoke Times that demand for the company's night vision goggles and other products...
Tags: Employees, Career and Workplace, Job Layoffs, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Martinsville keeps top jobless rate in January
The city of Martinsville's jobless rate remained the highest in Virginia in January. The Virginia Employment Commission says the city's seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate was 16.9 percent, up from 15.2 percent in December and 18.1 percent a year...
Tags: Arlington County, Washington, DC, Labor Markets, Employment Opportunities, Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia)
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Seasonal employees upset with delay in unemployment payments
WDBJ7 ReporterBeing out of a job is scary. Many turn to unemployment to help pay the bills. But some workers say it's taking longer to get those benefits. We're talking about jobs like pavers and landscapers. They usually work eight months out of the year and...Tags: Unemployment Benefits, Employment Opportunities, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Employment, Career and Workplace
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UPDATE: Norfolk Southern managers hold meetings with laid off employees
What's next for the 145 Norfolk-Southern employees laid off yesterday? Managers met with the workers and their families Tuesday morning. Our cameras weren't allowed in the meeting and no one from Norfolk Southern was willing to speak on camera. We...
Tags: Norfolk Southern Corporation, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Career and Workplace, Travel, Franklin (Franklin, Virginia)
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Liberty Medical files for chapter 11 bankruptcy
Liberty Medical Supply Inc., which has an operation in Salem, has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to CEO Frank Harvey. "What that means is it gives us the breathing space we need to reorganize while still continuing to serve our...
Tags: Employees, Chicago Tribune, Career and Workplace, General Motors Corp., Economy, Business and Finance
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Alpha idles two Virginia mines, lays off about 80 workers
Two Alpha Natural Resources mines in Virginia have been idled as part of cutbacks announced last fall. Alpha spokesman Ted Pile tells media outlets that the company idled its Red Onion surface mine near Pound and Bluff Spur underground mine near...
Tags: Alpha Natural Resources Incorporated, Career and Workplace, Norton (Norton, Virginia), Layoffs and Downsizing
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As unemployment decreases food pantries see change
WDBJ7 ReporterEvery week day Angela Nomah's lunch is on the house. "I don't have a job right now, I wish I could find one. But I'm raising my grandson right now," Nomah said. Because she's unemployed, she relies on the Danville Salvation Army to feed her family....Tags: Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia), Career and Workplace, Job Layoffs, The Salvation Army, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Virginia jobless rate at 5.4 percent for December
The city of Martinsville's jobless rate remained the highest in Virginia in December. The Virginia Employment Commission says the city's seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate was 15.2 percent, down from 15.5 percent in December and 17.3 percent a...
Tags: Arlington County, Washington, DC, Labor Markets, Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia), Employment Opportunities
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November's jobless rate in Virginia at 5.3 percent
The city of Martinsville's jobless rate remained the highest in Virginia in November The Virginia Employment Commission says the city's seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate was 15.7 percent, up from 14.9 percent in October and 16.8 percent a year...
Tags: Arlington County, Washington, DC, Labor Markets, Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia), Employment Opportunities
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