Va. noticed slight uptick in jobless claims final week
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Extra than 62K Virginians keep on being unemployed
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Original jobless claims submitted last 7 days rose 4.9% from the preceding 7 days, in accordance to figures introduced Thursday by the Virginia Employment Commission, though ongoing claims a bit dropped.
Throughout the 7 days ending Feb. 13, 14,901 Virginians filed original unemployment claims, compared to 14,203 from the 7 days prior.
Previous week, 62,624 Virginians remained unemployed that signifies 40,143 more statements filed than the very same period of time in 2020. People today receiving unemployment benefits via the VEC must file weekly unemployment claims in purchase to keep on receiving positive aspects.
“Elevated degrees this winter might have, in part, mirrored reapplications for positive aspects subsequent the government’s renewal of supplemental rewards right until March 14 as portion of the most up-to-date stimulus bundle,” according to the VEC.
Additional than 50 % of the claimants who filed for advantages very last 7 days (and the prior two months) described currently being in the accommodation/food provider, administrative and squander companies, retail trade and health care and social guidance industries, according to the VEC.
The locations of the state that have been most impacted keep on to be Northern Virginia, Richmond and Hampton Roadways.
Beneath are the prime 10 localities, mentioned by amount of preliminary unemployment statements, for the week ending Feb. 13:
- Richmond, 658
- Virginia Seaside, 603
- Norfolk, 581
- Fairfax County, 561
- Prince William County, 398
- Newport News, 355
- Alexandria, 347
- Chesapeake, 321
- Portsmouth, 308
- Chesterfield County, 285
Nationwide, the advance figure for seasonally modified first statements previous week was 861,000, an maximize of 13,000 from the preceding week’s revised stage, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. There ended up 209,336 preliminary statements throughout the similar 7 days last 12 months.
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