Virginia
Virginia’s unemployment rate ranks eighth best in the U.S.
SHENANDOAH VALLEY, Va. (WHSV) – The Virginia Employment Fee (VEC) reviews unemployment within the Shenandoah Valley is best than the state as an entire. Harrisonburg stands at 2.5 p.c, whereas Augusta County’s is at 2.2 p.c, in response to numbers collected in Sept.
VEC economists say the change comes from record-high job openings within the what they name the Valley’s industrial various economic system.
“Because the economic system has revived in 2022, you could have lots of people filling these misplaced leisure hospitality, I imply eating places, lodges, issues like that. That’s the place this vitality is coming from,” VEC Senior Economist Timothy Aylor stated.
At this tempo, the VEC says unemployment charges are approaching pre-pandemic circumstances.
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