Virginia Business

Va. new unemployment filings up last week, VEC reports

The number of initial unemployment claims filed during the week ending March 27 were 75% lower than they were this week a year ago, when the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact was fully reflected in ...
Virginia Business

Va. new unemployment claims up 16%

New unemployment claims in Virginia increased 16% last week, the Virginia Employment Commission reported Thursday. For the filing week ending Jan. 15, Virginians filed 2,849 initial claims, an ...

More than 900 furloughed federal workers filed for Virginia unemployment

In Virginia, 1,250 claims filed in the first two weeks of October identified a federal employer and more than 900 of those ...
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Chesterfield truck driver comes to CBS 6 for help after getting tax bill for unemployment money he never got

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — A Chesterfield County man got a tax bill earlier this year for money he never got from the Virginia Employment Commission (VEC) and reached out to CBS 6 for help. Three ...
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Misspelled last name has Beach woman waiting for $13K in unemployment benefits

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — So close, but so far away. Katina DeVaughn got a big check from the Virginia Employment Commission that would’ve helped eliminate her mounting debt, but it turned out to ...