Initial unemployment insurance claims in Virginia increased 71.2% in the first week of February, according to the state.

Gov. Abigail Spanberger has picked a former federal workforce development official to lead the Virginia Employment Commission.

RICHMOND, Va. (WFXR)- Governor Abigail Spanberger appointed Melissa Smith to serve as the new commissioner of the Virginia Employment Commission (VEC). According to the press release, Smith has more ...

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger on Wednesday officially ended cooperation between a slate of state agencies and federal immigration authorities. In an executive directive, Spanberger, who ran as a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger has declared a state of emergency ahead of a winter storm expected to bring snow, sleet and ...

Virginians who lose their jobs through no fault of their own would receive a $48 weekly increase in unemployment benefits ...

(WFXR) – Virginia Works, the Commonwealth’s Department of Workforce Development and Advancement, has released an employment report for December 2026. Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate ...

WASHINGTON — Furious conservatives have branded newly sworn-in Dem Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger the “White Witch” and a “Bond villain” after she signed and queued up a dizzying array of lefty ...

White House border czar Tom Homan vows the Trump administration will forge ahead with its deportation efforts despite resistance from Virginia's new Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger. Spanberger, ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Virginia dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 2,686 ...