Gov. Glenn Youngkin has announced a drop in Virginia’s unemployment rate and continued job growth across the state over the past year.
Virginia’s unemployment rate fell to 3.5% in September, placing it 0.9 percentage points below the national rate of 4.4%, according to a Dec. 11 release from Youngkin’s office.
The commonwealth also added 28,200 nonfarm jobs over the past year. Since January 2022, total nonfarm employment has grown by 273,800, based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
“Virginia’s job market continues to demonstrate sustained strength, with more than 270,000 jobs added since this administration began,” Youngkin said. “The reported decline in state government employment reflects a statistical adjustment, not a real reduction. Our own payroll data show job growth continuing across state government and throughout the Commonwealth. Employment is rising, investment is accelerating, and opportunities continue to expand for Virginians.”
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The labor force participation rate — which tracks the share of residents aged 16 and older who are working or seeking work — dipped by 0.1 percentage points to 64.6% in September, according to BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS).
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