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Northern Virginia unemployment claims jumped 7.1% in February, new data reveals
Northern Va. unemployment claims jumped 7.1% in February, new data reveals
By Scott McCaffrey
Published April 10, 2025 at 9:45AM
Gov. Glenn Youngkin (right) with President Trump at White House ceremony (via White House)
Unemployment claims in Northern Virginia rose 7.1% between January and February, new data shows — offering a first glimpse of the impacts of mass federal layoffs.
A total of 53,394 residents in the region were counted as unemployed and looking for work in February as sweeping job cuts began going into effect. ... That’s 3,551 more people than the month before. It’s also an 18.6% increase from that time a year ago, according to preliminary figures that the Bureau of Labor Statistics released yesterday.
Overall, the region reported an unemployment rate of 3% in January, up from 2.8% a month before and 2.6% in February 2024. ... These figures come from BLS’s Alexandria-Arlington-Reston corridor, which includes much of Northern Virginia and a small portion of the West Virginia panhandle.
In the D.C. metro area as a whole, 120,854 people were reported as unemployed in February — an increase of 8.4% month over month and 14.5% year over year.
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By Scott McCaffrey
Published April 10, 2025 at 9:45AM
Gov. Glenn Youngkin (right) with President Trump at White House ceremony (via White House)
Unemployment claims in Northern Virginia rose 7.1% between January and February, new data shows — offering a first glimpse of the impacts of mass federal layoffs.
A total of 53,394 residents in the region were counted as unemployed and looking for work in February as sweeping job cuts began going into effect. ... That’s 3,551 more people than the month before. It’s also an 18.6% increase from that time a year ago, according to preliminary figures that the Bureau of Labor Statistics released yesterday.
Overall, the region reported an unemployment rate of 3% in January, up from 2.8% a month before and 2.6% in February 2024. ... These figures come from BLS’s Alexandria-Arlington-Reston corridor, which includes much of Northern Virginia and a small portion of the West Virginia panhandle.
In the D.C. metro area as a whole, 120,854 people were reported as unemployed in February — an increase of 8.4% month over month and 14.5% year over year.
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