Virginia unemployment rate decreased to 2.8% in June despite 15,500 jobs lost in government sector

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia’s unemployment rate decreased to 2.8% from May to June, a 1.2%…

280,000 suspected unemployment fraud cases under review in Virginia

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Virginia Employment Commission is currently reviewing hundreds of thousands of suspected…

67,000 Virginians waiting on VEC appeals cases

RICHMOND, Va (WRIC) — While the Virginia Employment Commission has significantly slashed the number of cases…

“Sometimes there are going to be errors:” VEC head responds to private document dump

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Just 15 hours after 8News aired a second investigation into how a…