Top Story UVa forecast predicts loss of 18,050 jobs in Va. this year MICHAEL MARTZ Richmond Times-Dispatch Sep 4, 2026 3 hrs ago 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Virginia is likely to lose 18,050 jobs this year as the state's labor supply continues to shrink, even though the unemployment rate has stayed relatively steady, according to a new report by the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service.kAm%96 ?6H BF2CE6C=J 7@C642DE D9@HD >@56DE :>AC@G6>6?E :? E96 @FE=@@< 7@C 64@?@>:4 AC@5F4E:G:EJ[ 5C:G6? 3J :?G6DE>6?ED :? 2CE:7:4:2= :?E6==:86?46 2?5 E96 52E2 46?E6CD E@ DFAA@CE :E[ 3FE :E 2=D@ D66D Q2 DF3DE2?E:2= 4@?EC24E:@? :? ':C8:?:2VD =23@C 7@C46]Q %96 =23@C 7@C46 564=:?65 3J eg[___ ;@3D 7C@> E96 368:??:?8 @7 =2DE J62C E9C@F89 yF?6[ E96 C6A@CE D2:5] {2DE >@?E9[ E96 7656C2= 8@G6C?>6?E 6DE:>2E65 E92E ':C8:?:2 =@DE cg[___ ;@3D :? 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Va. loses almost 48,000 jobs in year; unemployment at 3.7% Virginia lost almost 48,000 jobs over the past year through July, the only state in the country to see jobs fall over that period, along with …
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