Posts Tagged 'jobs'

Commonwealth Rises from Fourth Place in 2011

Study cites Virginia’s “best-of-both-worlds scenario” with increased average incomes, decreased unemployment and decreased cost of living

RICHMOND – MoneyRates.com has ranked Virginia the “Best State to Make a Living” in its annual study. Virginia jumped up from fourth place in 2011 to take the top spot in 2012 based on measurements in the four categories considered by MoneyRates.com: Average Income, which has increased over the past year; Cost of Living based ...

– February Revenue Collections Are Up, Bolstered by Extra Deposit Day for Leap Year and Post-Holiday Sales –

Follows Announcement Yesterday that State Unemployment Rate has Fallen to Three-Year Low

RICHMOND – Governor Bob McDonnell announced today that February revenue collections rose 17.2 percent over the same month a year ago. February is typically not a significant month for revenue collections, but an extra deposit day created by the leap year observance bolstered the numbers and all major ...