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Virginia Business Headlines for November:
Southern VA sees workforce investments pay off
Norfolk Southern may owe city if its headquarters moves
Dominion Energy, Smithfield Foods form manure-to-energy venture
Altria in talks to take significant minority stake in Juul Labs
Advance Auto to relocate headquarters to N.C. but keep Roanoke jobs
Virginia moves up to No. 4 on Forbes magazine’s Best States for Business list
New York-based booze delivery service is thirsty for the Richmond market
As Genworth pushes toward merger completion, one report questions viability deal
Autonomous shuttle coming to Crozet
Company’s expansion in two locations to bring 805 jobs to Virginia
What a Norfolk Southern exit could mean for Hampton Roads
Manufacturer expanding in Winchester
British company is locating first U.S. plant in Southern Virginia
Goochland-based Luck Stone has acquired two businesses in South Carolina and Georgia
Virginia Econ/Government Headlines for November:
Army Corps suspends permit for Atlantic Coast Pipeline to cross streams in three states
Dockless scooter proposal heads to RVA City Council
Inside Project Cooper: How Virginia Tech helped land Amazon without the biggest incentive check
Two Virginia nonprofits receive $2.5 million from Bezos Day One Fund
Virginia unemployment stays steady
Port of Virginia posts record month
Jobless rates fall in Virginia metro areas
Virginia got a deal on its half of Amazon’s HQ2 compared to New York, but is it really ‘zero risk’?
Winners and losers from Amazon’s HQ2 decision
Virginia Tech's Promise to build a new campus helped seal Amazon's Virginia headquarters deal
Mountain Valley submits application for new pipeline to North Carolina
Charlottesville establishes rules for e-scooter sharing
Chesterfield County leads region in job growth
Justices appear skeptical of effort to overturn Virginia uranium mining ban
$1.4B Coliseum redevelopment plan receives mayor’s support, now goes to RVA City Council
Virginia farmer wants to harvest his uranium
Stoney's special tax zone for $1.4 billion Coliseum plan in downtown Richmond may be 8 times bigger than initial 10-block project area
VIRGINIA BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC UPDATE
DECEMBER 2018
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Virginia Employment by Region Oct Oct Change Oct
(in thousands, seasonally adjusted) 2017 2018 (P) %
Unemp. Rate
(P)
Total Virginia Nonfarm Workers 3,956.3 4,027.7 1.8% 2.9%
Blacksburg 77.4 79.4 2.6% 2.9%
Charlottesville 119.1 122.8 3.1% 2.4%
Harrisonburg 68.8 69.5 1.0% 2.7%
Kingsport 122.2 123.6 1.1% 3.6%
Lynchburg 104.6 106.6 1.9% 3.1%
Richmond 676.8 686.1 1.4% 2.7%
Roanoke 160.9 164.7 2.4% 2.7%
Staunton-Waynesboro 50.1 51.4 2.6% 2.5%
Virginia Beach 782.5 792.6 1.3% 3.1%
Washington DC metro 2,700.3 2,747.5 1.7% 3.3%
Winchester 64.5 66.6 3.3% 2.6%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
(P) Prel iminary
Virginia Employment by Sector Oct Oct Change
(in thousands, seasonally adjusted) 2017 2018 (P) %
Total Virginia Nonfarm Workers 3,956.3 4,027.7 1.8%
Mining and Logging 8.1 8.4 3.7%
Construction 194.9 203.6 4.5%
Manufacturing 233.6 243.0 4.0%
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 662.2 674.5 1.9%
Information 66.4 66.3 -0.2%
Financial Activities 205.6 211.1 2.7%
Professional & Business Services 733.8 754.0 2.8%
Education & Health Services 531.5 546.8 2.9%
Leisure & Hospitality 400.8 415.6 3.7%
Other Services 203.6 207.4 1.9%
Government 715.8 697.0 -2.6%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
(P) Prel iminary