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Unemployment in Virginia remains below the national rate indicating a healthy economy.
Virginia’s May unemployment rate was 3% — the same as a year ago and in keeping with trends seen in recent months, according to seasonally adjusted data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The state’s April unemployment rate was 2.9%.
The national unemployment rate in May remained at 3.6%, also had changed little from a year ago. At 2.1%, Vermont had the nation’s lowest May unemployment rate, while Puerto Rico’s rate was the highest at 8.5%.
