As Kiggans & Wittman Enable DOGE Cuts, Virginia Unemployment Rate Continues to Rise

As Kiggans & Wittman Enable DOGE Cuts, Virginia Unemployment Rate Continues to Rise

Report: Virginia unemployment rate sees longest rise since ’08 crisis   New data out today shows that Virginia’s unemployment rate is on a steady five-month increase, thanks in part to Jen Kiggans and Rob Wittman enabling indiscriminate DOGE cuts that have hit Virginia’s workforce hard.  Axios reports that the “administration’s federal job slashing and freezing of grants, contracts and medical research may be to blame” for Virginia’s growing un…

Worries remain over Trump cuts as Virginia jobless rate rises, climate programs slashed

Virginia policy makers continue to worry about the impact of the Trump administration’s slashing of the federal workforce and spending. President Donald Trump’s efforts to shrink the federal workforce and cut federal spending have created serious uncertainty about Virginia’s economy and undercut the state’s ability to combat climate change.  A House of Delegates emergency committee examining the impacts of federal workforce cuts recently met in …

Winsome Earle-Sears Cheers on Trump’s Attacks on Jobs as Virginia Unemployment Rate Rises - Democratic Party of Virginia

Axios: Virginia unemployment rate sees longest rise since ’08 crisis VIRGINIA – New reporting from Axios detailed that Virginia’s unemployment rate has continued to increase over the last five months – the longest streak since 2008. Winsome Earle-Sears has defended Donald Trump’s attacks on Virginia jobs and downplayed and dismissed the severity of losing a job.  Axios: Virginia unemployment rate […]