Virginia unemployment drops to 2.8%, but staffing problems persist
By MICHAEL MARTZ Richmond Times-Dispatch Virginia's labor force expanded by 6,250 employees last month, dropping the state unemployment rate to 2.8...
By MICHAEL MARTZ Richmond Times-Dispatch Virginia's labor force expanded by 6,250 employees last month, dropping the state unemployment rate to 2.8%, the lowest it has been since the month before the COVID-19 pandemic began more than 28 months ago.But the industry with the biggest job gains — hotels and restaurants — is still struggling to find employees to fill jobs.'The June unemployment rate dropping to 2.8% is promising news for Virginia's economic health and is a welcome return to pre-pandemic unemployment levels,' Gov.