WATCH: Why Virginia’s job market feels impossible for new college graduates
Hear from a 2024 James Madison University grad on the challenges of his ongoing job hunt.
Sep
2025
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JOBS
Aug
2025
27
5 unsung films that dramatize America’s rich labor history
Hollywood studios and independent producers have long depicted the collective efforts of working people to improve their lives and gain a voice in their workplaces and the larger society.
Jun
2025
27
Virginia is on track to lose 32,000 jobs in Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s final year on the job
Youngkin pitched himself as a reasonable Republican, but has been aligned with Trump’s policies that hurt Virginians.
Jun
2025
2
Virginia shipbuilder furloughs more than 400 workers
Newport News Shipbuilding says the unpaid furloughs shouldn’t last longer than five months, but uncertainty lingers.
May
2025
2
Opinion: The Youngkin-Sears administration doesn’t care about us
In March, the Youngkin-Sears administration vetoed commonsense bills that would allow hard-working Virginians to do more than just survive.
Apr
2025
24
Opinion: Cutting clean energy investments would kill jobs, hurt Virginians
In a state like Virginia, which is on the front lines of climate change and also solutions to fight it, the significance of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) – and the negative impacts of its potential repeal by Congress – cannot be overstated.
Mar
2025
31
Winsome Earle-Sears appears to downplay federal worker firings in leaked audio
The leading candidate in Virginia’s Republican gubernatorial primary apparently downplayed the pain of tens of thousands of federal workers who have lost their jobs as a result of the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency.
Feb
2025
19
How another Trump trade war could hurt Virginia
President Donald Trump’s return to the White House has meant tariffs are back in the news, raising fears about how the levies on foreign goods will impact Virginia’s economy with its robust international trade.
Dec
2024
20
Warner to US House Republicans: ‘You’re playing with people’s lives’
As Republicans push the federal government to the brink of a shutdown, Virginians are bracing for the impact.
Sep
2024
11
13 wildest lies Trump told in the debate with Kamala Harris
Ex-President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris met for their first presidential debate—and Trump unleashed a barrage of lies and misleading claims.
