Virginia unemployment claims continue to pace ahead of last year
Unemployment claims are up 33% compared to this time last year.
WVTF/RadioIQ
News & Announcements
Virginia falls to No. 4 among CNBC's top states for business
Virginia lost its spot at the top of CNBC's annual Top States for Business report, in line with the Cooper Center's job loss predictions.
Virginia Business Magazine
Low cost of living, remote work make Southwest Virginia attractive
Workers are moving into the region, boosting local economies and creating businesses, according to a report from UVA’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service.
UVA Today
Graceful Growth
According to the Cooper Center, Richmond's surrounding counties are striving to manage development and change.
Richmond Magazine
Millennials are still leaving SWVA, but at slower rate
Millennials are leaving Southwest Virginia, although the Cooper Center's study of the latest demographic trends indicate a change may be on the horizon.
WVTF/RadioIQ
Musk Left Government. Will Democrats Lose Their Bogeyman?
Virginia Democrats turn to Cooper Center data to understand economic impact of Musk and DOGE.
Washington Post
Virginia Beach council approves referendum on voting system for November ballot
A 2023 Cooper Center survey shows that 81% of residents favored the 10-1 system now up for a vote in a November referendum.
WHRO-TV (Norfolk)
Albemarle County study reveals residential growth comes at a cost
Albemarle County commissioned a Weldon Cooper study on residential growth.
NBC29