Cooper Center Releases April 2025 Economic Forecast for Virginia
Press release announcing the April 2025 economic forecast for the Commonwealth of Virginia by the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service.
Economic Studies
Pertaining to economic conditions, changes, and data.
Virginia's Economic Forecast, April 2025
A quarterly economic forecast for the Commonwealth of Virginia, created by the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service.
‘Worse than COVID’: Local Virginia leaders urge action in response to federal funding cuts
A Virginia House of Delegates emergency committee met in Alexandria with researchers in search of solutions to the economic crisis unfolding across the region.
The Dogwood
Northern Virginia braces for more job losses
Cooper Center researchers shared data with policy makers on the implication of workforce reductions.
Newsbreak
Economic Impact of Federal Job Loss: Slide Presentation
On April 8, 2025, Cooper Center researchers presented slides to the Virginia House of Delegates Emergency Committee on the Impacts of Federal Workforce and Funding Reductions that defined the scope of the issue and offered reduction scenarios.
Virginia's lumber industry looks to Trump, new markets for help
Cooper Center economist Terry Rephann weighs in on the factors affecting forestry in Virginia.
WVTF/RadioIQ
Federal Workforce Briefing #3: 3.20.25
The Cooper Center's third policy briefing on changes to the federal workforce and its relationship to Virginia's economy.
Cost of Community Services: Albemarle County
Cooper Center analysis of the Cost of Community Services for land use categories in Albemarle County for FY 2022.
Federal Workforce Briefing #1: 2.27.25
The first Weldon Cooper Center policy briefing on the importance of federal jobs for the Virginia economy.
Federal Workforce Briefing #2: 3.11.25
Second policy brief on the impact of federal jobs on Virginia's economy.