Job & Income Trends | Cooper Center

May 12, 2025

Report warns of deep hit to Virginia’s economy, citing federal government cuts - WTOP News

Cuts to the federal workforce and government spending will mean a significant hit to Virginia’s economy this year, according the latest economic forecast from the Weldon Cooper Center.

WTOP-Washington, D.C.

May 2, 2025

‘Lagging’ forecast for Virginia’s economy

More economic data from the federal government and local economists indicates Virginia may be part of a slowing economy.

Virginia Public Media/NPR

May 2, 2025

New reports suggest U.S., Virginia economies are slowing

Virginia’s economy is on track to contract by the end of 2025.

WVTF/RadioIQ

May 2, 2025

Experts say cuts would decimate Virginia’s state and local budgets

More than 320,000 Virginians who work in federal civilian jobs could end up unemployed.

Virginia Independent News

April 29, 2025

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.

April 29, 2025

Virginia's Economic Forecast, April 2025

Eric Scorsone,

João Ferreira,

Terry Rephann,

Matthew Scheffel

A quarterly economic forecast for the Commonwealth of Virginia, created by the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service.

April 8, 2025

‘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

April 10, 2025

Northern Virginia braces for more job losses

Cooper Center researchers shared data with policy makers on the implication of workforce reductions.

Newsbreak

chart showing VA federal employees vs other states

April 8, 2025

Economic Impact of Federal Job Loss: Slide Presentation

Terry Rephann,

Hamilton Lombard,

João Ferreira,

Matthew Scheffel

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.

March 20, 2025

Federal Workforce Briefing #3: 3.20.25

Terry Rephann,

João Ferreira,

Hamilton Lombard,

Matthew Scheffel

The Cooper Center's third policy briefing on changes to the federal workforce and its relationship to Virginia's economy.