Obama Unveils Jobs Plan During Arlington Visit
President Obama chose Arlington's Fire Station No. 5 (1750 S. Hayes St) as the place to deliver a speech about the creation of a new Veterans Jobs Corps. Around 11:30 a.m. the President arrived at...
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Arlington County Holds its Largest Career Fair Yet
Arlington may have the Virginia's lowest unemployment rate, but that doesn't mean there aren't residents who are still looking for jobs. Case in point: today's Arlington Employment Center Fall...
Arlington’s Top 10 Government and Private Employers
Things are looking pretty good for Arlington, economy-wise -- at least according to a presentation this morning by Arlington Economic Development Director Terry Holzheimer. Unemployment and office...
Morning Notes
Black Friday Is a Bust at Ballston Common Mall -- While other suburban shopping malls were inundated with shoppers on Friday, traditionally one of the biggest days of the year for retailers in...
Arlington’s Unemployment Rate Remains Low
Arlington's unemployment rate dipped 0.1 percent to 4.1 percent in August, easily maintaining the county's distinction of having the lowest unemployment rate in Virginia. By contrast, the...
Morning Notes
Unemployment Steady in Va., Down in Arlington -- Arlington has kept its crown as the locality with the lowest unemployment in Virginia. The unemployment rate in Arlington fell slightly in July,...
Arlington County Unemployment Rate Holds Steady
Arlington's unemployment rate is holding at a low 4.3 percent. Employment figures just released for June show that total employment in Arlington increased from 134,010 in May to 134,579 in June....
Arlington Sees Slight Bump in Unemployment Rate
Arlington County's unemployment rate rose to 4.3 percent in May from 4.1 percent in April, according to the latest numbers from the Virginia Employment Commission. Employment actually increased...
Arlington’s Jobless Rate Drops
The unemployment rate is down in most metro areas across the country -- and Arlington is no exception. Newly-released data for April shows that Arlington's jobless rate dropped to 4.0 percent from...
As Thousands of Jobs Leave Arlington, Workers Plan to Stay
The Defense Department will be losing hundreds -- if not thousands -- of experienced, talented and security-cleared employees over the course of the next 16 months, if yesterday's BRAC job fair was...
Arlington Unemployment Rate Edges Up
Arlington's unemployment rate has risen slightly, but remains the lowest in the state. In Arlington County, the unemployment rate in February was 4.7 percent, according to statistics released...
