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News from February 2022

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Harrisonburg sees 9.4% increase in non-farm payroll employees since last year

By Old Dominion News | Feb 2, 2022

The number of employees on non-farm payrolls in May in the Harrisonburg metropolitan statistical area was 66,600, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Charlottesville sees 5.2% increase in non-farm payroll employees since last year

By Old Dominion News | Feb 2, 2022

The number of employees on non-farm payrolls in May in the Charlottesville metropolitan statistical area was 111,400, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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226 people die with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause in Virginia during week ending Jan. 15

By Old Dominion News | Feb 2, 2022

There were 226 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in Virginia in the week ending Jan. 15, making up 20.2 percent of total deaths by all causes in Virginia.

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“Cloture Motion (Executive Session)” published by Congressional Record in the Senate section on Jan. 31

By Old Dominion News | Feb 2, 2022

“Cloture Motion (Executive Session)“ was published in the Senate section on page S402 on Jan. 31

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Census Bureau: More women than men in Virginia in 2020

By Old Dominion News | Feb 1, 2022

Of the 8,509,358 people living in Virginia in 2020, 50.8 percent (4,322,815) were women and 49.2 percent (4,186,543) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Old Dominion News.

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Census Bureau reports Virginia population was 8,509,358 in 2020

By Old Dominion News | Feb 1, 2022

Virginia had a population of 8,509,358 people in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Old Dominion News.

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Census Bureau: 78 percent of people in Virginia were old enough to vote in 2020

By Old Dominion News | Feb 1, 2022

Of the 8,509,358 citizens living in Virginia in 2020, 6,640,761 were old enough to vote as of April 13, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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Virginia ranks 12th in United States for non-farm payroll employees in January

By Old Dominion News | Feb 1, 2022

Virginia's payroll numbers reveal it is ranked 12th for non-farm payroll employees in January, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Virginia's INFORM Act designed to hamstring online criminals and 'force them out of shadowy selling'

By Caleb Lombardo | Feb 1, 2022

Bipartisan proposals were recently introduced in the Virginia Legislature to protect online consumers against a growing wave of fake and stolen goods peddled on some of America’s largest online shopping platforms.

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38 people die in Virginia from chronic lower respiratory disease in week ending Jan. 15

By Old Dominion News | Feb 1, 2022

There were 38 deaths with chronic lower respiratory disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Virginia during the week ending Jan. 15, a 53.7 percent decrease from the previous week.

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141 deaths after taking the COVID-19 vaccine in Virginia

By Old Dominion News | Feb 1, 2022

Deaths after taking the COVID-19 vaccine total 8,214 across the US, with 141 deaths being in Virginia, according to the National Vaccine Information Center.

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Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford sees 14% increase in non-farm payroll employees since last year

By Old Dominion News | Feb 1, 2022

The number of employees on non-farm payrolls in May in the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford metropolitan statistical area was 75,600, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Congressional Record publishes “Cloture Motion (Executive Session)” in the Senate section on Jan. 20

By Old Dominion News | Feb 1, 2022

The Congressional Record published “Cloture Motion (Executive Session)” in the Senate section on Jan. 20.

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3,940,900 nonfarm employees on payrolls in Virginia in January

By Old Dominion News | Feb 1, 2022

Virginia reported the number of employees on nonfarm payrolls in January 2022 was 3,940,900.

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247 people die with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause in Virginia during week ending Jan. 15

By Old Dominion News | Feb 1, 2022

There were 247 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Virginia in the week ending Jan. 15, making up 22 percent of total deaths by all causes in Virginia.

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Winchester sees 0.8% increase in non-farm payroll employees since last year

By Old Dominion News | Feb 1, 2022

The number of employees on non-farm payrolls in March in the Winchester metropolitan statistical area was 66,200, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Total non-farm payroll employees in Virginia decreases by 5.9% in January

By Old Dominion News | Feb 1, 2022

Virginia reported the number of employees on non-farm payrolls for the month of January 2022 was 77,500, according to a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report.

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73 people die in Virginia from cerebrovascular disease in week ending Jan. 15

By Old Dominion News | Feb 1, 2022

There were 73 deaths with cerebrovascular disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Virginia during the week ending Jan. 15, a 7.6 percent decrease from the previous week.

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Pump pain: Virginia drivers to spend $44.17 more on gas on average this February

By Old Dominion News | Feb 1, 2022

The average price of regular gas in Virginia in February is $3.20 per gallon.