Central Virginia sees drop in unemployment as three-day job fair kicks off
After peaking with 9,600 claims last May, the region is now around 1,600 people
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LYNCHBURG, Va. – Like so many others, Alexandria Johnson is struggling during the pandemic.
“My situation has been rough, and I’m not ashamed to say that it’s been rough because there’s nothing that I’ve done to make it rough. It’s something that the world has going on,” said Johnson.
The 30-year-old mother of three is now looking for a better opportunity thanks to a job fair in Lynchburg.
“It’s making me feel good because a lot of these places here, they’re not opening the doors for us, they’re not letting us come in, they’re not letting us work,” said Johnson.