The good news is that Virginia s unemployment trust fund is brimming with a record $1.5 billion and claims for jobless benefits have fallen to their lowest level since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The bad news is Virginia still ranks second in the country for the longest average wait on appeals of state decisions on unemployment claims at 481 days.
The Virginia Employment Commission has notified almost 17,000 Virginians that their appeals will not be heard because they filed them too late, unless they can prove otherwise this week.