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Initial unemployment claims in Henrico, state drop after suspected fraudulent filings last week
1 minutes Posted May 6, 2021 at 6:00 pm.
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Initial unemployment claims in Henrico County returned to lower levels during the most recent reporting week, following a statewide trend a week after a major spike that Virginia Employment Commission officials attributed in part to suspected fraudulent claims. A total of 275 people filed first-time claims in Henrico during the week of April 25-May 1, down from the 657 first-time claims filed in the county the week before. Statewide, the number of first-time claims dropped by more than 25,000 – from just nearly 37,500 during the week that ended April 24 to just more than 12,200 during the most recent...

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