Today, Governor Youngkin announced that the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) May 2025 Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) reports a sharp increase in job openings and hires. On the last business day in May, there were 251,000 job openings in Virginia, seasonally adjusted—an increase of 63,000 from April’s revised figure and one of the largest increases in the nation. The Virginia job openings rate rose to 5.5 percent from the prior month, significantly higher than the 4.6 percent increase of the national job openings, which had changed little over the month.
Governor Glenn Youngkin today issued Executive Order 43, Empowering and Supporting Parents to Protect Their Children from Addictive Social Media & Establishment of the Reclaiming Childhood Task Force, to tackle a critical aspect of Virginia’s youth mental health crisis, the unrestricted use of cell phones and addictive social media platforms.
In 2006, Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine signed a bipartisan bill requiring the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles to provide a list of noncitizens’ names to the state’s Board of Elections for removal from the voter rolls.
In Virginia, town, city and school board candidates appear on the ballot without “Ds” and “Rs” next to their names, as do some constitutional officers (i.e. commissioner of the revenue and treasurer). There are some exceptions by each city or town’s charter.
Today, Governor Youngkin announced that the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) May 2025 Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) reports a sharp increase in job openings and hires. On the last business day in May, there were 251,000 job openings in Virginia, seasonally adjusted—an increase of 63,000 from April’s revised figure and one of the largest increases in the nation. The Virginia job openings rate rose to 5.5 percent from the prior month, significantly higher than the 4.6 percent increase of the national job openings, which had changed little over the month.
