Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

2022

DOI

10.25776/705a-br87

Publication Title

2022 State of the Commonwealth Report

Pages

42-59

Abstract

If Virginia is to continue its recovery from the pandemic economic shock of 2020, this growth will largely come from Virginia’s metropolitan areas. We ask whether Virginians have returned to the labor force in the aftermath of the pandemic and explore how unemployment rates may not reflect the availability of labor. Lastly, we examine how population change may influence the future of Virginia’s metro areas.

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