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RICHMOND -- Virginia has added more than 71,000 jobs since February and maintained an unemployment rate well below the national average, but Gov. Bob McDonnell said Thursday that his administration remains fixed on reducing an "unacceptable" jobless rate in the state.
The state's jobs total increased to 3.65 million over the past five months, according to federal Bureau of Labor Statistics data provided by McDonnell's administration. The new jobs include full- time, part-time and temporary positions. About 80 percent of the jobs were generated by the private sector.See the full content of this document
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Governor Still Focusing On Job Creation
McDonnell estimated that 20 percent of the new jobs can be linked to the federal economic stimulus package p...
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