EMILY C. DOOLEY TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITER

Published: June 9, 2009

The Richmond region has lost more jobs than any other metro area in the state, an economist said yesterday.

From when employment — the number of jobs — peaked in the Richmond area in August 2007 through March 2009, the region lost 26,000 jobs. The job losses included thousands resulting from the bankruptcies of Circuit City Stores Inc., LandAmerica Financial Group Inc., and Qimonda AG.

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Virginia also is doing better than the nation. From March 2008 to March 2009, Virginia employment fell by 2.4 percent. During that same period, employment fell by 3.5 percent nationwide, the report said.

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Another study could bolster that belief. A June 5 study conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management said more workers are expected to find jobs in June compared with the previous six months.

The study is based on a monthly survey of human resources officials at manufacturing and service-sector companies.

via In Virginia, layoffs hit Richmond area hardest | Richmond Times-Dispatch.