Just when things seemed to get back on track, Virginia unemployment went up slightly compared to last month.
The Virginia unadjusted unemployment rate rose 7.3 percent in June from 7 percent in May. The number of unemployed Virginians rose to 308,100 from 292,900, an increase of 15,200.
According to the Virginia Employment Commission, the slight increase may have something to do with newly graduated high school students who joined college graduates in the job market.
Charlottesville’s numbers show the same increase. In June 2009, 6,860 people were without a job in the city (6.4 percent), an increase from 6,350, or 5.9 percent, in May. In June of last year, the unemployment rate was only 3.4 percent, or 3,680.