Virginia Performs

Virginia Performs shows you how the state is doing in areas that affect the quality of life for you and your family.

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Many thanks for the shout-out at the ABFM Conference! https://t.co/r8ZZeOOkCf

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Dr. Katherine Willoughby @abfm_aspa conference highlighting great work by @VaPerforms

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Poverty levels also correlate w/ lower creativity: Note how poverty map ~same as arts map at https://t.co/Jvw1K9JX98

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Creativity divide: Turns out that folks w/ college degrees participate in art-related activities a lot more than those w/ less education.

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Who knew?! There's a North-South divide when it comes to creative Americans. https://t.co/rQzbOUCsHG

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The good news: Wages are RISING across jobs spectrum. Wall St. unhappy, but no one else is.https://t.co/ZhhNRfBr4B

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Productivity gains = economic growth; lots of theories why it's declining, but no one seems to know for sure. https://t.co/eWeTmWk8Tq

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Worker productivity has been anemic at best since Great Recession, worse than any period since the early 80s.

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Worker productivity in VA remains high (14th best in US), tho it's been slowly dropping from recent peak in 2010.

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For 10+ years, VA has led US w/ highest percentage of people in science and engineering jobs.https://t.co/tA6R2qV4cA

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24 VA localities have unemployment rates below 7%, while 2 suffer unemployment above 9%. https://t.co/gzvRHygJ2h

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Looking at just Virginia: Out of 133 localities, 107 counties & cities have unemployment rates below 5%. https://t.co/gzvRHygJ2h

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That's a 4% unemployment rate, lower even than nat'l rate of 4.9%. (See nat'l chart here: https://t.co/hWc4ds6bxy)

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In honor of Labor Day: Did you know VA has 4,268,101 people in its labor force? And 4,096,439 of them are EMPLOYED. https://t.co/Kb6ypttaM2

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Virginia Performs adds its congrats to these talented programmers @ #datathonva. Good luck at COVITS next week! https://t.co/w6QNYlRtaD

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Top items in back to school shopping? Clothing & electronics. (Bet you knew that already.) https://t.co/7aPZLHjyoz

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Back to School is great for the economy; spending has risen 55% in last 10 years. https://t.co/7aPZLHjyoz

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August is back to school time. After Xmas, biggest shopping season: $76 BILLION in 2016, says Nat'l Retail Found.

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Va's avg 3rd Grade Reading SOL Advanced pass rate (35 of 40 items correct) was 21% in 2015. https://t.co/lK9Z0w8vbo

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Avg pass rates on 3rd Grade Reading SOL in 2015 were 75.4%, a marked improvement from 69% avg pass rate in 2014. https://t.co/lK9Z0w8vbo

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Changes made Reading SOL test scores drop as predicted, but in 2015 every region in Va. showed increasing mastery. https://t.co/lK9Z0w8vbo