Unemployment rates fell in the District, Maryland and Virginia last month, according to government data released Friday, marking the first regionwide decline in joblessness since the recession began…

Federal stimulus funds are responsible for 66,000 jobs in Virginia through the first quarter, according to an analysis from the nation’s Council of Economic Advisers. The information follows a report released earlier this week by the CEA that credited the federal Recovery Act with creating or saving 2.5 million jobs nationwide during that same period.
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Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania recorded sizable gains in employment in March and were among 33 states posting increases.
In its monthly look at state job trends, the Labor Department said Friday that Maryland led the country with a gain of 35,800 payroll jobs last month. Virginia and Pennsylvania also posted increases that topped 20,000 in the …

Virginia lost 21,200 jobs, falling to 169,600 construction jobs in February from 190,800 a year earlier, according to the trade group, which compiles data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics…