Bill Mezger Quotes

These are good low rates in February. - Bill Mezger

The state unemployment rate probably won't go much lower than it is. I doubt it will get back to the mid-2 percent range that we had in 2001. Virginia is attracting people from other places. They are finding work pretty quick, but while they are looking for work, it does add to unemployment. - Bill Mezger

The national economy is strong right now, and the Virginia economy is strong. We're better than pretty much any other state. - Bill Mezger

That is pretty much the case all over [the country], and the Richmond area did have a decline. - Bill Mezger

Overall, it is a very strong figure for January. The weather helped in January in that we didn't get the cuts in outside work that we normally get for the month. - Bill Mezger

It's a result of a different age population mix. Richmond has some new things but it's mostly new condos and things like that. They don't attract children. They attract young professionals. - Bill Mezger

In addition to that, Richmond has become a real medical center not only for Virginia, but for the upper South. - Bill Mezger

February was almost a carbon copy of January. About the only difference was we had a little bit cooler weather. - Bill Mezger

Because of the weather being mild, we didn't have as big a run-up in unemployment from December to January as we usually do. - Bill Mezger

All those jobs have simply gone away, disappeared. - Bill Mezger

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