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

These are good low rates in February.

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.

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

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

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.