Virginia's Economic Forecast, Feb. 2025
A quarterly economic forecast for the Commonwealth of Virginia, created by the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service.
Good governance and resilience in every Virginia community
The Cooper Center provides valuable data and services to communities, governments, and public sector leaders.
Research
Farming in Virginia
Million-dollar farms (MDFs) are in comparatively good health and have enabled Virginia—and the U.S. more broadly—to produce more with fewer farms. Meanwhile, the small farms that form the basis of the Commonwealth’s long tradition of agriculture are struggling in an increasingly consolidated agricultural landscape.
Virginia Paid Family and Medical Leave Study (2024 Update)
An actuarial and policy analysis for a prospective Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
JLARC Report: Data Centers in Virginia
A study commissioned by JLARC that assesses the economic and other impacts from the proliferation of data centers in Northern Virginia.
In The News
Virginia Population Change: 2020 to 2024
Virginia's Public Access Project calls upon Cooper Center data for a graphic on population change in Virginia.
Virginia Public Access Project
Weldon Cooper Forecast Released - Va. Business
The University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service’s inaugural economic forecast released Monday. Weldon Cooper economists predict Virginia’s gross domestic product in 2025 will increase 2.4%, outpacing national GDP growth. T
Virginia Business Magazine
The Design Trend Taking Over Rural America
How population trends influence housing styles.
The New York Times
Cooper Center Releases Inaugural Economic Forecast for the Commonwealth
Press release announcing the inaugural economic forecast for the Commonwealth of Virginia, released in Feb. 2025 by the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service.
Democracy in Action
Read the Cooper Center's 2023 Impact Report