Measuring Virginia
Virginia Performs shows you how the state is doing in areas that affect the quality of life for you and your family. Explore these pages (main menu above) to learn more about the Commonwealth's performance from region to region and compared to other states. For more about your own community, try out our Map It tool. You can also see how Virginia state government is working on your behalf on our Agency Planning and Performance pages.
Measuring What Matters
Scorecard at a Glance: 2012 Trend Changes
The 49 societal indicators tracked through Virginia Performs show that the Commonwealth continues generally to acquit itself well.
Over the 2011-12 fiscal year, 7 societal indicators have seen shifts in performance significant enough to warrant a trend (arrow) change. Some of the most important are in Virginia's economy: After two consecutive years of improvement, Personal Income went from Worsening to Improving, as did Unemployment -- both welcome signs of economic recovery.
Virginia also saw Health and Family performance improvements in Immunization, Smoking, and Suicide. See the table below for a complete list of trend changes; see the Scorecard at a Glance for a performance summary on all indicators.
| Trending Upward | Shifting Downward |
|---|---|
| Personal Income | Voter Registration and Turnout |
| Unemployment | |
| Immunization | |
| Smoking | |
| Suicide | |
| Energy |
