Graph and download economic data for Unemployment Rate in Virginia (VAUR) from Jan 1976 to Aug 2025 about VA, unemployment, rate, and USA.

In 2023, the unemployment rate in Virginia was at 2.9 percent. This is a slight increase from the previous year, when the unemployment rate stood at 2.8 percent, but is still down from a high of 7.3 percent in 2010.

Graph and download economic data for Unemployment Rate in West Virginia (LAUST540000000000003A) from 1976 to 2024 about WV, household survey, unemployment, rate, and USA.

1990 to present (approximate 2 month lag) Virginia Labor Force and Unemployment estimates by Month by County.

Special data considerations: Period values of "M01-M12" represent Months of Year; "M13" is the Annual Average.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; Local Area Unemployment Statistics, table la.data.54.Virginia Data accessed from the Bureau of Labor Statistics public database LABSTAT (https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/)

Supporting documentation can be found on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics website under Local Area Unemployment Statistics, Handbook of Methods (https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/lau/home.htm)

Survey Description: Labor force and unemployment estimates for States and local areas are developed by State workforce agencies to measure local labor market conditions under a Federal-State cooperative program. The Department of Labor develops the concepts, definitions, and technical procedures which are used by State agencies for preparation of labor force and unemployment estimates.

These estimates are derived from a variety of sources, including the Current Population Survey, the Current Employment Statistics survey, the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, various programs at the Census Bureau, and unemployment insurance claims data from the State workforce agencies.

To establish uniform labor force concepts and definitions in all States and areas consistent with those used for the U.S. as a whole, monthly national estimates of employment and unemployment from the Current Population Survey are used as controls (benchmarks) for the State labor force statistics.

Summary Data Available: Monthly labor force and unemployment series are available for approximately 7,500 geographic areas, including cities over 25,000 population, counties, metropolitan areas, States, and other areas.

For each area, the following measures are presented by place of residence:

• Total civilian labor force,
• Total number of people employed,
• Total number of people unemployed, and
• Unemployment rate

Data Characteristics: Rates are expressed as percents with one decimal place. Levels are measured as individual persons (not thousands) and are stored with no decimal places.

2004 to 2021 Virginia Employment Status of the Civilian Non-Institutional Population by Sex, by Race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and detailed by Age, by Year. Annual averages, numbers in thousands.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; Local Area Unemployment Statistics, Expanded State Employment Status Demographic Data Data accessed from the Bureau of Labor Statistics website (https://www.bls.gov/lau/ex14tables.htm)

Statewide data on the demographic and economic characteristics of the labor force are published on an annual-average basis from the Current Population Survey (CPS), the sample survey of households used to calculate the U.S. unemployment rate (https://www.bls.gov/cps/home.htm). For each state and the District of Columbia, employment status data are tabulated for 67 sex, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, marital status, and detailed age categories and evaluated against a minimum base, calculated to reflect an expected maximum coefficient of variation (CV) of 50 percent, to determine reliability for publication.

The CPS sample was redesigned in 2014–15 to reflect the distribution of the population as of the 2010 Census. At the same time, BLS developed improved techniques for calculating minimum bases. These changes resulted in generally higher minimum bases of unemployment, leading to the publication of fewer state-demographic groups beginning in 2015. The most notable impact was on the detailed age categories, particularly the teenage and age 65 and older groups. In an effort to extend coverage, BLS introduced a version of the expanded state employment status demographic table with intermediate age categories, collapsing the seven categories historically included down to three. Ages 16–19 and 20–24 were combined into a 16–24 year-old category, ages 25–34, 35–44, and 45–54 were combined into a 25–54 year-old category, and ages 55–64 and 65 and older were combined into a 55-years-and-older category. These intermediate age data are tabulated for the total population, as well as the four race and ethnicity groups, and then are evaluated against the unemployment minimum bases. The more detailed age categories continue to be available in the main version of the expanded table, where the minimum base was met.

Additional information on the uses and limitations of statewide data from the CPS can be found in the document Notes on Using Current Population Survey (https://www.bls.gov/lau/notescps.htm) Subnational Data and in Appendix B of the bulletin Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment (https://www.bls.gov/opub/geographic-profile/home.htm).

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Graph and download economic data for Unemployment Rate in Wise County, VA (VAWISE5URN) from Jan 1990 to Aug 2025 about Wise County, VA; VA; unemployment; rate; and USA.

Unemployment Rate in Virginia was 3.40% in March of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Unemployment Rate in Virginia reached a record high of 11.00 in April of 2020 and a record low of 1.80 in November of 2000. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Unemployment Rate in Virginia - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on October of 2025.

Virginia Works (Department of Workforce Development and Advancement) today announced that Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in January remained unchanged at 3.0 percent, which is 0.1 percentage point below the rate from a year ago. According to household survey data in January, the number of employed residents increased by 8,212 to 4,448,520 and the number of unemployed residents increased by 346 to 139,731. The labor force increased by 8,558 to 4,588,251. Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is 0.7 percentage points below the national rate, which remained unchanged at 3.7 percent.

The Commonwealth’s labor force participation rate increased by 0.1 percentage points to 66.6 percent in January. The labor force participation rate measures the proportion of the civilian population age 16 and older that is employed or actively looking for work.

In January, Virginia’s nonagricultural employment, from the monthly establishment survey increased by 8,700 to 4,200,000. December’s preliminary estimate of employment, after revision, increased by 34,300 to 4,191,300. In January, private sector employment increased by 4,200 to 3,458,500 while government employment increased by 4,500 to 741,500. Within that sector, federal government jobs increased by 700 to 190,500, state government employment increased by 3,700 to 157,400, and local government increased by 100 to 393,600 over the month. Seasonally adjusted total nonfarm employment data is produced for eleven industry sectors. In January, six experienced over-the-month job gains, one remained unchanged, and four experienced a decline. The largest job gain occurred in Professional and Business Services (+5,100) to 807,900. The second largest job gain occurred in Government (+4,500) to 741,500. The third largest job gain occurred in Financial Activities (+1,400) to 224,000. The other gains were in Manufacturing (+1,100) to 248,600; Education and Health Services (+500) to 594,600; and Mining and Logging (+100) to 7,300.

In 2023, the unemployment rate in West Virginia was at 3.9 percent. This is no change from the previous year, but remains significantly lower than a high of 11.2 percent in 1992.

Unemployment rate is the number of unemployed persons as a percent of the labor force. The Bureau of Labor Statistics produces industry estimates of nonfarm payroll employment as part of the Current Population Survey. Employment data are seasonally adjusted to remove the effects of normal seasonal variation.

Graph and download economic data for Unemployment Rate in Russell County, VA (VARUSS7URN) from Jan 1990 to Aug 2025 about Russell County, VA; VA; unemployment; rate; and USA.

United States Unemployment Rate: Virginia data was reported at 2.800 % in Oct 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.700 % for Sep 2018. United States Unemployment Rate: Virginia data is updated monthly, averaging 4.600 % from Jan 1976 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 514 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.500 % in Jan 1983 and a record low of 1.800 % in Dec 2000. United States Unemployment Rate: Virginia data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.G057: Unemployment Rate: By State.

Graph and download economic data for Labor Force Participation Rate for Virginia (LBSSA51) from Jan 1976 to Aug 2025 about participation, VA, labor force, labor, rate, and USA.

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Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force. Data refer to place of residence. Series begin in January 1976. Historical highs and lows show the most recent month that a rate was recorded in the event of multiple occurrences. Estimates for at least the latest five years are subject to revision early in the following calendar year. Estimates for the current month are subject to revision the following month.

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The Labor Force Participation Rates map shows the most recent data available for labor participation rates for all counties and independent cities in Virginia. The Labor Force Participation Rates table has the most recent data available as well as previous years for historical comparisons.

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