Unemployed people in Virginia

as of September, 2021:

159,786

Note: Seasonally adjusted value

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Unemployment Rate

3.8%

Labor Force

4,244,196

Employment

4,084,410

Employment-Population Ratio

60.4%

Labor Force Participation Rate

62.8%

Employment Indicators by County

County Employment Unemployment Unemployment Rate Labor Force
Accomack 15,365 472 3.0 15,837
Albemarle 51,679 1,492 2.8 53,171
Alexandria city 94,487 2,664 2.7 97,151
Alleghany 6,469 205 3.1 6,674
Amelia 5,734 176 3.0 5,910
Amherst 13,658 445 3.2 14,103
Appomattox 6,545 205 3.0 6,750
Arlington 144,841 3,191 2.2 148,032
Augusta 36,060 930 2.5 36,990
Bath 2,150 73 3.3 2,223
Bedford 35,148 1,066 2.9 36,214
Bland 2,777 70 2.5 2,847
Botetourt 16,324 441 2.6 16,765
Bristol city 6,724 259 3.7 6,983
Brunswick 5,340 285 5.1 5,625
Buchanan 5,712 321 5.3 6,033
Buckingham 5,739 253 4.2 5,992
Buena Vista city 3,462 103 2.9 3,565
Campbell 23,594 797 3.3 24,391
Caroline 13,688 508 3.6 14,196
Carroll 12,585 426 3.3 13,011
Charles City 3,320 120 3.5 3,440
Charlotte 5,073 151 2.9 5,224
Charlottesville city 23,303 745 3.1 24,048
Chesapeake city 113,647 3,902 3.3 117,549
Chesterfield 171,150 5,531 3.1 176,681
Clarke 7,193 189 2.6 7,382
Colonial Heights city 7,697 310 3.9 8,007
Covington city 2,211 110 4.7 2,321
Craig 2,158 57 2.6 2,215
Culpeper 23,314 643 2.7 23,957
Cumberland 4,346 152 3.4 4,498
Danville city 17,621 993 5.3 18,614
Dickenson 4,508 191 4.1 4,699
Dinwiddie 12,285 445 3.5 12,730
Emporia city 2,145 148 6.5 2,293
Essex 5,122 200 3.8 5,322
Fairfax 593,132 16,501 2.7 609,633
Fairfax city 12,324 354 2.8 12,678
Falls Church city 7,980 161 2.0 8,141
Fauquier 35,283 919 2.5 36,202
Floyd 7,977 211 2.6 8,188
Fluvanna 12,710 373 2.9 13,083
Franklin 24,476 768 3.0 25,244
Franklin city 3,378 196 5.5 3,574
Frederick 47,207 1,143 2.4 48,350
Fredericksburg city 13,081 534 3.9 13,615
Galax city 2,766 105 3.7 2,871
Giles 7,580 228 2.9 7,808
Gloucester 18,049 537 2.9 18,586
Goochland 10,335 270 2.5 10,605
Grayson 8,467 201 2.3 8,668
Greene 9,448 259 2.7 9,707
Greensville 4,015 153 3.7 4,168
Halifax 14,514 584 3.9 15,098
Hampton city 58,615 3,007 4.9 61,622
Hanover 53,934 1,445 2.6 55,379
Harrisonburg city 23,426 783 3.2 24,209
Henrico 164,825 5,816 3.4 170,641
Henry 22,884 928 3.9 23,812
Highland 1,237 31 2.4 1,268
Hopewell city 8,576 567 6.2 9,143
Isle of Wight 17,953 556 3.0 18,509
James City 33,675 1,211 3.5 34,886
King and Queen 3,663 94 2.5 3,757
King George 13,353 306 2.2 13,659
King William 8,363 255 3.0 8,618
Lancaster 5,203 198 3.7 5,401
Lee 7,980 247 3.0 8,227
Lexington city 1,970 82 4.0 2,052
Loudoun 212,273 5,382 2.5 217,655
Louisa 19,317 528 2.7 19,845
Lunenburg 5,061 150 2.9 5,211
Lynchburg city 32,873 1,424 4.2 34,297
Madison 7,118 158 2.2 7,276
Manassas city 20,338 668 3.2 21,006
Manassas Park city 8,842 268 2.9 9,110
Martinsville city 5,184 377 6.8 5,561
Mathews 3,813 97 2.5 3,910
Mecklenburg 12,038 481 3.8 12,519
Middlesex 4,928 149 2.9 5,077
Montgomery 48,554 1,251 2.5 49,805
Nelson 6,729 220 3.2 6,949
New Kent 11,659 316 2.6 11,975
Newport News city 81,281 4,085 4.8 85,366
Norfolk city 101,260 4,998 4.7 106,258
Northampton 5,145 203 3.8 5,348
Northumberland 5,492 173 3.1 5,665
Norton city 1,522 70 4.4 1,592
Nottoway 6,723 213 3.1 6,936
Orange 16,360 485 2.9 16,845
Page 11,734 446 3.7 12,180
Patrick 6,803 266 3.8 7,069
Petersburg city 11,327 1,027 8.3 12,354
Pittsylvania 28,791 994 3.3 29,785
Poquoson city 5,943 144 2.4 6,087
Portsmouth city 40,084 2,379 5.6 42,463
Powhatan 12,974 357 2.7 13,331
Prince Edward 10,060 384 3.7 10,444
Prince George 13,633 511 3.6 14,144
Prince William 230,892 7,548 3.2 238,440
Pulaski 15,494 550 3.4 16,044
Radford city 8,323 292 3.4 8,615
Rappahannock 3,506 88 2.4 3,594
Richmond 3,937 94 2.3 4,031
Richmond city 106,824 5,329 4.8 112,153
Roanoke 46,037 1,290 2.7 47,327
Roanoke city 45,187 1,921 4.1 47,108
Rockbridge 10,224 323 3.1 10,547
Rockingham 40,829 1,007 2.4 41,836
Russell 10,532 375 3.4 10,907
Salem city 11,903 375 3.1 12,278
Scott 8,504 232 2.7 8,736
Shenandoah 21,374 600 2.7 21,974
Smyth 12,832 462 3.5 13,294
Southampton 8,776 236 2.6 9,012
Spotsylvania 63,429 2,063 3.2 65,492
Stafford 68,646 2,059 2.9 70,705
Staunton city 11,699 391 3.2 12,090
Suffolk city 41,346 1,603 3.7 42,949
Surry 3,390 101 2.9 3,491
Sussex 3,429 180 5.0 3,609
Tazewell 14,738 602 3.9 15,340
Virginia Beach city 213,962 7,020 3.2 220,982
Warren 19,109 571 2.9 19,680
Washington 24,507 731 2.9 25,238
Waynesboro city 10,195 367 3.5 10,562
Westmoreland 9,038 326 3.5 9,364
Williamsburg city 6,091 250 3.9 6,341
Winchester city 14,305 395 2.7 14,700
Wise 11,984 550 4.4 12,534
Wythe 13,259 452 3.3 13,711
York 30,319 859 2.8 31,178