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Danville, Virginia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Danville fell 0.3 percentage points in March 2013 to 7.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.4 percentage points higher than the Virginia rate. The unemployment rate in Danville peaked in January 2010 at 12.7% and is now 5.0 percentage points lower. You can also compare Danville unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate March 2013 Month/Month Year/Year
National 7.6% -0.1 -0.6
Virginia 5.3% -0.3 -0.6
Danville 7.7% -0.3 -1.1
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with March 2013 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Danville, Virginia, National

Danville, Virginia monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Danville, Virginia Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Danville peaked in January 2010 at 6,497. There are now 2,548 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Danville employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Danville, Virginia) is also available.

Unemployed Persons March 2013 Month/Month Year/Year
Danville 3,949 -142 -533

Number of Unemployed Persons

Danville, Virginia Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Virginia
Unemployment Rate
Danville
Unemployment Rate
Danville
Unemployed
April
2013
7.5% 5.2%
March
2013
7.6% 5.3% 7.7% 3,949
February
2013
7.7% 5.6% 8.0% 4,091
January
2013
7.9% 5.6% 8.1% 4,177
December
2012
7.8% 5.6% 8.1% 4,135
November
2012
7.8% 5.7% 8.1% 4,165
October
2012
7.9% 5.8% 8.2% 4,199
September
2012
7.8% 5.9% 8.3% 4,242
August
2012
8.1% 5.9% 8.4% 4,293
July
2012
8.2% 6.0% 8.5% 4,344
June
2012
8.2% 6.0% 8.6% 4,385
May
2012
8.2% 5.9% 8.7% 4,418
April
2012
8.1% 5.9% 8.7% 4,446

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers.