Lynchburg, Virginia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Lynchburg fell 0.0 percentage points in December 2011 to 6.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points higher than the Virginia rate. The unemployment rate in Lynchburg peaked in December 2009 at 8.1% and is now 1.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 6.7% in April 2011, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Lynchburg unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.5%	-0.2	-0.9
Virginia	6.2%	0.0	-0.4
Lynchburg	6.8%	0.0	-0.8

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with December 2011 data as January metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Lynchburg, Virginia, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Lynchburg, Virginia Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Lynchburg peaked in January 2010 at 10,063. There are now 1,431 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 8,345 in May 2011, the number of unemployed has now grown by 287. Lynchburg employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Lynchburg, Virginia) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Lynchburg	8,632	-93	-698

Number of Unemployed Persons

Lynchburg, Virginia Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Virginia Unemployment Rate	Lynchburg Unemployment Rate	Lynchburg Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	6.2%	6.8%	8,632
November 2011	8.7%	6.2%	6.8%	8,725
October 2011	8.9%	6.4%	7.0%	8,918
September 2011	9.0%	6.5%	6.9%	8,850
August 2011	9.1%	6.3%	6.7%	8,581
July 2011	9.1%	6.1%	6.7%	8,404
June 2011	9.1%	6.0%	6.7%	8,390
May 2011	9.0%	6.0%	6.7%	8,345
April 2011	9.0%	6.1%	6.7%	8,422
March 2011	8.9%	6.2%	6.9%	8,547
February 2011	9.0%	6.4%	7.1%	8,782
January 2011	9.1%	6.5%	7.4%	9,118