Roanoke, Virginia Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Roanoke rose 0.1 percentage points in December 2011 to 6.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points higher than the Virginia rate. The unemployment rate in Roanoke peaked in October 2009 at 7.9% and is now 1.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 6.3% in July 2011, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.4 percentage points. You can also compare Roanoke 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 |
| Roanoke | 6.7% | +0.1 | -0.7 |
Unemployment Rate: Roanoke, Virginia, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Roanoke, Virginia Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Roanoke peaked in November 2009 at 12,557. There are now 1,949 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 9,946 in July 2011, the number of unemployed has now grown by 662. Roanoke employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Roanoke, Virginia) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | December 2011 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roanoke | 10,608 | +46 | -936 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Roanoke, Virginia Unemployment History
| Date |
National Unemployment Rate |
Virginia Unemployment Rate |
Roanoke Unemployment Rate |
Roanoke Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January 2012 |
8.3% | — | — | — |
|
December 2011 |
8.5% | 6.2% | 6.7% | 10,608 |
|
November 2011 |
8.7% | 6.2% | 6.6% | 10,562 |
|
October 2011 |
8.9% | 6.4% | 6.7% | 10,708 |
|
September 2011 |
9.0% | 6.5% | 6.6% | 10,495 |
|
August 2011 |
9.1% | 6.3% | 6.4% | 10,122 |
|
July 2011 |
9.1% | 6.1% | 6.3% | 9,946 |
|
June 2011 |
9.1% | 6.0% | 6.4% | 9,974 |
|
May 2011 |
9.0% | 6.0% | 6.4% | 9,992 |
|
April 2011 |
9.0% | 6.1% | 6.5% | 10,177 |
|
March 2011 |
8.9% | 6.2% | 6.7% | 10,372 |
|
February 2011 |
9.0% | 6.4% | 6.9% | 10,741 |
|
January 2011 |
9.1% | 6.5% | 7.2% | 11,261 |
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. ↩
