Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Virginia Beach fell 0.2 percentage points in March 2013 to 5.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points higher than the Virginia rate. The unemployment rate in Virginia Beach peaked in January 2010 at 7.7% and is now 1.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Virginia Beach 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 |
| Virginia Beach | 5.9% | -0.2 | -0.8 |
Unemployment Rate: Virginia Beach, Virginia, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Virginia Beach, Virginia Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Virginia Beach peaked in February 2010 at 63,174. There are now 13,910 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Virginia Beach employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Virginia Beach, Virginia) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | March 2013 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Beach | 49,264 | -1,775 | -5,993 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Virginia Beach, Virginia Unemployment History
| Date |
National Unemployment Rate |
Virginia Unemployment Rate |
Virginia Beach Unemployment Rate |
Virginia Beach Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
April 2013 |
7.5% | 5.2% | — | — |
|
March 2013 |
7.6% | 5.3% | 5.9% | 49,264 |
|
February 2013 |
7.7% | 5.6% | 6.1% | 51,039 |
|
January 2013 |
7.9% | 5.6% | 6.2% | 51,946 |
|
December 2012 |
7.8% | 5.6% | 6.2% | 51,514 |
|
November 2012 |
7.8% | 5.7% | 6.3% | 51,976 |
|
October 2012 |
7.9% | 5.8% | 6.4% | 52,559 |
|
September 2012 |
7.8% | 5.9% | 6.4% | 53,237 |
|
August 2012 |
8.1% | 5.9% | 6.5% | 53,919 |
|
July 2012 |
8.2% | 6.0% | 6.6% | 54,441 |
|
June 2012 |
8.2% | 6.0% | 6.6% | 54,719 |
|
May 2012 |
8.2% | 5.9% | 6.6% | 54,835 |
|
April 2012 |
8.1% | 5.9% | 6.7% | 54,948 |
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. ↩
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