Winchester, Virginia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Winchester fell 0.1 percentage points in December 2011 to 6.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points higher than the Virginia rate. The unemployment rate in Winchester peaked in September 2009 at 8.3% and is now 1.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 6.4% in May 2011, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Winchester 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
Winchester	6.5%	-0.1	-0.9

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: Winchester, Virginia, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Winchester, Virginia Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Winchester peaked in September 2009 at 5,371. There are now 950 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 4,246 in May 2011, the number of unemployed has now grown by 175. Winchester employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Winchester, Virginia) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Winchester	4,421	-44	-438

Number of Unemployed Persons

Winchester, Virginia Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Virginia Unemployment Rate	Winchester Unemployment Rate	Winchester Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	6.2%	6.5%	4,421
November 2011	8.7%	6.2%	6.6%	4,465
October 2011	8.9%	6.4%	6.7%	4,537
September 2011	9.0%	6.5%	6.7%	4,494
August 2011	9.1%	6.3%	6.6%	4,378
July 2011	9.1%	6.1%	6.4%	4,294
June 2011	9.1%	6.0%	6.4%	4,262
May 2011	9.0%	6.0%	6.4%	4,246
April 2011	9.0%	6.1%	6.5%	4,272
March 2011	8.9%	6.2%	6.6%	4,331
February 2011	9.0%	6.4%	6.9%	4,504
January 2011	9.1%	6.5%	7.2%	4,719