Winchester, Virginia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Winchester fell 0.2 percentage points in March 2012 to 5.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points higher than the Virginia rate. The unemployment rate in Winchester peaked in September 2009 at 8.3% and is now 2.5 percentage points lower. You can also compare Winchester unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.2%	-0.1	-0.7
Virginia	5.6%	-0.1	-0.6
Winchester	5.8%	-0.2	-0.8

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2012 data as April 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 1,414 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Winchester employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Winchester, Virginia) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Winchester	3,957	-135	-374

Number of Unemployed Persons

Winchester, Virginia Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Virginia Unemployment Rate	Winchester Unemployment Rate	Winchester Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	5.6%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	5.6%	5.8%	3,957
February 2012	8.3%	5.7%	6.0%	4,092
January 2012	8.3%	5.8%	6.3%	4,254
December 2011	8.5%	6.1%	6.5%	4,421
November 2011	8.7%	6.2%	6.6%	4,465
October 2011	8.9%	6.2%	6.7%	4,537
September 2011	9.0%	6.3%	6.7%	4,494
August 2011	9.1%	6.4%	6.6%	4,378
July 2011	9.1%	6.4%	6.4%	4,294
June 2011	9.1%	6.3%	6.4%	4,262
May 2011	9.0%	6.2%	6.4%	4,246
April 2011	9.0%	6.2%	6.5%	4,272