Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Blacksburg fell 0.3 percentage points in February 2018 to 3.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points lower than the Virginia rate. The unemployment rate in Blacksburg peaked in February 2010 at 9.2% and is now 6.0 percentage points lower. You can also compare Blacksburg unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.1%	0.0	-0.6
Virginia	3.5%	-0.1	-0.5
Blacksburg	3.2%	-0.3	-1.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2018 data as March metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Blacksburg, Virginia, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Blacksburg, Virginia Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Blacksburg peaked in March 2010 at 8,152. There are now 5,269 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Blacksburg employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Blacksburg, Virginia) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Blacksburg	2,883	-328	-969

Number of Unemployed Persons

Blacksburg, Virginia Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Virginia Unemployment Rate	Blacksburg Unemployment Rate	Blacksburg Unemployed
March 2018	4.1%	—	—	—
February 2018	4.1%	3.5%	3.2%	2,883
January 2018	4.1%	3.6%	3.5%	3,211
December 2017	4.1%	3.6%	3.8%	3,495
November 2017	4.1%	3.6%	4.1%	3,820
October 2017	4.1%	3.6%	4.0%	3,702
September 2017	4.2%	3.6%	4.0%	3,768
August 2017	4.4%	3.7%	4.0%	3,697
July 2017	4.3%	3.7%	3.9%	3,637
June 2017	4.3%	3.7%	4.1%	3,762
May 2017	4.3%	3.8%	4.1%	3,774
April 2017	4.4%	3.8%	4.3%	3,943