Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Blacksburg fell 0.0 percentage points in February 2021 to 4.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.0 percentage points lower than the Virginia rate. The unemployment rate in Blacksburg peaked in April 2020 at 12.0% and is now 7.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.2% in January 2021, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Blacksburg unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | February 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 6.2% | -0.1 | +2.7 |
| Virginia | 5.2% | -0.1 | +2.7 |
| Blacksburg | 4.2% | 0.0 | +1.2 |
Unemployment Rate: Blacksburg, Virginia, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Blacksburg, Virginia Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Blacksburg peaked in April 2020 at 10,278. There are now 6,612 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 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blacksburg | 3,666 | -17 | +876 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Blacksburg, Virginia Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Virginia Unemployment Rate |
Blacksburg Unemployment Rate |
Blacksburg Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2021 |
6.0% | — | — | — |
| February 2021 |
6.2% | 5.2% | 4.2% | 3,666 |
| January 2021 |
6.3% | 5.3% | 4.2% | 3,683 |
| December 2020 |
6.7% | 5.6% | 4.3% | 3,672 |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 5.8% | 4.3% | 3,733 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 6.1% | 4.5% | 3,880 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 6.6% | 5.5% | 4,788 |
| August 2020 |
8.4% | 7.0% | 5.6% | 4,937 |
| July 2020 |
10.2% | 7.9% | 6.8% | 5,885 |
| June 2020 |
11.1% | 8.8% | 7.0% | 5,992 |
| May 2020 |
13.3% | 8.5% | 9.1% | 7,494 |
| April 2020 |
14.8% | 11.3% | 12.0% | 10,278 |
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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