Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Blacksburg rose 1.0 percentage points in March 2020 to 4.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points higher than the Virginia rate. The unemployment rate in Blacksburg peaked in January 2010 at 9.0% and is now 5.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.9% in June 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 1.1 percentage points. You can also compare Blacksburg unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.4%	+0.9	+0.6
Virginia	3.3%	+0.7	+0.4
Blacksburg	4.0%	+1.0	+0.9

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2020 data as April 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 February 2010 at 7,936. There are now 4,302 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,607 in July 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,027. Blacksburg employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Blacksburg, Virginia) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Blacksburg	3,634	+844	+830

Number of Unemployed Persons

Blacksburg, Virginia Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Virginia Unemployment Rate	Blacksburg Unemployment Rate	Blacksburg Unemployed
April 2020	14.7%	10.6%	—	—
March 2020	4.4%	3.3%	4.0%	3,634
February 2020	3.5%	2.6%	3.0%	2,790
January 2020	3.6%	2.7%	3.0%	2,793
December 2019	3.5%	2.7%	3.2%	2,951
November 2019	3.5%	2.7%	3.1%	2,836
October 2019	3.6%	2.7%	3.0%	2,732
September 2019	3.5%	2.7%	2.9%	2,651
August 2019	3.7%	2.7%	2.9%	2,608
July 2019	3.7%	2.7%	2.9%	2,607
June 2019	3.7%	2.8%	2.9%	2,644
May 2019	3.6%	2.8%	3.0%	2,700