Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Blacksburg fell 2.6 percentage points in May 2020 to 9.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points higher than the Virginia rate. The unemployment rate in Blacksburg peaked in April 2020 at 12.0% and is now 2.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Blacksburg unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Virginia	9.0%	-2.2	+6.2
Blacksburg	9.4%	-2.6	+6.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June 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 April 2020 at 10,278. There are now 2,501 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Blacksburg employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Blacksburg, Virginia) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Blacksburg	7,777	-2,501	+5,077

Number of Unemployed Persons

Blacksburg, Virginia Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Virginia Unemployment Rate	Blacksburg Unemployment Rate	Blacksburg Unemployed
July 2020	10.2%	—	—	—
June 2020	11.1%	8.4%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	9.0%	9.4%	7,777
April 2020	14.7%	11.2%	12.0%	10,278
March 2020	4.4%	3.3%	4.0%	3,678
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