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Harrisonburg, Virginia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Harrisonburg fell 0.0 percentage points in January 2023 to 2.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points lower than the Virginia rate. The unemployment rate in Harrisonburg peaked in April 2020 at 11.2% and is now 8.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.6% in March 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare Harrisonburg unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.4% -0.1 -0.6
Virginia 3.2% +0.1 +0.3
Harrisonburg 2.9% 0.0 0.0
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with January 2023 data as February metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Harrisonburg, Virginia, National

Harrisonburg, Virginia monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Harrisonburg, Virginia Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Harrisonburg peaked in April 2020 at 7,371. There are now 5,406 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,703 in June 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 262. Harrisonburg employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Harrisonburg, Virginia) is also available.

Unemployed Persons January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Harrisonburg 1,965 +24 +63

Number of Unemployed Persons

Harrisonburg, Virginia Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Virginia
Unemployment Rate
Harrisonburg
Unemployment Rate
Harrisonburg
Unemployed
February
2023
3.6%
January
2023
3.4% 3.2% 2.9% 1,965
December
2022
3.5% 3.1% 2.9% 1,941
November
2022
3.6% 3.2% 2.9% 1,926
October
2022
3.7% 3.1% 2.8% 1,847
September
2022
3.5% 3.0% 2.7% 1,785
August
2022
3.7% 2.8% 2.7% 1,768
July
2022
3.5% 2.6% 2.6% 1,708
June
2022
3.6% 2.5% 2.6% 1,703
May
2022
3.6% 2.5% 2.6% 1,719
April
2022
3.6% 2.6% 2.6% 1,723
March
2022
3.6% 2.8% 2.6% 1,745

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.