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Lynchburg, Virginia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Lynchburg fell 0.0 percentage points in May 2023 to 3.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points higher than the Virginia rate. The unemployment rate in Lynchburg peaked in April 2020 at 10.9% and is now 7.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.0% in January 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare Lynchburg unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate May 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.7% +0.3 +0.1
Virginia 2.9% -0.2 +0.4
Lynchburg 3.3% 0.0 +0.2
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with May 2023 data as June metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Lynchburg, Virginia, National

Lynchburg, Virginia monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Lynchburg, Virginia Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Lynchburg peaked in April 2020 at 13,012. There are now 8,936 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 3,598 in March 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 478. Lynchburg employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Lynchburg, Virginia) is also available.

Unemployed Persons May 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Lynchburg 4,076 -36 +276

Number of Unemployed Persons

Lynchburg, Virginia Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Virginia
Unemployment Rate
Lynchburg
Unemployment Rate
Lynchburg
Unemployed
June
2023
3.6%
May
2023
3.7% 2.9% 3.3% 4,076
April
2023
3.4% 3.1% 3.3% 4,112
March
2023
3.5% 3.2% 3.4% 4,175
February
2023
3.6% 3.2% 3.4% 4,258
January
2023
3.4% 3.2% 3.5% 4,337
December
2022
3.5% 3.1% 3.5% 4,330
November
2022
3.6% 3.2% 3.5% 4,353
October
2022
3.7% 3.1% 3.6% 4,374
September
2022
3.5% 3.0% 3.5% 4,327
August
2022
3.7% 2.8% 3.5% 4,232
July
2022
3.5% 2.6% 3.4% 4,104

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.