Department of Numbers

Lynchburg, Virginia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Lynchburg fell 0.0 percentage points in January 2023 to 3.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points higher than the Virginia rate. The unemployment rate in Lynchburg peaked in April 2020 at 10.7% and is now 7.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.0% in April 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.4 percentage points. You can also compare Lynchburg 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
Lynchburg 3.4% 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: 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 13,094. There are now 8,990 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 3,600 in April 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 504. Lynchburg employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Lynchburg, Virginia) is also available.

Unemployed Persons January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Lynchburg 4,104 +57 +74

Number of Unemployed Persons

Lynchburg, Virginia Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Virginia
Unemployment Rate
Lynchburg
Unemployment Rate
Lynchburg
Unemployed
February
2023
3.6%
January
2023
3.4% 3.2% 3.4% 4,104
December
2022
3.5% 3.1% 3.4% 4,047
November
2022
3.6% 3.2% 3.4% 4,030
October
2022
3.7% 3.1% 3.2% 3,902
September
2022
3.5% 3.0% 3.2% 3,804
August
2022
3.7% 2.8% 3.2% 3,799
July
2022
3.5% 2.6% 3.1% 3,651
June
2022
3.6% 2.5% 3.1% 3,645
May
2022
3.6% 2.5% 3.1% 3,654
April
2022
3.6% 2.6% 3.0% 3,600
March
2022
3.6% 2.8% 3.1% 3,658

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.