Roanoke, Virginia Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Roanoke fell 0.1 percentage points in July 2021 to 3.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points lower than the Virginia rate. The unemployment rate in Roanoke peaked in April 2020 at 11.0% and is now 7.1 percentage points lower. You can also compare Roanoke unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | July 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 5.4% | -0.5 | -4.8 |
| Virginia | 4.2% | -0.1 | -3.7 |
| Roanoke | 3.9% | -0.1 | -3.5 |
Unemployment Rate: Roanoke, Virginia, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Roanoke, Virginia Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Roanoke peaked in April 2020 at 17,301. There are now 11,341 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Roanoke employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Roanoke, Virginia) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | July 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roanoke | 5,960 | -133 | -5,609 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Roanoke, Virginia Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Virginia Unemployment Rate |
Roanoke Unemployment Rate |
Roanoke Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2021 |
5.2% | — | — | — |
| July 2021 |
5.4% | 4.2% | 3.9% | 5,960 |
| June 2021 |
5.9% | 4.3% | 4.0% | 6,093 |
| May 2021 |
5.8% | 4.5% | 4.0% | 6,102 |
| April 2021 |
6.1% | 4.7% | 4.1% | 6,226 |
| March 2021 |
6.0% | 5.1% | 4.9% | 7,467 |
| February 2021 |
6.2% | 5.2% | 5.0% | 7,611 |
| January 2021 |
6.3% | 5.3% | 5.1% | 7,800 |
| December 2020 |
6.7% | 5.6% | 5.2% | 7,992 |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 5.8% | 5.4% | 8,303 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 6.1% | 5.7% | 8,711 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 6.6% | 6.0% | 9,294 |
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. ↩
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