Staunton-Waynesboro, Virginia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Staunton fell 1.9 percentage points in May 2020 to 8.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.4 percentage points lower than the Virginia rate. The unemployment rate in Staunton peaked in April 2020 at 9.9% and is now 1.9 percentage points lower. You can also compare Staunton unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Virginia	9.4%	-1.8	+6.6
Staunton	8.0%	-1.9	+5.4

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: Staunton, Virginia, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Staunton, Virginia Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Staunton peaked in April 2020 at 6,084. There are now 1,175 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Staunton	4,909	-1,175	+3,347

Number of Unemployed Persons

Staunton, Virginia Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Virginia Unemployment Rate	Staunton Unemployment Rate	Staunton Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	—	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	9.4%	8.0%	4,909
April 2020	14.7%	11.2%	9.9%	6,084
March 2020	4.4%	3.3%	3.0%	1,796
February 2020	3.5%	2.6%	2.3%	1,448
January 2020	3.6%	2.7%	2.4%	1,499
December 2019	3.5%	2.7%	2.4%	1,472
November 2019	3.5%	2.7%	2.4%	1,502
October 2019	3.6%	2.7%	2.5%	1,532
September 2019	3.5%	2.7%	2.5%	1,559
August 2019	3.7%	2.7%	2.6%	1,578
July 2019	3.7%	2.7%	2.6%	1,582