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Staunton-Waynesboro, Virginia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Staunton fell 0.0 percentage points in May 2023 to 2.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the Virginia rate. The unemployment rate in Staunton peaked in April 2020 at 10.3% and is now 7.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.4% in January 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Staunton 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
Staunton 2.5% 0.0 -0.1
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: Staunton, Virginia, National

Staunton, Virginia monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Staunton, Virginia Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Staunton peaked in April 2020 at 6,125. There are now 4,538 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,435 in February 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 152.

Unemployed Persons May 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Staunton 1,587 +3 -17

Number of Unemployed Persons

Staunton, Virginia Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Virginia
Unemployment Rate
Staunton
Unemployment Rate
Staunton
Unemployed
June
2023
3.6%
May
2023
3.7% 2.9% 2.5% 1,587
April
2023
3.4% 3.1% 2.5% 1,584
March
2023
3.5% 3.2% 2.5% 1,598
February
2023
3.6% 3.2% 2.7% 1,666
January
2023
3.4% 3.2% 2.8% 1,751
December
2022
3.5% 3.1% 2.9% 1,785
November
2022
3.6% 3.2% 2.9% 1,793
October
2022
3.7% 3.1% 2.9% 1,817
September
2022
3.5% 3.0% 3.0% 1,836
August
2022
3.7% 2.8% 3.0% 1,835
July
2022
3.5% 2.6% 2.9% 1,795

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.