Staunton-Waynesboro, Virginia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Staunton fell 0.4 percentage points in February 2018 to 2.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points lower than the Virginia rate. The unemployment rate in Staunton peaked in February 2010 at 8.1% and is now 5.2 percentage points lower. You can also compare Staunton unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.1%	0.0	-0.6
Virginia	3.5%	-0.1	-0.5
Staunton	2.9%	-0.4	-0.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2018 data as March 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 March 2010 at 4,792. There are now 3,087 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Staunton	1,705	-241	-263

Number of Unemployed Persons

Staunton, Virginia Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Virginia Unemployment Rate	Staunton Unemployment Rate	Staunton Unemployed
March 2018	4.1%	—	—	—
February 2018	4.1%	3.5%	2.9%	1,705
January 2018	4.1%	3.6%	3.3%	1,946
December 2017	4.1%	3.6%	3.4%	2,024
November 2017	4.1%	3.6%	3.6%	2,200
October 2017	4.1%	3.6%	3.6%	2,182
September 2017	4.2%	3.6%	3.5%	2,144
August 2017	4.4%	3.7%	3.5%	2,131
July 2017	4.3%	3.7%	3.6%	2,177
June 2017	4.3%	3.7%	3.6%	2,192
May 2017	4.3%	3.8%	3.7%	2,227
April 2017	4.4%	3.8%	3.5%	2,120