Staunton-Waynesboro, Virginia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Staunton fell 0.0 percentage points in August 2019 to 2.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points lower than the Virginia rate. The unemployment rate in Staunton peaked in January 2010 at 8.0% and is now 5.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.6% in February 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Staunton unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.1
Virginia	2.8%	-0.1	0.0
Staunton	2.6%	0.0	-0.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with August 2019 data as September 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 February 2010 at 4,731. There are now 3,163 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,553 in April 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 15.

Unemployed Persons	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Staunton	1,568	-5	-101

Number of Unemployed Persons

Staunton, Virginia Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Virginia Unemployment Rate	Staunton Unemployment Rate	Staunton Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	2.7%	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	2.8%	2.6%	1,568
July 2019	3.7%	2.9%	2.6%	1,573
June 2019	3.7%	2.9%	2.6%	1,575
May 2019	3.6%	3.0%	2.6%	1,574
April 2019	3.6%	2.9%	2.6%	1,553
March 2019	3.8%	2.9%	2.6%	1,561
February 2019	3.8%	2.9%	2.6%	1,565
January 2019	4.0%	2.8%	2.7%	1,587
December 2018	3.9%	2.8%	2.7%	1,611
November 2018	3.7%	2.8%	2.7%	1,609
October 2018	3.8%	2.8%	2.7%	1,614