Staunton-Waynesboro, Virginia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Staunton fell 0.1 percentage points in February 2019 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 February 2010 at 8.2% and is now 5.7 percentage points lower. You can also compare Staunton unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
Virginia	2.9%	+0.1	-0.3
Staunton	2.5%	-0.1	-0.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 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 4,811. There are now 3,286 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Staunton	1,525	-25	-165

Number of Unemployed Persons

Staunton, Virginia Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Virginia Unemployment Rate	Staunton Unemployment Rate	Staunton Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	2.9%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	2.9%	2.5%	1,525
January 2019	4.0%	2.8%	2.6%	1,550
December 2018	3.9%	2.8%	2.6%	1,572
November 2018	3.7%	2.8%	2.8%	1,690
October 2018	3.8%	2.8%	2.8%	1,678
September 2018	3.7%	2.8%	2.7%	1,631
August 2018	3.8%	2.8%	2.8%	1,681
July 2018	3.9%	2.9%	2.8%	1,663
June 2018	4.0%	3.0%	3.0%	1,784
May 2018	3.8%	3.0%	2.9%	1,721
April 2018	3.9%	3.1%	3.0%	1,767