Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Virginia Beach fell 0.1 percentage points in May 2021 to 4.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points higher than the Virginia rate. The unemployment rate in Virginia Beach peaked in April 2020 at 12.8% and is now 7.9 percentage points lower. You can also compare Virginia Beach unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | May 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 5.8% | -0.3 | -7.5 |
| Virginia | 4.5% | -0.2 | -4.0 |
| Virginia Beach | 4.9% | -0.1 | -5.0 |
Unemployment Rate: Virginia Beach, Virginia, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Virginia Beach, Virginia Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Virginia Beach peaked in April 2020 at 109,046. There are now 68,535 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Virginia Beach employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Virginia Beach, Virginia) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | May 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Beach | 40,511 | -683 | -41,877 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Virginia Beach, Virginia Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Virginia Unemployment Rate |
Virginia Beach Unemployment Rate |
Virginia Beach Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2021 |
5.9% | — | — | — |
| May 2021 |
5.8% | 4.5% | 4.9% | 40,511 |
| April 2021 |
6.1% | 4.7% | 5.0% | 41,194 |
| March 2021 |
6.0% | 5.1% | 5.8% | 48,086 |
| February 2021 |
6.2% | 5.2% | 5.9% | 49,185 |
| January 2021 |
6.3% | 5.3% | 6.1% | 50,608 |
| December 2020 |
6.7% | 5.6% | 6.9% | 57,535 |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 5.8% | 6.5% | 54,604 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 6.1% | 6.9% | 57,845 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 6.6% | 7.4% | 62,883 |
| August 2020 |
8.4% | 7.0% | 8.2% | 69,933 |
| July 2020 |
10.2% | 7.9% | 9.4% | 79,629 |
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. ↩
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