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Winchester, Virginia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Winchester rose 0.1 percentage points in October 2023 to 2.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the Virginia rate. The unemployment rate in Winchester peaked in April 2020 at 10.3% and is now 7.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.2% in January 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.4 percentage points. You can also compare Winchester unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate October 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.9% +0.1 +0.2
Virginia 2.7% +0.2 -0.4
Winchester 2.6% +0.1 -0.1
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with October 2023 data as November metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Winchester, Virginia, National

Winchester, Virginia monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Winchester, Virginia Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Winchester peaked in April 2020 at 7,530. There are now 5,426 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,709 in January 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 395. Winchester employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Winchester, Virginia) is also available.

Unemployed Persons October 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Winchester 2,104 +67 -61

Number of Unemployed Persons

Winchester, Virginia Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 Virginia
Unemployment Rate		 Winchester
Unemployment Rate		 Winchester
Unemployed
November
2023		 3.7% — — —
October
2023		 3.9% 2.7% 2.6% 2,104
September
2023		 3.8% 2.5% 2.5% 2,037
August
2023		 3.8% 2.5% 2.5% 1,964
July
2023		 3.5% 2.5% 2.4% 1,933
June
2023		 3.6% 2.7% 2.5% 1,968
May
2023		 3.7% 2.9% 2.5% 2,003
April
2023		 3.4% 3.1% 2.6% 2,036
March
2023		 3.5% 3.2% 2.6% 2,071
February
2023		 3.6% 3.2% 2.7% 2,119
January
2023		 3.4% 3.2% 2.7% 2,151
December
2022		 3.5% 3.1% 2.7% 2,144

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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