The Local Area Unemployment Statistics release include monthly and annual-average estimates of civilian labor force, employed people, unemployed people, and unemployment rates for different geographies. These data are based on the Current Population Survey (CPS), the household survey that is the source of the national unemployment rate. For more details, see the frequently asked questions here: https://www.bls.gov/lau/laufaq.htm.


   

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Name Aug 2026 Jul 2026 Aug 2025
Accomack County
14,918 14,736 14,864
Albemarle County
61,316 61,656 60,453
Alexandria City
98,274 99,759 101,031
Alleghany County
5,838 5,823 5,801
Amelia County
6,411 6,453 6,523
Amherst County
15,017 15,108 15,058
Appomattox County
7,906 7,936 7,910
Arlington County
150,002 152,130 154,122
Augusta County
40,568 40,566 40,262
Bath County
2,341 2,331 2,196
Bedford County
38,140 38,270 38,198
Bland County
2,660 2,621 2,675
Botetourt County
16,944 17,080 17,078
Bristol City
7,348 7,379 7,347
Brunswick County
6,635 6,664 6,645
Buchanan County
5,700 5,767 5,804
Buckingham County
7,140 6,951 7,070
Buena Vista City
3,074 3,095 2,937
Campbell County
26,658 26,784 26,645
Caroline County
17,009 17,181 16,563
Carroll County
11,810 11,650 12,127
Charlottesville City
24,620 24,874 24,329
Charles City County
3,342 3,369 3,385
Charlotte County
4,765 4,812 4,734
Chesterfield County
202,753 205,387 205,719
Chesapeake City
124,063 125,501 125,762
Clarke County
7,908 7,964 8,076
Colonial Heights City
9,254 9,387 9,374
Covington City
2,125 2,124 2,126
Craig County
2,036 2,059 2,059
Culpeper County
27,846 28,000 28,453
Cumberland County
5,478 5,481 5,450
Danville City
17,701 17,879 17,729
Dickenson County
4,555 4,577 4,550
Dinwiddie County
14,089 14,240 14,272
Emporia City
2,032 2,062 2,138
Essex County
4,934 4,939 4,970
Fairfax City
14,245 14,439 14,615
Fairfax County
628,260 637,952 644,918
Falls Church City
8,130 8,242 8,395
Fauquier County
40,846 41,163 41,767
Floyd County
7,910 7,848 8,092
Fluvanna County
14,807 14,873 14,603
Franklin City
3,528 3,561 3,563
Franklin County
26,011 26,198 26,179
Fredericksburg City
16,133 16,318 16,518
Frederick County
49,614 49,873 50,519
Galax City
2,790 2,815 2,840
Giles County
7,238 7,222 7,585
Gloucester County
20,172 20,286 20,444
Goochland County
13,607 13,760 13,792
Grayson County
6,395 6,367 6,572
Greensville County
3,350 3,367 3,514
Greene County
11,777 11,835 11,626
Halifax County
14,306 14,444 14,467
Hampton City
65,986 66,750 67,011
Hanover County
61,225 61,942 62,237
Harrisonburg City
25,459 25,384 25,529
Henrico County
182,862 185,255 185,643
Henry County
20,185 19,962 20,430
Highland County
1,201 1,185 1,151
Hopewell City
9,975 10,136 10,119
Isle of Wight County
20,560 20,729 20,854
James City County
37,394 37,903 38,026
King William County
10,314 10,407 10,477
King and Queen County
3,538 3,498 3,559
King George County
14,330 14,547 14,624
Lancaster County
4,681 4,774 4,580
Lee County
7,601 7,651 7,626
Lexington City
3,139 3,196 3,061
Loudoun County
245,521 248,698 251,432
Louisa County
19,160 18,867 19,071
Lunenburg County
4,635 4,639 4,623
Lynchburg City
37,222 37,496 37,153
Madison County
7,084 7,078 7,152
Manassas City
23,456 23,792 24,032
Manassas Park City
9,776 9,912 10,024
Martinsville City
5,787 5,753 5,887
Mathews County
3,558 3,626 3,639
Mecklenburg County
14,313 14,282 14,136
Middlesex County
4,675 4,711 4,693
Montgomery County
46,880 46,696 47,923
Nelson County
7,067 7,051 6,980
New Kent County
14,247 14,425 14,502
Newport News City
87,665 88,479 88,912
Norfolk City
105,709 107,065 107,168
Norton City
1,498 1,491 1,486
Northampton County
5,482 5,447 5,393
Northumberland County
4,446 4,434 4,420
Nottoway County
5,714 5,653 5,759
Orange County
17,945 17,978 18,159
Page County
11,608 11,730 11,775
Patrick County
7,358 7,312 7,443
Petersburg City
15,094 15,309 15,271
Pittsylvania County
27,668 27,445 27,643
Poquoson City
6,778 6,820 6,843
Portsmouth City
43,235 43,777 43,765
Powhatan County
16,982 17,192 17,230
Prince William County
260,176 263,928 266,659
Prince Edward County
8,869 8,740 8,649
Prince George County
16,805 17,003 17,057
Pulaski County
14,700 14,723 15,883
Radford City
8,358 8,333 8,591
Rappahannock County
3,561 3,610 3,658
Richmond City
129,125 131,075 131,168
Richmond County
3,497 3,531 3,439
Roanoke City
48,136 48,680 48,529
Roanoke County
48,905 49,431 49,306
Rockbridge County
10,841 11,059 10,741
Rockingham County
44,911 44,627 44,992
Russell County
8,981 8,986 9,118
Salem City
13,233 13,363 13,322
Scott County
8,171 8,190 8,175
Shenandoah County
20,797 20,928 21,178
Smyth County
11,540 11,616 11,873
Southampton County
7,915 7,866 7,925
Spotsylvania County
76,736 77,868 78,633
Stafford County
83,333 84,477 85,263
Staunton City
13,186 13,249 13,105
Suffolk City
49,953 50,444 50,632
Surry County
3,312 3,324 3,342
Sussex County
4,525 4,493 4,563
Tazewell County
13,851 13,923 13,987
Virginia Beach City
229,750 232,396 232,831
Warren County
20,967 21,291 21,520
Washington County
24,595 24,645 24,735
Waynesboro City
12,044 12,114 11,977
Westmoreland County
7,462 7,504 7,591
Williamsburg City
7,059 7,122 7,162
Winchester City
14,363 14,398 14,602
Wise County
12,815 12,576 12,786
Wythe County
13,964 13,948 14,386
York County
33,270 33,605 33,701
   

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