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 Jan 2026 Dec 2025 Jan 2025
Accomack County
14,428 14,686 15,107
Albemarle County
61,007 61,239 61,787
Alexandria City
99,233 99,479 101,027
Alleghany County
5,883 5,778 5,999
Amelia County
6,432 6,386 6,561
Amherst County
15,063 14,892 15,243
Appomattox County
7,950 7,870 8,080
Arlington County
151,574 152,287 154,345
Augusta County
40,360 39,158 40,310
Bath County
2,253 2,286 2,243
Bedford County
38,178 37,654 38,727
Bland County
2,637 2,532 2,633
Botetourt County
17,055 17,018 17,326
Bristol City
7,395 7,469 7,554
Brunswick County
6,710 6,382 6,645
Buchanan County
5,903 6,250 6,332
Buckingham County
7,107 7,051 7,282
Buena Vista City
3,096 3,264 3,170
Campbell County
26,806 26,681 27,240
Caroline County
17,393 16,999 17,025
Carroll County
11,859 12,115 12,412
Charlottesville City
24,541 25,146 25,364
Charles City County
3,347 3,421 3,490
Charlotte County
4,769 4,752 4,927
Chesterfield County
203,875 204,348 206,403
Chesapeake City
124,935 123,034 126,000
Clarke County
7,859 7,933 8,220
Colonial Heights City
9,321 9,323 9,423
Covington City
2,164 2,137 2,204
Craig County
2,058 2,046 2,098
Culpeper County
27,817 27,724 28,679
Cumberland County
5,361 5,468 5,581
Danville City
17,979 18,015 17,878
Dickenson County
4,637 4,857 4,720
Dinwiddie County
14,153 14,265 14,458
Emporia City
2,112 2,383 2,431
Essex County
4,913 4,831 4,956
Fairfax City
14,322 14,051 14,313
Fairfax County
632,542 638,912 649,230
Falls Church City
8,218 8,269 8,332
Fauquier County
40,765 41,294 42,607
Floyd County
7,996 8,450 8,344
Fluvanna County
14,742 14,823 15,007
Franklin City
3,565 3,582 3,626
Franklin County
26,330 26,253 26,545
Fredericksburg City
16,242 16,038 16,334
Frederick County
50,286 51,526 51,958
Galax City
2,828 2,974 3,083
Giles County
7,354 7,807 7,642
Gloucester County
20,176 19,824 20,588
Goochland County
13,597 13,348 13,578
Grayson County
6,509 7,158 7,270
Greensville County
3,444 3,775 3,874
Greene County
11,673 11,629 11,841
Halifax County
14,443 14,386 14,659
Hampton City
66,766 65,530 67,132
Hanover County
61,395 61,864 62,809
Harrisonburg City
25,603 25,452 25,923
Henrico County
183,650 184,675 186,852
Henry County
19,769 21,557 21,550
Highland County
1,130 1,135 1,167
Hopewell City
10,032 10,047 10,205
Isle of Wight County
20,675 20,261 20,852
James City County
37,605 37,080 38,120
King William County
10,327 10,354 10,598
King and Queen County
3,506 3,507 3,644
King George County
14,355 14,532 15,073
Lancaster County
4,628 4,701 4,732
Lee County
7,715 7,657 7,750
Lexington City
3,601 3,839 3,606
Loudoun County
247,107 249,245 253,615
Louisa County
19,074 18,849 19,119
Lunenburg County
4,670 4,712 4,746
Lynchburg City
37,402 36,821 37,398
Madison County
6,970 7,090 7,230
Manassas City
23,588 23,721 24,161
Manassas Park City
9,864 9,966 10,126
Martinsville City
5,604 6,183 6,187
Mathews County
3,560 3,485 3,620
Mecklenburg County
14,327 14,520 14,373
Middlesex County
4,533 4,897 4,870
Montgomery County
47,573 50,565 49,031
Nelson County
6,984 6,999 7,230
New Kent County
14,320 13,996 14,190
Newport News City
88,589 87,235 89,386
Norfolk City
106,968 105,319 107,719
Norton City
1,532 1,552 1,511
Northampton County
5,060 5,221 5,351
Northumberland County
4,293 4,394 4,599
Nottoway County
5,685 5,612 5,904
Orange County
17,780 18,030 18,500
Page County
11,636 11,647 11,912
Patrick County
7,371 7,620 7,628
Petersburg City
15,218 15,060 15,216
Pittsylvania County
27,990 28,554 28,312
Poquoson City
6,818 6,616 6,790
Portsmouth City
43,721 43,250 44,262
Powhatan County
17,000 17,136 17,437
Prince William County
261,971 264,813 269,415
Prince Edward County
8,369 8,579 8,697
Prince George County
16,872 16,855 17,163
Pulaski County
15,012 16,010 15,515
Radford City
8,473 8,884 8,601
Rappahannock County
3,553 3,607 3,723
Richmond City
129,844 129,413 131,004
Richmond County
3,403 3,229 3,315
Roanoke City
48,869 48,404 48,809
Roanoke County
49,456 49,403 49,848
Rockbridge County
11,230 11,321 11,382
Rockingham County
45,124 44,136 45,463
Russell County
9,262 9,156 9,411
Salem City
13,414 13,297 13,367
Scott County
8,267 8,123 8,178
Shenandoah County
20,830 21,669 22,031
Smyth County
11,814 12,007 12,186
Southampton County
7,818 7,838 8,117
Spotsylvania County
77,217 77,912 79,444
Stafford County
83,895 84,394 85,724
Staunton City
13,193 12,678 12,959
Suffolk City
50,272 48,451 49,616
Surry County
3,336 3,273 3,388
Sussex County
4,528 4,549 4,723
Tazewell County
14,402 14,626 14,807
Virginia Beach City
231,393 228,295 234,054
Warren County
21,044 21,298 21,783
Washington County
24,809 24,240 24,605
Waynesboro City
12,059 11,655 11,845
Westmoreland County
7,335 7,428 7,726
Williamsburg City
7,074 6,910 7,056
Winchester City
14,521 15,061 15,235
Wise County
13,037 13,621 13,098
Wythe County
14,075 14,250 14,253
York County
33,470 32,908 33,726
   

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