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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Persons
Name Dec 2025 Nov 2025 Dec 2024
Virginia
153,029 176,093 115,370
Accomack County
693 713 498
Albemarle County
1,812 2,137 1,328
Alexandria city
3,282 3,793 2,206
Alleghany County
227 265 221
Amelia County
217 250 181
Amherst County
504 589 397
Appomattox County
261 304 227
Arlington County
4,676 5,460 3,067
Augusta County
1,118 1,332 843
Bath County
63 71 59
Bedford County
1,242 1,484 1,036
Bland County
90 112 67
Botetourt County
501 601 376
Bristol city
269 310 234
Brunswick County
304 342 296
Buchanan County
345 397 239
Buckingham County
290 314 231
Buena Vista city
101 116 82
Campbell County
886 1,040 706
Caroline County
537 616 471
Carroll County
475 557 389
Charles City County
115 140 103
Charlotte County
175 211 146
Charlottesville city
666 813 530
Chesapeake city
4,204 4,762 3,173
Chesterfield County
6,507 7,451 5,093
Clarke County
255 296 189
Colonial Heights city
321 365 255
Covington city
96 107 83
Craig County
77 88 62
Culpeper County
820 969 649
Cumberland County
161 188 135
Danville city
959 1,073 766
Dickenson County
224 260 178
Dinwiddie County
472 546 392
Emporia city
167 177 191
Essex County
198 223 167
Fairfax city
414 488 300
Fairfax County
21,181 24,515 14,465
Falls Church city
316 353 173
Fauquier County
1,111 1,338 863
Floyd County
250 292 189
Fluvanna County
442 525 319
Franklin city
165 186 136
Franklin County
925 1,061 706
Frederick County
1,502 1,775 1,169
Fredericksburg city
590 647 431
Galax city
98 113 80
Giles County
255 315 234
Gloucester County
589 696 450
Goochland County
403 484 317
Grayson County
235 272 183
Greene County
305 362 256
Greensville County
208 234 227
Halifax County
674 756 519
Hampton city
2,748 3,084 2,228
Hanover County
1,774 2,091 1,393
Harrisonburg city
919 1,018 694
Henrico County
6,033 6,954 4,852
Henry County
985 1,118 782
Highland County
41 49 26
Hopewell city
420 490 380
Isle of Wight County
674 787 503
James City County
1,294 1,516 923
King and Queen County
109 132 93
King George County
477 549 349
King William County
282 339 245
Lancaster County
209 229 163
Lee County
346 402 259
Lexington city
164 176 114
Loudoun County
7,963 9,093 5,550
Louisa County
688 783 495
Lunenburg County
197 234 152
Lynchburg city
1,552 1,703 1,168
Madison County
209 249 159
Manassas city
697 795 513
Manassas Park city
297 333 213
Martinsville city
291 327 269
Mathews County
127 150 101
Mecklenburg County
559 630 397
Middlesex County
146 183 130
Montgomery County
1,769 2,002 1,296
Nelson County
231 274 179
New Kent County
423 493 320
Newport News city
3,450 3,901 2,733
Norfolk city
4,221 4,734 3,288
Northampton County
238 257 176
Northumberland County
246 263 171
Norton city
65 70 50
Nottoway County
216 253 186
Orange County
614 716 477
Page County
521 515 418
Patrick County
271 329 213
Petersburg city
754 829 652
Pittsylvania County
1,089 1,253 788
Poquoson city
189 228 143
Portsmouth city
1,864 2,098 1,623
Powhatan County
475 548 341
Prince Edward County
408 451 320
Prince George County
486 576 434
Prince William County
8,842 10,127 6,247
Pulaski County
579 685 410
Radford city
362 397 275
Rappahannock County
109 131 85
Richmond city
4,671 5,334 3,833
Richmond County
120 137 112
Roanoke city
1,698 1,914 1,395
Roanoke County
1,495 1,771 1,180
Rockbridge County
346 412 253
Rockingham County
1,267 1,511 979
Russell County
420 497 356
Salem city
420 491 328
Scott County
323 381 251
Shenandoah County
711 824 575
Smyth County
537 610 410
Southampton County
274 314 208
Spotsylvania County
2,614 2,990 1,972
Stafford County
2,846 3,267 2,031
Staunton city
381 461 311
Suffolk city
1,741 2,008 1,333
Surry County
124 137 80
Sussex County
156 180 173
Tazewell County
735 823 545
Virginia Beach city
7,380 8,593 5,821
Warren County
693 813 508
Washington County
880 1,018 674
Waynesboro city
343 420 284
Westmoreland County
359 402 290
Williamsburg city
327 359 242
Winchester city
472 539 389
Wise County
562 649 448
Wythe County
485 563 359
York County
1,058 1,250 774
   

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