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Home   Newsroom Virginia’s December’s Unemployment Rate Increased by 0.1 Percentage Points to 3.0%; Labor Force Participation Rate Unchanged at 66.9% and Employment Decreased by 8,395 to 4,484,295

January 23 2024

Virginia’s December’s Unemployment Rate Increased by 0.1 Percentage Points to 3.0%; Labor Force Participation Rate Unchanged at 66.9% and Employment Decreased by 8,395 to 4,484,295

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December 22 2023

Virginia’s November’s Unemployment Rate increased by 0.2 percentage points to 2.9%; Labor Force Participation Rate increased by 0.1 percentage points to 66.9% and Employment increased by 47 to 4,492,761

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November 17 2023

Virginia’s October’s Unemployment Rate Increased by 0.2 Percentage Points to 2.7%; Labor Force Participation Rate Remained at 66.8% and Employment Decreased by 1,938 to 4,492,524

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October 20 2023

Virginia’s September’s Unemployment Rate remained unchanged at 2.5%; Labor Force Participation Rate increased by 0.1 percentage points to 66.8% and Employment increased by 5,834 to 4,494,360

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September 19 2023

Virginia’s August Unemployment Rate and Labor Force Participation Rate Hold Steady, Employment Increases by 7,348 to 4,488,510

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August 18 2023

Virginia’s July’s Unemployment Rate Decreased by 0.2 Percentage Points to 2.5%

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August 2 2023

June 2023 Local Unemployment Rates

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July 21 2023

Virginia’s June Unemployment Rate Decreases to 2.7%; Labor Force Participation Rate Rises to 66.6% with Unemployment Down by Nearly 10,000

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June 28 2023

May 2023 Local Unemployment Rates

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May 31 2023

April 2023 Local Unemployment Rates

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