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Civilian labor force in Portsmouth, VA

Civilian labor force in Portsmouth, VA was 43,784 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.6% from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 34 cities in 2025.

2025, persons43,784
Change on 2024-0.6%
Rank10th of 34Cities in Virginia ranked
Series high47,7201992
Series low43,0072000

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Civilian labor force in Portsmouth, VA, 1990 to 2025

43K44K45K46K47K48K19901996200220082014202020251990: 46,839 persons1991: 47,616 persons1992: 47,720 persons1993: 46,800 persons1994: 47,183 persons1995: 45,989 persons1996: 45,712 persons1997: 45,388 persons1998: 45,086 persons1999: 44,318 persons2000: 43,007 persons2001: 43,728 persons2002: 44,097 persons2003: 43,852 persons2004: 43,999 persons2005: 45,102 persons2006: 46,079 persons2007: 46,903 persons2008: 46,949 persons2009: 45,925 persons2010: 45,395 persons2011: 45,508 persons2012: 45,546 persons2013: 45,454 persons2014: 45,187 persons2015: 44,360 persons2016: 43,351 persons2017: 43,954 persons2018: 43,818 persons2019: 43,852 persons2020: 44,234 persons2021: 43,369 persons2022: 43,223 persons2023: 44,222 persons2024: 44,069 persons2025: 43,784 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202543,784
202444,069
202344,222
202243,223
202143,369
202044,234
201943,852
201843,818
201743,954
201643,351
201544,360
201445,187
201345,454
201245,546
201145,508
201045,395
200945,925
200846,949
200746,903
200646,079
200545,102
200443,999
200343,852
200244,097
200143,728
200043,007
199944,318
199845,086
199745,388
199645,712
199545,989
199447,183
199346,800
199247,720
199147,616
199046,839

Rankings

Definition

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average. People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, not jobs: for wage and salary jobs by state use oews_employment. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average (Civilian labor force, Portsmouth, VA, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

MLA 9

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Portsmouth, VA, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/portsmouth-va. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Civilian labor force, Portsmouth, VA, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/portsmouth-va.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Portsmouth, VA, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/portsmouth-va (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the civilian labor force in Portsmouth, VA?

Civilian labor force in Portsmouth, VA was 43,784 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.6% from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 34 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest civilian labor force in Portsmouth, VA?

47,720 in 1992, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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