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Employed residents in Blacksburg, VA

Employed residents in Blacksburg, VA was 20,324 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2.7% from 2024. That is the 16th highest of 34 cities in 2025.

2025, persons20,324
Change on 2024-2.7%
Rank16th of 34Cities in Virginia ranked
Series high21,2712023
Series low14,1881990

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Employed residents in Blacksburg, VA, 1990 to 2025

14K16K18K20K22K19901996200220082014202020251990: 14,188 persons1991: 14,202 persons1992: 14,319 persons1993: 14,391 persons1994: 14,591 persons1995: 14,770 persons1996: 14,781 persons1997: 14,909 persons1998: 15,010 persons1999: 15,348 persons2000: 15,886 persons2001: 15,872 persons2002: 15,910 persons2003: 16,422 persons2004: 16,408 persons2005: 17,426 persons2006: 17,700 persons2007: 17,954 persons2008: 18,316 persons2009: 18,160 persons2010: 17,940 persons2011: 18,340 persons2012: 18,599 persons2013: 19,099 persons2014: 19,256 persons2015: 19,400 persons2016: 19,150 persons2017: 19,306 persons2018: 19,539 persons2019: 19,740 persons2020: 18,538 persons2021: 19,798 persons2022: 20,678 persons2023: 21,271 persons2024: 20,892 persons2025: 20,324 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202520,324
202420,892
202321,271
202220,678
202119,798
202018,538
201919,740
201819,539
201719,306
201619,150
201519,400
201419,256
201319,099
201218,599
201118,340
201017,940
200918,160
200818,316
200717,954
200617,700
200517,426
200416,408
200316,422
200215,910
200115,872
200015,886
199915,348
199815,010
199714,909
199614,781
199514,770
199414,591
199314,391
199214,319
199114,202
199014,188

Rankings

Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, 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, whatever the place of work, and someone with two jobs counts once. 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: employment (measure 05), 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: employment (measure 05), annual average (Employed residents, Blacksburg, 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: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Blacksburg, 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/employed-residents/blacksburg-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: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, Blacksburg, 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/employed-residents/blacksburg-va.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Blacksburg, 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/employed-residents/blacksburg-va (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the employed residents in Blacksburg, VA?

Employed residents in Blacksburg, VA was 20,324 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2.7% from 2024. That is the 16th 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: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in Blacksburg, VA?

21,271 in 2023, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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