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Employed residents in Newport News, VA

Employed residents in Newport News, VA was 85,279 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.1% from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 34 cities in 2025.

2025, persons85,279
Change on 2024-1.1%
Rank6th of 34Cities in Virginia ranked
Series high88,7912009
Series low76,3931990

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Employed residents in Newport News, VA, 1990 to 2025

75K77.5K80K82.5K85K87.5K90K19901996200220082014202020251990: 76,393 persons1991: 77,588 persons1992: 79,243 persons1993: 77,416 persons1994: 78,549 persons1995: 79,288 persons1996: 78,163 persons1997: 78,405 persons1998: 81,145 persons1999: 81,310 persons2000: 80,816 persons2001: 81,596 persons2002: 81,755 persons2003: 82,081 persons2004: 82,501 persons2005: 83,018 persons2006: 83,681 persons2007: 85,234 persons2008: 85,864 persons2009: 88,791 persons2010: 83,369 persons2011: 83,191 persons2012: 83,274 persons2013: 84,521 persons2014: 85,401 persons2015: 84,288 persons2016: 83,016 persons2017: 84,805 persons2018: 85,427 persons2019: 86,455 persons2020: 81,205 persons2021: 82,314 persons2022: 84,738 persons2023: 86,719 persons2024: 86,264 persons2025: 85,279 persons75K80K85K90K19902002201420251990: 76,393 persons1991: 77,588 persons1992: 79,243 persons1993: 77,416 persons1994: 78,549 persons1995: 79,288 persons1996: 78,163 persons1997: 78,405 persons1998: 81,145 persons1999: 81,310 persons2000: 80,816 persons2001: 81,596 persons2002: 81,755 persons2003: 82,081 persons2004: 82,501 persons2005: 83,018 persons2006: 83,681 persons2007: 85,234 persons2008: 85,864 persons2009: 88,791 persons2010: 83,369 persons2011: 83,191 persons2012: 83,274 persons2013: 84,521 persons2014: 85,401 persons2015: 84,288 persons2016: 83,016 persons2017: 84,805 persons2018: 85,427 persons2019: 86,455 persons2020: 81,205 persons2021: 82,314 persons2022: 84,738 persons2023: 86,719 persons2024: 86,264 persons2025: 85,279 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
202585,279
202486,264
202386,719
202284,738
202182,314
202081,205
201986,455
201885,427
201784,805
201683,016
201584,288
201485,401
201384,521
201283,274
201183,191
201083,369
200988,791
200885,864
200785,234
200683,681
200583,018
200482,501
200382,081
200281,755
200181,596
200080,816
199981,310
199881,145
199778,405
199678,163
199579,288
199478,549
199377,416
199279,243
199177,588
199076,393

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Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • 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.

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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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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average (Employed residents, Newport News, VA, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Newport News, 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/newport-news-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, Newport News, 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/newport-news-va.

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

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What is the employed residents in Newport News, VA?

Employed residents in Newport News, VA was 85,279 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.1% from 2024. That is the 6th 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 Newport News, VA?

88,791 in 2009, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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