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Employed residents in Petersburg, VA

Employed residents in Petersburg, VA was 14,450 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.1% from 2024. That is the 20th highest of 34 cities in 2025.

2025, persons14,450
Change on 2024-0.1%
Rank20th of 34Cities in Virginia ranked
Series high16,8291990
Series low11,9342011

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Employed residents in Petersburg, VA, 1990 to 2025

11K12K13K14K15K16K17K19901996200220082014202020251990: 16,829 persons1991: 16,423 persons1992: 15,574 persons1993: 16,566 persons1994: 16,099 persons1995: 16,458 persons1996: 14,601 persons1997: 14,757 persons1998: 15,041 persons1999: 14,857 persons2000: 13,457 persons2001: 13,312 persons2002: 13,088 persons2003: 12,987 persons2004: 12,955 persons2005: 13,029 persons2006: 13,101 persons2007: 13,331 persons2008: 13,351 persons2009: 12,728 persons2010: 11,977 persons2011: 11,934 persons2012: 11,993 persons2013: 12,195 persons2014: 12,371 persons2015: 12,309 persons2016: 13,895 persons2017: 14,041 persons2018: 14,043 persons2019: 14,217 persons2020: 13,353 persons2021: 13,616 persons2022: 14,139 persons2023: 14,318 persons2024: 14,463 persons2025: 14,450 persons10K12K14K16K18K19902002201420251990: 16,829 persons1991: 16,423 persons1992: 15,574 persons1993: 16,566 persons1994: 16,099 persons1995: 16,458 persons1996: 14,601 persons1997: 14,757 persons1998: 15,041 persons1999: 14,857 persons2000: 13,457 persons2001: 13,312 persons2002: 13,088 persons2003: 12,987 persons2004: 12,955 persons2005: 13,029 persons2006: 13,101 persons2007: 13,331 persons2008: 13,351 persons2009: 12,728 persons2010: 11,977 persons2011: 11,934 persons2012: 11,993 persons2013: 12,195 persons2014: 12,371 persons2015: 12,309 persons2016: 13,895 persons2017: 14,041 persons2018: 14,043 persons2019: 14,217 persons2020: 13,353 persons2021: 13,616 persons2022: 14,139 persons2023: 14,318 persons2024: 14,463 persons2025: 14,450 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
202514,450
202414,463
202314,318
202214,139
202113,616
202013,353
201914,217
201814,043
201714,041
201613,895
201512,309
201412,371
201312,195
201211,993
201111,934
201011,977
200912,728
200813,351
200713,331
200613,101
200513,029
200412,955
200312,987
200213,088
200113,312
200013,457
199914,857
199815,041
199714,757
199614,601
199516,458
199416,099
199316,566
199215,574
199116,423
199016,829

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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, Petersburg, 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, Petersburg, 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/petersburg-va. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, Petersburg, 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/petersburg-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, Petersburg, 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/petersburg-va (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Petersburg, VA?

Employed residents in Petersburg, VA was 14,450 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.1% from 2024. That is the 20th highest of 34 cities in 2025.

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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. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in Petersburg, VA?

16,829 in 1990, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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