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Employed residents in Portsmouth, VA

Employed residents in Portsmouth, VA was 41,919 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.1% from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 34 cities in 2025.

2025, persons41,919
Change on 2024-1.1%
Rank10th of 34Cities in Virginia ranked
Series high44,9062007
Series low39,8132020

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Employed residents in Portsmouth, VA, 1990 to 2025

38K40K42K44K46K19901996200220082014202020251990: 43,758 persons1991: 44,069 persons1992: 43,869 persons1993: 43,306 persons1994: 43,119 persons1995: 42,788 persons1996: 42,412 persons1997: 42,197 persons1998: 42,719 persons1999: 42,178 persons2000: 41,540 persons2001: 41,833 persons2002: 41,767 persons2003: 41,473 persons2004: 41,614 persons2005: 42,726 persons2006: 44,045 persons2007: 44,906 persons2008: 44,459 persons2009: 41,970 persons2010: 41,234 persons2011: 41,439 persons2012: 41,692 persons2013: 41,867 persons2014: 41,994 persons2015: 41,648 persons2016: 40,640 persons2017: 41,586 persons2018: 41,981 persons2019: 42,116 persons2020: 39,813 persons2021: 40,523 persons2022: 41,603 persons2023: 42,686 persons2024: 42,383 persons2025: 41,919 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
202541,919
202442,383
202342,686
202241,603
202140,523
202039,813
201942,116
201841,981
201741,586
201640,640
201541,648
201441,994
201341,867
201241,692
201141,439
201041,234
200941,970
200844,459
200744,906
200644,045
200542,726
200441,614
200341,473
200241,767
200141,833
200041,540
199942,178
199842,719
199742,197
199642,412
199542,788
199443,119
199343,306
199243,869
199144,069
199043,758

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.

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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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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, 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: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, 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/employed-residents/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: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, 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/employed-residents/portsmouth-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, 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/employed-residents/portsmouth-va (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Portsmouth, VA?

Employed residents in Portsmouth, VA was 41,919 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.1% 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: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in Portsmouth, VA?

44,906 in 2007, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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