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Payroll job growth, 12-month change in Virginia

Payroll job growth, 12-month change in Virginia was -0.9% in August 2026, according to BLS. That is down 1.5 pts from August 2025. That is the 49th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026-0.9% Provisional
Change on August 2025-1.5 pts
Rank49th of 51US states ranked
Series high8.5April 2021
Series low-10.8April 2020

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Payroll job growth, 12-month change in Virginia, January 1991 to August 2026

-15-10-505101991-011996-032001-052006-072011-092016-112022-012026-082026-08: -0.9 %-15-10-505101991-012002-122014-112026-082026-08: -0.9 %
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-18.
All 428 values
Period%
2026-08-0.9 Provisional
2026-07-1.1
2026-06-1.1
2026-05-1.2
2026-04-0.9
2026-03-0.8
2026-02-0.9
2026-01-0.6
2025-12-0.4
2025-11-0.1
2025-10-0.3
2025-090.3
2025-080.6
2025-070.7
2025-060.9
2025-051.2
2025-041.1
2025-030.9
2025-021.2
2025-011.4
2024-121.3
2024-111.4
2024-101.4
2024-091.4
2024-081.2
2024-071.5
2024-061.5
2024-051.6
2024-041.7
2024-031.8
2024-021.4
2024-011.5
2023-121.9
2023-111.8
2023-102
2023-092
2023-082
2023-072.1
2023-062.8
2023-052.4
2023-042.3
2023-032.9
2023-023
2023-013.4
2022-122.5
2022-112.9
2022-102.8
2022-093.6
2022-083.2
2022-073
2022-063.4
2022-053.6
2022-043.8
2022-033.2
2022-023.5
2022-012.6
2021-123.3
2021-113.2
2021-103.2
2021-093
2021-084
2021-075.4
2021-066.1
2021-058.1
2021-048.5
2021-03-3.9
2021-02-4.6
2021-01-4.5
2020-12-4.5
2020-11-4.8
2020-10-4.8
2020-09-5
2020-08-5.7
2020-07-7.2
2020-06-8.7
2020-05-10.4
2020-04-10.8
2020-030.7
2020-021.2
2020-011.4
2019-121.3
2019-111.3
2019-101.4
2019-091.2
2019-081.1
2019-071
2019-061.1
2019-051.1
2019-041.1
2019-031.1
2019-021.1
2019-011.1
2018-121.2
2018-111.5
2018-101.3
2018-091.2
2018-081.4
2018-071.5
2018-061.5
2018-051.5
2018-041.4
2018-031.4
2018-021.3
2018-011.4
2017-121.3
2017-110.9
2017-101.1
2017-091.1
2017-081.1
2017-071.2
2017-061.4
2017-051.2
2017-041.1
2017-031.1
2017-021.3
2017-011.2
2016-120.7
2016-110.9
2016-100.9
2016-091.1
2016-081.2
2016-071.2
2016-061.5
2016-051.6
2016-042.1
2016-032.7
2016-022.2
2016-012.1
2015-122.8
2015-112.8
2015-102.8
2015-092.5
2015-082.4
2015-072.2
2015-061.7
2015-051.6
2015-041.4
2015-031.2
2015-021.5
2015-011.3
2014-121
2014-110.8
2014-100.8
2014-090.8
2014-080.7
2014-070.8
2014-060.9
2014-050.9
2014-040.5
2014-03-0.1
2014-02-0.3
2014-010
2013-120.1
2013-110.3
2013-100.1
2013-090.5
2013-080.8
2013-071
2013-060.8
2013-050.8
2013-040.9
2013-030.9
2013-021.1
2013-011.1
2012-121.3
2012-111.2
2012-101.3
2012-090.9
2012-081.1
2012-070.7
2012-061.2
2012-051.1
2012-041.1
2012-031.4
2012-021.3
2012-011.3
2011-121.3
2011-111.3
2011-101.2
2011-091.6
2011-080.9
2011-070.8
2011-060.8
2011-050.7
2011-041.3
2011-031.9
2011-022.3
2011-011.7
2010-121.1
2010-111
2010-101
2010-090.7
2010-080.5
2010-070.6
2010-060.1
2010-050.1
2010-04-0.4
2010-03-1.5
2010-02-2.5
2010-01-2.3
2009-12-2.9
2009-11-3.1
2009-10-3.5
2009-09-3.8
2009-08-3.7
2009-07-3.7
2009-06-3.3
2009-05-3.4
2009-04-3.6
2009-03-2.9
2009-02-2.7
2009-01-2.2
2008-12-1.3
2008-11-0.8
2008-10-0.3
2008-09-0.1
2008-080.1
2008-070.2
2008-060.1
2008-050.3
2008-040.5
2008-030.4
2008-020.8
2008-010.6
2007-120.8
2007-110.9
2007-100.9
2007-091
2007-080.9
2007-071
2007-061
2007-051.1
2007-041.1
2007-031.1
2007-021.1
2007-011.3
2006-121.3
2006-111.3
2006-101.4
2006-091.1
2006-081.6
2006-071.7
2006-062.1
2006-052
2006-042
2006-032.4
2006-022.2
2006-012.3
2005-121.9
2005-112
2005-102
2005-092.6
2005-082.3
2005-072.2
2005-062.2
2005-052.2
2005-042.3
2005-032.2
2005-022.4
2005-012.6
2004-122.9
2004-112.7
2004-102.8
2004-092.7
2004-082.8
2004-072.8
2004-062.6
2004-052.4
2004-042.4
2004-032.1
2004-021.9
2004-011.3
2003-120.9
2003-110.9
2003-100.6
2003-090.3
2003-080.1
2003-070
2003-06-0.2
2003-05-0.3
2003-04-0.4
2003-03-0.3
2003-02-0.2
2003-010
2002-120.1
2002-110
2002-10-0.1
2002-09-0.5
2002-08-0.7
2002-07-0.9
2002-06-0.8
2002-05-0.8
2002-04-0.8
2002-03-1.1
2002-02-1
2002-01-1.1
2001-12-1.8
2001-11-1.7
2001-10-1.3
2001-09-0.6
2001-080
2001-070.3
2001-060.4
2001-050.5
2001-040.8
2001-031.2
2001-021.5
2001-011.7
2000-122.8
2000-113
2000-103
2000-093.3
2000-083.1
2000-073.3
2000-063.1
2000-053.3
2000-043.1
2000-033.3
2000-022.8
2000-013.1
1999-122.7
1999-112.8
1999-102.9
1999-092.2
1999-082.5
1999-072.6
1999-062.9
1999-052.7
1999-043.2
1999-033.2
1999-023.3
1999-013.1
1998-122.9
1998-112.9
1998-102.8
1998-093.3
1998-083.1
1998-072.8
1998-062.7
1998-052.7
1998-042.3
1998-032
1998-022.2
1998-012.1
1997-122.8
1997-112.6
1997-102.7
1997-092.8
1997-082.7
1997-072.9
1997-063.1
1997-053.2
1997-043.2
1997-033.3
1997-023.5
1997-014
1996-122.9
1996-113.1
1996-102.9
1996-092.5
1996-082.5
1996-072.3
1996-062
1996-051.9
1996-041.7
1996-031.5
1996-021.4
1996-010.6
1995-121.5
1995-111.5
1995-101.6
1995-091.6
1995-081.7
1995-072
1995-062.4
1995-052.4
1995-042.7
1995-033.1
1995-023.4
1995-013.5
1994-123.1
1994-113.1
1994-102.9
1994-093.2
1994-083.2
1994-073
1994-062.9
1994-052.8
1994-043
1994-032.9
1994-022
1994-012.5
1993-122.8
1993-112.7
1993-102.8
1993-092.8
1993-082.6
1993-072.6
1993-062.7
1993-052.5
1993-042.3
1993-032
1993-022.3
1993-011.9
1992-121.7
1992-111.7
1992-101.4
1992-091
1992-081.1
1992-071.1
1992-060.3
1992-050.4
1992-040.2
1992-03-0.1
1992-02-0.2
1992-01-0.9
1991-12-1.4
1991-11-1.6
1991-10-1.8
1991-09-2.4
1991-08-2.6
1991-07-2.8
1991-06-2.5
1991-05-2.7
1991-04-2.7
1991-03-2.6
1991-02-2.4
1991-01-1.6

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
Virginia-0.9
United States0.3

Virginia compared with nearby places

Alabama: 1.1 %Alaska: 1.3 %Arizona: 0.6 %Arkansas: 0.6 %California: 0.8 %Colorado: 0.2 %Connecticut: 0.9 %Delaware: 0.1 %District of Columbia: -3.6 %Florida: 0.6 %Georgia: -0.1 %Hawaii: 0.2 %Idaho: 0.9 %Illinois: 0.2 %Indiana: -0.5 %Iowa: 0 %Kansas: 0.5 %Kentucky: -0.1 %Louisiana: 1.6 %Maine: -0.1 %Maryland: -0.2 %Massachusetts: 0.2 %Michigan: 0.2 %Minnesota: 1.5 %Mississippi: 0.4 %Missouri: 1.1 %Montana: -0.9 %Nebraska: 0.2 %Nevada: 1.3 %New Hampshire: 0.2 %New Jersey: -0.2 %New Mexico: 1.6 %New York: 0 %North Carolina: 1.3 %North Dakota: 0.5 %Ohio: 0.2 %Oklahoma: 0.7 %Oregon: -0.8 %Pennsylvania: 0.6 %Rhode Island: 0.1 %South Carolina: 1.6 %South Dakota: 0.2 %Tennessee: 0.5 %Texas: 1.1 %Utah: 1 %Vermont: -0.4 %Virginia: -0.9 %Washington: 0.4 %West Virginia: -0.3 %Wisconsin: 0.6 %Wyoming: 0.8 %
  • Under -0.6
  • -0.6 to -0.2
  • -0.2 to 0
  • 0 to 0.3
  • 0.3 to 0.8
  • 0.8 and over
Payroll job growth, 12-month change, August 2026, %. Virginia is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Percent change in seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment from the same month a year earlier, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Invokely computes it from the two published job counts, shown with each value, and rounds it to one decimal as BLS does in its state release. The latest month is preliminary. Each year BLS benchmarks the series to unemployment insurance tax records and revises past years. State estimates come out about two weeks after the national ones, and the states do not add up to the national total because each is estimated separately.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier (Payroll job growth, 12-month change, Virginia, 1991-01 to 2026-08) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All

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Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier, Payroll job growth, 12-month change, Virginia, 1991-01 to 2026-08. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 18 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/payroll-job-growth/virginia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier. Payroll job growth, 12-month change, Virginia, 1991-01 to 2026-08. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/payroll-job-growth/virginia.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier, Payroll job growth, 12-month change, Virginia, 1991-01 to 2026-08 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/payroll-job-growth/virginia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the payroll job growth, 12-month change in Virginia?

Payroll job growth, 12-month change in Virginia was -0.9% in August 2026, according to BLS. That is down 1.5 pts from August 2025. That is the 49th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest payroll job growth, 12-month change in Virginia?

8.5% in April 2021, the highest value since January 1991 in this series.

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