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Unemployed people in Blacksburg, VA

Unemployed people in Blacksburg, VA was 984 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 16.6% from 2024. That is the 12th highest of 34 cities in 2025.

2025, persons984
Change on 2024+16.6%
Rank12th of 34Cities in Virginia ranked
Series high1,4462010
Series low3401999

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Unemployed people in Blacksburg, VA, 1990 to 2025

2505007501,0001,2501,50019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,410 persons1991: 1,383 persons1992: 967 persons1993: 996 persons1994: 700 persons1995: 591 persons1996: 647 persons1997: 433 persons1998: 354 persons1999: 340 persons2000: 561 persons2001: 727 persons2002: 898 persons2003: 885 persons2004: 847 persons2005: 597 persons2006: 534 persons2007: 500 persons2008: 690 persons2009: 1,127 persons2010: 1,446 persons2011: 1,383 persons2012: 1,378 persons2013: 1,360 persons2014: 1,245 persons2015: 1,087 persons2016: 1,050 persons2017: 963 persons2018: 763 persons2019: 723 persons2020: 876 persons2021: 657 persons2022: 703 persons2023: 758 persons2024: 844 persons2025: 984 persons05001,0001,50019902002201420251990: 1,410 persons1991: 1,383 persons1992: 967 persons1993: 996 persons1994: 700 persons1995: 591 persons1996: 647 persons1997: 433 persons1998: 354 persons1999: 340 persons2000: 561 persons2001: 727 persons2002: 898 persons2003: 885 persons2004: 847 persons2005: 597 persons2006: 534 persons2007: 500 persons2008: 690 persons2009: 1,127 persons2010: 1,446 persons2011: 1,383 persons2012: 1,378 persons2013: 1,360 persons2014: 1,245 persons2015: 1,087 persons2016: 1,050 persons2017: 963 persons2018: 763 persons2019: 723 persons2020: 876 persons2021: 657 persons2022: 703 persons2023: 758 persons2024: 844 persons2025: 984 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
2025984
2024844
2023758
2022703
2021657
2020876
2019723
2018763
2017963
20161,050
20151,087
20141,245
20131,360
20121,378
20111,383
20101,446
20091,127
2008690
2007500
2006534
2005597
2004847
2003885
2002898
2001727
2000561
1999340
1998354
1997433
1996647
1995591
1994700
1993996
1992967
19911,383
19901,410

Rankings

Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, 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. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. 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: unemployment (measure 04), 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, 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

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/blacksburg-va.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/blacksburg-va (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Blacksburg, VA?

Unemployed people in Blacksburg, VA was 984 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 16.6% from 2024. That is the 12th 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Blacksburg, VA?

1,446 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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