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Unemployed people in Chesapeake, VA

Unemployed people in Chesapeake, VA was 4,179 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 13.1% from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 34 cities in 2025.

2025, persons4,179
Change on 2024+13.1%
Rank4th of 34Cities in Virginia ranked
Series high7,7772010
Series low2,2462000

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Unemployed people in Chesapeake, VA, 1990 to 2025

2,0004,0006,0008,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 3,382 persons1991: 4,527 persons1992: 4,647 persons1993: 4,055 persons1994: 4,622 persons1995: 3,792 persons1996: 3,695 persons1997: 3,643 persons1998: 2,728 persons1999: 2,663 persons2000: 2,246 persons2001: 2,945 persons2002: 3,824 persons2003: 4,088 persons2004: 3,979 persons2005: 3,969 persons2006: 3,733 persons2007: 3,537 persons2008: 4,667 persons2009: 7,535 persons2010: 7,777 persons2011: 7,536 persons2012: 7,071 persons2013: 6,668 persons2014: 6,014 persons2015: 5,196 persons2016: 4,982 persons2017: 4,486 persons2018: 3,729 persons2019: 3,515 persons2020: 7,736 persons2021: 4,657 persons2022: 3,465 persons2023: 3,489 persons2024: 3,694 persons2025: 4,179 persons2,0004,0006,0008,00019902002201420251990: 3,382 persons1991: 4,527 persons1992: 4,647 persons1993: 4,055 persons1994: 4,622 persons1995: 3,792 persons1996: 3,695 persons1997: 3,643 persons1998: 2,728 persons1999: 2,663 persons2000: 2,246 persons2001: 2,945 persons2002: 3,824 persons2003: 4,088 persons2004: 3,979 persons2005: 3,969 persons2006: 3,733 persons2007: 3,537 persons2008: 4,667 persons2009: 7,535 persons2010: 7,777 persons2011: 7,536 persons2012: 7,071 persons2013: 6,668 persons2014: 6,014 persons2015: 5,196 persons2016: 4,982 persons2017: 4,486 persons2018: 3,729 persons2019: 3,515 persons2020: 7,736 persons2021: 4,657 persons2022: 3,465 persons2023: 3,489 persons2024: 3,694 persons2025: 4,179 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
20254,179
20243,694
20233,489
20223,465
20214,657
20207,736
20193,515
20183,729
20174,486
20164,982
20155,196
20146,014
20136,668
20127,071
20117,536
20107,777
20097,535
20084,667
20073,537
20063,733
20053,969
20043,979
20034,088
20023,824
20012,945
20002,246
19992,663
19982,728
19973,643
19963,695
19953,792
19944,622
19934,055
19924,647
19914,527
19903,382

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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, Chesapeake, 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, Chesapeake, 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/chesapeake-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, Chesapeake, 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/chesapeake-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, Chesapeake, 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/chesapeake-va (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Chesapeake, VA?

Unemployed people in Chesapeake, VA was 4,179 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 13.1% from 2024. That is the 4th 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 Chesapeake, VA?

7,777 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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