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Unemployed people in Hampton, VA

Unemployed people in Hampton, VA was 2,808 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 15% from 2024. That is the 7th highest of 34 cities in 2025.

2025, persons2,808
Change on 2024+15%
Rank7th of 34Cities in Virginia ranked
Series high5,6972010
Series low1,7452000

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Unemployed people in Hampton, VA, 1990 to 2025

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 3,413 persons1991: 3,941 persons1992: 4,513 persons1993: 4,177 persons1994: 4,038 persons1995: 3,589 persons1996: 3,193 persons1997: 3,138 persons1998: 2,393 persons1999: 2,566 persons2000: 1,745 persons2001: 2,248 persons2002: 3,204 persons2003: 3,246 persons2004: 3,093 persons2005: 2,964 persons2006: 2,500 persons2007: 2,505 persons2008: 3,413 persons2009: 5,424 persons2010: 5,697 persons2011: 5,648 persons2012: 5,209 persons2013: 4,784 persons2014: 4,312 persons2015: 3,796 persons2016: 3,605 persons2017: 3,179 persons2018: 2,611 persons2019: 2,410 persons2020: 5,695 persons2021: 3,492 persons2022: 2,317 persons2023: 2,274 persons2024: 2,442 persons2025: 2,808 persons1,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00019902002201420251990: 3,413 persons1991: 3,941 persons1992: 4,513 persons1993: 4,177 persons1994: 4,038 persons1995: 3,589 persons1996: 3,193 persons1997: 3,138 persons1998: 2,393 persons1999: 2,566 persons2000: 1,745 persons2001: 2,248 persons2002: 3,204 persons2003: 3,246 persons2004: 3,093 persons2005: 2,964 persons2006: 2,500 persons2007: 2,505 persons2008: 3,413 persons2009: 5,424 persons2010: 5,697 persons2011: 5,648 persons2012: 5,209 persons2013: 4,784 persons2014: 4,312 persons2015: 3,796 persons2016: 3,605 persons2017: 3,179 persons2018: 2,611 persons2019: 2,410 persons2020: 5,695 persons2021: 3,492 persons2022: 2,317 persons2023: 2,274 persons2024: 2,442 persons2025: 2,808 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
20252,808
20242,442
20232,274
20222,317
20213,492
20205,695
20192,410
20182,611
20173,179
20163,605
20153,796
20144,312
20134,784
20125,209
20115,648
20105,697
20095,424
20083,413
20072,505
20062,500
20052,964
20043,093
20033,246
20023,204
20012,248
20001,745
19992,566
19982,393
19973,138
19963,193
19953,589
19944,038
19934,177
19924,513
19913,941
19903,413

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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, Hampton, 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, Hampton, 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/hampton-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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, Hampton, 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/hampton-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, Hampton, 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/hampton-va (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Hampton, VA?

Unemployed people in Hampton, VA was 2,808 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 15% from 2024. That is the 7th 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 Hampton, VA?

5,697 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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