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Unemployed people in Harrisonburg, VA

Unemployed people in Harrisonburg, VA was 969 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 10.6% from 2024. That is the 14th highest of 34 cities in 2025.

2025, persons969
Change on 2024+10.6%
Rank14th of 34Cities in Virginia ranked
Series high1,8252010
Series low2321999

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Unemployed people in Harrisonburg, VA, 1990 to 2025

05001,0001,5002,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 981 persons1991: 852 persons1992: 576 persons1993: 520 persons1994: 393 persons1995: 410 persons1996: 426 persons1997: 299 persons1998: 242 persons1999: 232 persons2000: 451 persons2001: 549 persons2002: 754 persons2003: 825 persons2004: 824 persons2005: 793 persons2006: 652 persons2007: 680 persons2008: 994 persons2009: 1,598 persons2010: 1,825 persons2011: 1,761 persons2012: 1,701 persons2013: 1,574 persons2014: 1,435 persons2015: 1,246 persons2016: 1,142 persons2017: 1,042 persons2018: 837 persons2019: 765 persons2020: 1,586 persons2021: 951 persons2022: 769 persons2023: 800 persons2024: 876 persons2025: 969 persons05001,0001,5002,00019902002201420251990: 981 persons1991: 852 persons1992: 576 persons1993: 520 persons1994: 393 persons1995: 410 persons1996: 426 persons1997: 299 persons1998: 242 persons1999: 232 persons2000: 451 persons2001: 549 persons2002: 754 persons2003: 825 persons2004: 824 persons2005: 793 persons2006: 652 persons2007: 680 persons2008: 994 persons2009: 1,598 persons2010: 1,825 persons2011: 1,761 persons2012: 1,701 persons2013: 1,574 persons2014: 1,435 persons2015: 1,246 persons2016: 1,142 persons2017: 1,042 persons2018: 837 persons2019: 765 persons2020: 1,586 persons2021: 951 persons2022: 769 persons2023: 800 persons2024: 876 persons2025: 969 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
2025969
2024876
2023800
2022769
2021951
20201,586
2019765
2018837
20171,042
20161,142
20151,246
20141,435
20131,574
20121,701
20111,761
20101,825
20091,598
2008994
2007680
2006652
2005793
2004824
2003825
2002754
2001549
2000451
1999232
1998242
1997299
1996426
1995410
1994393
1993520
1992576
1991852
1990981

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, Harrisonburg, 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, Harrisonburg, 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/harrisonburg-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, Harrisonburg, 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/harrisonburg-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, Harrisonburg, 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/harrisonburg-va (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Harrisonburg, VA?

Unemployed people in Harrisonburg, VA was 969 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 10.6% from 2024. That is the 14th 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 Harrisonburg, VA?

1,825 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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