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Unemployed people in Newport News, VA

Unemployed people in Newport News, VA was 3,518 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 13.5% from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 34 cities in 2025.

2025, persons3,518
Change on 2024+13.5%
Rank5th of 34Cities in Virginia ranked
Series high8,0772020
Series low2,1692000

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Unemployed people in Newport News, VA, 1990 to 2025

2,0004,0006,0008,00010K19901996200220082014202020251990: 4,151 persons1991: 4,823 persons1992: 5,583 persons1993: 5,216 persons1994: 5,216 persons1995: 4,613 persons1996: 4,213 persons1997: 3,912 persons1998: 3,303 persons1999: 3,256 persons2000: 2,169 persons2001: 2,961 persons2002: 3,910 persons2003: 4,098 persons2004: 3,866 persons2005: 3,832 persons2006: 3,106 persons2007: 3,207 persons2008: 4,301 persons2009: 7,214 persons2010: 7,219 persons2011: 7,026 persons2012: 6,457 persons2013: 5,936 persons2014: 5,527 persons2015: 4,744 persons2016: 4,519 persons2017: 4,063 persons2018: 3,266 persons2019: 3,087 persons2020: 8,077 persons2021: 4,768 persons2022: 3,049 persons2023: 2,869 persons2024: 3,099 persons2025: 3,518 persons2,0004,0006,0008,00010K19902002201420251990: 4,151 persons1991: 4,823 persons1992: 5,583 persons1993: 5,216 persons1994: 5,216 persons1995: 4,613 persons1996: 4,213 persons1997: 3,912 persons1998: 3,303 persons1999: 3,256 persons2000: 2,169 persons2001: 2,961 persons2002: 3,910 persons2003: 4,098 persons2004: 3,866 persons2005: 3,832 persons2006: 3,106 persons2007: 3,207 persons2008: 4,301 persons2009: 7,214 persons2010: 7,219 persons2011: 7,026 persons2012: 6,457 persons2013: 5,936 persons2014: 5,527 persons2015: 4,744 persons2016: 4,519 persons2017: 4,063 persons2018: 3,266 persons2019: 3,087 persons2020: 8,077 persons2021: 4,768 persons2022: 3,049 persons2023: 2,869 persons2024: 3,099 persons2025: 3,518 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
20253,518
20243,099
20232,869
20223,049
20214,768
20208,077
20193,087
20183,266
20174,063
20164,519
20154,744
20145,527
20135,936
20126,457
20117,026
20107,219
20097,214
20084,301
20073,207
20063,106
20053,832
20043,866
20034,098
20023,910
20012,961
20002,169
19993,256
19983,303
19973,912
19964,213
19954,613
19945,216
19935,216
19925,583
19914,823
19904,151

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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, Newport News, 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, Newport News, 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/newport-news-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, Newport News, 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/newport-news-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, Newport News, 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/newport-news-va (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Newport News, VA?

Unemployed people in Newport News, VA was 3,518 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 13.5% from 2024. That is the 5th 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 Newport News, VA?

8,077 in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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