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Unemployed people in Petersburg, VA

Unemployed people in Petersburg, VA was 757 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.1% from 2024. That is the 16th highest of 34 cities in 2025.

2025, persons757
Change on 2024-0.1%
Rank16th of 34Cities in Virginia ranked
Series high2,0301992
Series low4782000

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Unemployed people in Petersburg, VA, 1990 to 2025

05001,0001,5002,0002,50019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,295 persons1991: 1,850 persons1992: 2,030 persons1993: 1,717 persons1994: 1,664 persons1995: 1,338 persons1996: 1,385 persons1997: 1,221 persons1998: 901 persons1999: 793 persons2000: 478 persons2001: 766 persons2002: 1,054 persons2003: 1,230 persons2004: 1,080 persons2005: 1,017 persons2006: 875 persons2007: 905 persons2008: 1,084 persons2009: 1,985 persons2010: 1,850 persons2011: 1,677 persons2012: 1,558 persons2013: 1,558 persons2014: 1,439 persons2015: 1,219 persons2016: 1,049 persons2017: 969 persons2018: 822 persons2019: 740 persons2020: 1,954 persons2021: 1,293 persons2022: 692 persons2023: 674 persons2024: 758 persons2025: 757 persons05001,0001,5002,0002,50019902002201420251990: 1,295 persons1991: 1,850 persons1992: 2,030 persons1993: 1,717 persons1994: 1,664 persons1995: 1,338 persons1996: 1,385 persons1997: 1,221 persons1998: 901 persons1999: 793 persons2000: 478 persons2001: 766 persons2002: 1,054 persons2003: 1,230 persons2004: 1,080 persons2005: 1,017 persons2006: 875 persons2007: 905 persons2008: 1,084 persons2009: 1,985 persons2010: 1,850 persons2011: 1,677 persons2012: 1,558 persons2013: 1,558 persons2014: 1,439 persons2015: 1,219 persons2016: 1,049 persons2017: 969 persons2018: 822 persons2019: 740 persons2020: 1,954 persons2021: 1,293 persons2022: 692 persons2023: 674 persons2024: 758 persons2025: 757 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
2025757
2024758
2023674
2022692
20211,293
20201,954
2019740
2018822
2017969
20161,049
20151,219
20141,439
20131,558
20121,558
20111,677
20101,850
20091,985
20081,084
2007905
2006875
20051,017
20041,080
20031,230
20021,054
2001766
2000478
1999793
1998901
19971,221
19961,385
19951,338
19941,664
19931,717
19922,030
19911,850
19901,295

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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, Petersburg, 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, Petersburg, 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/petersburg-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, Petersburg, 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/petersburg-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, Petersburg, 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/petersburg-va (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Petersburg, VA?

Unemployed people in Petersburg, VA was 757 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.1% from 2024. That is the 16th 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 Petersburg, VA?

2,030 in 1992, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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