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Unemployed people in Virginia Beach, VA

Unemployed people in Virginia Beach, VA was 7,353 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 12.3% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 34 cities in 2025.

2025, persons7,353
Change on 2024+12.3%
Rank1st of 34Cities in Virginia ranked
Series high14,8692020
Series low4,5982000

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Unemployed people in Virginia Beach, VA, 1990 to 2025

2,5005,0007,50010K12.5K15K19901996200220082014202020251990: 7,455 persons1991: 9,314 persons1992: 10,193 persons1993: 9,047 persons1994: 9,635 persons1995: 8,730 persons1996: 8,196 persons1997: 7,670 persons1998: 5,691 persons1999: 5,429 persons2000: 4,598 persons2001: 6,061 persons2002: 7,633 persons2003: 7,932 persons2004: 7,541 persons2005: 7,269 persons2006: 6,529 persons2007: 6,288 persons2008: 8,522 persons2009: 13,549 persons2010: 14,082 persons2011: 13,393 persons2012: 12,577 persons2013: 12,106 persons2014: 11,127 persons2015: 9,653 persons2016: 9,000 persons2017: 8,106 persons2018: 6,716 persons2019: 6,265 persons2020: 14,869 persons2021: 8,351 persons2022: 6,105 persons2023: 6,296 persons2024: 6,545 persons2025: 7,353 persons05,00010K15K19902002201420251990: 7,455 persons1991: 9,314 persons1992: 10,193 persons1993: 9,047 persons1994: 9,635 persons1995: 8,730 persons1996: 8,196 persons1997: 7,670 persons1998: 5,691 persons1999: 5,429 persons2000: 4,598 persons2001: 6,061 persons2002: 7,633 persons2003: 7,932 persons2004: 7,541 persons2005: 7,269 persons2006: 6,529 persons2007: 6,288 persons2008: 8,522 persons2009: 13,549 persons2010: 14,082 persons2011: 13,393 persons2012: 12,577 persons2013: 12,106 persons2014: 11,127 persons2015: 9,653 persons2016: 9,000 persons2017: 8,106 persons2018: 6,716 persons2019: 6,265 persons2020: 14,869 persons2021: 8,351 persons2022: 6,105 persons2023: 6,296 persons2024: 6,545 persons2025: 7,353 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
20257,353
20246,545
20236,296
20226,105
20218,351
202014,869
20196,265
20186,716
20178,106
20169,000
20159,653
201411,127
201312,106
201212,577
201113,393
201014,082
200913,549
20088,522
20076,288
20066,529
20057,269
20047,541
20037,932
20027,633
20016,061
20004,598
19995,429
19985,691
19977,670
19968,196
19958,730
19949,635
19939,047
199210,193
19919,314
19907,455

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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, Virginia Beach, 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, Virginia Beach, 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/virginia-beach-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, Virginia Beach, 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/virginia-beach-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, Virginia Beach, 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/virginia-beach-va (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Virginia Beach, VA?

Unemployed people in Virginia Beach, VA was 7,353 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 12.3% from 2024. That is the 1st 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 Virginia Beach, VA?

14,869 in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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