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Unemployment rate in Bristol city

Unemployment rate in Bristol city was 4.2% in August 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.4 pts from August 2025. That is the 29th highest of 133 counties in August 2026.

August 20264.2% Provisional
Change on August 2025+0.4 pts
Rank29th of 133Counties in Virginia ranked
Series high14.5April 2020
Series low2.5November 2021

Unemployment rate in Bristol city, January 2020 to August 2026

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2.557.51012.5152020-012021-012022-012023-012024-012025-012026-022026-082020-01: 3.8 %2020-02: 3.5 %2020-03: 3.9 %2020-04: 14.5 %2020-05: 10.9 %2020-06: 11.3 %2020-07: 10.4 %2020-08: 8.7 %2020-09: 7.5 %2020-10: 6.5 %2020-11: 6 %2020-12: 5.4 %2021-01: 5.9 %2021-02: 5.7 %2021-03: 5.2 %2021-04: 5 %2021-05: 5.1 %2021-06: 6 %2021-07: 5.2 %2021-08: 4.6 %2021-09: 3.8 %2021-10: 3.7 %2021-11: 2.5 %2021-12: 2.7 %2022-01: 3.1 %2022-02: 3 %2022-03: 2.9 %2022-04: 2.7 %2022-05: 3.2 %2022-06: 3.5 %2022-07: 3.2 %2022-08: 3.7 %2022-09: 3.1 %2022-10: 3.3 %2022-11: 3.4 %2022-12: 2.9 %2023-01: 3.6 %2023-02: 3.5 %2023-03: 3.3 %2023-04: 2.9 %2023-05: 3.3 %2023-06: 3.7 %2023-07: 3.7 %2023-08: 3.9 %2023-09: 3.5 %2023-10: 3.5 %2023-11: 3.3 %2023-12: 3 %2024-01: 3.6 %2024-02: 3.7 %2024-03: 3.7 %2024-04: 3.2 %2024-05: 3.7 %2024-06: 3.9 %2024-07: 4 %2024-08: 4.1 %2024-09: 3.7 %2024-10: 3.7 %2024-11: 3.8 %2024-12: 3.3 %2025-01: 4 %2025-02: 4 %2025-03: 3.7 %2025-04: 3.4 %2025-05: 3.6 %2025-06: 3.8 %2025-07: 3.8 %2025-08: 3.8 %2025-09: 3.7 %2025-11: 4.1 %2025-12: 3.6 %2026-01: 3.9 %2026-02: 4.1 %2026-03: 4 %2026-04: 3.6 %2026-05: 3.9 %2026-06: 4.3 %2026-07: 4.4 %2026-08: 4.2 %
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08, published 2026-09-30.
All 79 values
Period%
2026-084.2 Provisional
2026-074.4
2026-064.3
2026-053.9
2026-043.6
2026-034
2026-024.1
2026-013.9
2025-123.6
2025-114.1
2025-093.7
2025-083.8
2025-073.8
2025-063.8
2025-053.6
2025-043.4
2025-033.7
2025-024
2025-014
2024-123.3
2024-113.8
2024-103.7
2024-093.7
2024-084.1
2024-074
2024-063.9
2024-053.7
2024-043.2
2024-033.7
2024-023.7
2024-013.6
2023-123
2023-113.3
2023-103.5
2023-093.5
2023-083.9
2023-073.7
2023-063.7
2023-053.3
2023-042.9
2023-033.3
2023-023.5
2023-013.6
2022-122.9
2022-113.4
2022-103.3
2022-093.1
2022-083.7
2022-073.2
2022-063.5
2022-053.2
2022-042.7
2022-032.9
2022-023
2022-013.1
2021-122.7
2021-112.5
2021-103.7
2021-093.8
2021-084.6
2021-075.2
2021-066
2021-055.1
2021-045
2021-035.2
2021-025.7
2021-015.9
2020-125.4
2020-116
2020-106.5
2020-097.5
2020-088.7
2020-0710.4
2020-0611.3
2020-0510.9
2020-0414.5
2020-033.9
2020-023.5
2020-013.8

Compared with Virginia and United States

PlaceAugust 2026
Bristol city4.2
Virginia3.6
United States4.1

Rankings

Definition

Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states and counties. Other countries and the World: ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, aged 15 and over.

Survey-based. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states and US counties, not Spanish municipalities. For municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate. US national and state rates are seasonally adjusted; county rates are not. Countries without a national or Eurostat series get the annual ILO modelled estimate, a model output rather than a survey result.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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What is the unemployment rate in Bristol city?

Unemployment rate in Bristol city was 4.2% in August 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.4 pts from August 2025. That is the 29th highest of 133 counties in August 2026.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-08.

What was the highest unemployment rate in Bristol city?

14.5% in April 2020, the highest value since January 2020 in this series.

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