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Home   Newsroom Virginia’s March’s Unemployment Rate Decreased by 0.1 Percentage Points to 2.9 Percent; Labor Force Participation Rate Decreased by 0.1 percentage points to 66.5 Percent and Employment Increased by 2,758 to 4,454,530

April 19 2024

Virginia’s March’s Unemployment Rate Decreased by 0.1 Percentage Points to 2.9 Percent; Labor Force Participation Rate Decreased by 0.1 percentage points to 66.5 Percent and Employment Increased by 2,758 to 4,454,530

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March 22 2024

Virginia’s February’s Unemployment Rate remained unchanged at 3.0 percent; Labor Force Participation Rate remained unchanged at 66.6 percent and Employment increased by 3,233 to 4,451,840

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March 11 2024

Virginia’s January’s Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 3.0 Percent -Labor Force Participation Rate Increased by 0.1 percentage point to 66.6 Percent, Employment Increased by 8,212 to 4,448,520

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January 23 2024

Virginia’s December’s Unemployment Rate Increased by 0.1 Percentage Points to 3.0%; Labor Force Participation Rate Unchanged at 66.9% and Employment Decreased by 8,395 to 4,484,295

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December 22 2023

Virginia’s November’s Unemployment Rate increased by 0.2 percentage points to 2.9%; Labor Force Participation Rate increased by 0.1 percentage points to 66.9% and Employment increased by 47 to 4,492,761

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November 17 2023

Virginia’s October’s Unemployment Rate Increased by 0.2 Percentage Points to 2.7%; Labor Force Participation Rate Remained at 66.8% and Employment Decreased by 1,938 to 4,492,524

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October 20 2023

Virginia’s September’s Unemployment Rate remained unchanged at 2.5%; Labor Force Participation Rate increased by 0.1 percentage points to 66.8% and Employment increased by 5,834 to 4,494,360

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September 19 2023

Virginia’s August Unemployment Rate and Labor Force Participation Rate Hold Steady, Employment Increases by 7,348 to 4,488,510

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August 18 2023

Virginia’s July’s Unemployment Rate Decreased by 0.2 Percentage Points to 2.5%

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August 2 2023

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