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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Mid-Atlantic > Table

Northern Virginia, VA: Labor force data

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Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)

Northern Virginia, Va.
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Labor Force

2025

 1,771,078 1,769,225 1,775,133 1,774,387 1,768,875 1,776,316 1,785,835 1,764,723 1,749,386 (1)- 1,738,587 (p)1,740,943  

2026

 (p)1,726,811                        

Employment

2025

 1,722,121 1,716,052 1,717,354 1,718,808 1,709,796 1,712,061 1,721,105 1,699,502 1,693,537 (1)- 1,673,179 (p)1,684,237  

2026

 (p)1,662,724                        

Unemployment

2025

 48,957 53,173 57,779 55,579 59,079 64,255 64,730 65,221 55,849 (1)- 65,408 (p)56,706  

2026

 (p)64,087                        

Unemployment Rate

2025

 2.8 3.0 3.3 3.1 3.3 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.2 (1)- 3.8 (p)3.3  

2026

 (p)3.7                        

Footnotes
(1) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.
(p) Preliminary

Northern Virginia, Va. includes Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, Rappahannock, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and Warren Counties and Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Manassas, and Manassas Park Cities in Virginia.