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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Mid-Atlantic > West Virginia, Virginia > Winchester

Winchester

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Jan 2026
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Jan 2026
Changing Compensation Costs in the Washington Metropolitan Area — September 2025 Benefits, Pay News Release Dec 2025
Occupational Employment and Wages for Teachers in Virginia’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2016 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2017
West Virginia Job Openings and Labor Turnover — May 2025 Employment, Unemployment News Release Jul 2025
Winchester, VA-WV Economy at a Glance:
Winchester, VA-WV
Data Series Back
Data		 July
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2025		 Dec
2025

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 77.8 77.4 76.9 (2)- (p)77.0  

Employment(1)

 75.2 74.7 74.6 (2)- (p)74.3  

Unemployment(1)

 2.6 2.7 2.3 (2)- (p)2.7  

Unemployment Rate(3)

 3.3 3.4 3.0 (2)- (p)3.5  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(4)

 74.0 74.2 74.6 75.0 75.4 (p)75.1

12-month % change

 1.6 2.5 2.9 2.2 1.8 (p)0.9

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)

 17.0 16.9 16.9 17.2 17.7 (p)17.7

12-month % change

 1.8 1.2 2.4 1.8 0.6 (p)0.0

Government(4)

 11.2 11.3 11.9 12.0 12.1 (p)12.1

12-month % change

 7.7 9.7 9.2 5.3 6.1 (p)4.3

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.
(3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(p) Preliminary