Portsmouth City County, VA Unemployment Rate Report

Portsmouth City County, VA Historical Unemployment Trends

Since 2005 the unemployment rate in Portsmouth City County, Virginia has ranged from 2.8% in November 2000 to 12.9% in July 2020. The current unemployment rate for Portsmouth City County is 4.8% in August 2022. See how other local areas compare by using our Unemployment Compare tool.

Portsmouth City County, VA Unemployment Rate by Month

High Unemployment Area

Portsmouth City County, VA Current Unemployment - 4.8%

Portsmouth City County, VA Unemployment Rate

Month/Year	Portsmouth City County, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 2022	5.6%	3.4%	4.0%
2 / 2022	5.0%	2.9%	3.8%
3 / 2022	4.4%	2.7%	3.6%
4 / 2022	4.3%	2.5%	3.6%
5 / 2022	4.6%	3.0%	3.6%
6 / 2022	4.4%	3.0%	3.6%
7 / 2022	4.5%	2.9%	3.5%
8 / 2022	4.8%	3.2%	3.7%

Month/Year	Portsmouth City County, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 2021	9.7%	5.0%	6.3%
2 / 2021	9.2%	5.4%	6.2%
3 / 2021	8.5%	5.1%	6.0%
4 / 2021	6.8%	3.9%	6.1%
5 / 2021	6.8%	4.1%	5.8%
6 / 2021	7.2%	4.5%	5.9%
7 / 2021	6.5%	4.2%	5.4%
8 / 2021	6.3%	4.0%	5.2%
9 / 2021	5.6%	3.4%	4.7%
10 / 2021	5.9%	3.1%	4.6%
11 / 2021	5.0%	2.8%	4.2%
12 / 2021	4.7%	2.7%	3.9%

Month/Year	Portsmouth City County, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 2020	4.0%	3.0%	3.6%
2 / 2020	3.8%	2.8%	3.5%
3 / 2020	4.5%	3.3%	4.4%
4 / 2020	12.8%	10.8%	14.7%
5 / 2020	11.8%	8.9%	13.3%
6 / 2020	11.7%	8.2%	11.1%
7 / 2020	12.9%	8.0%	10.2%
8 / 2020	10.8%	6.3%	8.4%
9 / 2020	10.8%	6.1%	7.9%
10 / 2020	8.9%	5.1%	6.9%
11 / 2020	7.8%	5.5%	6.7%
12 / 2020	7.9%	5.7%	6.7%

Month/Year	Portsmouth City County, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 2019	4.6%	3.4%	4.0%
2 / 2019	4.4%	3.1%	3.8%
3 / 2019	4.1%	3.0%	3.8%
4 / 2019	3.5%	2.4%	3.6%
5 / 2019	3.7%	2.7%	3.6%
6 / 2019	4.0%	2.9%	3.7%
7 / 2019	4.1%	3.0%	3.7%
8 / 2019	4.1%	2.9%	3.7%
9 / 2019	3.6%	2.6%	3.5%
10 / 2019	3.6%	2.5%	3.6%
11 / 2019	3.5%	2.5%	3.5%
12 / 2019	3.6%	2.4%	3.5%

Month/Year	Portsmouth City County, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 2018	4.9%	3.6%	4.1%
2 / 2018	4.8%	3.4%	4.1%
3 / 2018	4.4%	3.2%	4.0%
4 / 2018	3.8%	2.8%	3.9%
5 / 2018	3.8%	2.8%	3.8%
6 / 2018	4.3%	3.3%	4.0%
7 / 2018	4.3%	3.1%	3.9%
8 / 2018	4.3%	3.2%	3.8%
9 / 2018	3.9%	2.8%	3.7%
10 / 2018	3.7%	2.8%	3.8%
11 / 2018	3.6%	2.7%	3.7%
12 / 2018	4.1%	2.8%	3.9%

Month/Year	Portsmouth City County, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 2017	6.3%	4.4%	4.7%
2 / 2017	6.1%	4.2%	4.7%
3 / 2017	5.5%	3.9%	4.4%
4 / 2017	5.1%	3.5%	4.4%
5 / 2017	5.1%	3.7%	4.4%
6 / 2017	5.5%	3.8%	4.3%
7 / 2017	5.6%	3.8%	4.3%
8 / 2017	5.7%	3.9%	4.4%
9 / 2017	5.0%	3.5%	4.2%
10 / 2017	4.8%	3.3%	4.1%
11 / 2017	4.7%	3.3%	4.2%
12 / 2017	4.8%	3.1%	4.1%

Month/Year	Portsmouth City County, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 2016	6.4%	4.3%	4.9%
2 / 2016	6.5%	4.2%	4.9%
3 / 2016	6.3%	4.1%	5.0%
4 / 2016	6.3%	3.7%	5.0%
5 / 2016	5.9%	3.9%	4.8%
6 / 2016	6.5%	4.3%	4.9%
7 / 2016	6.6%	4.3%	4.8%
8 / 2016	6.6%	4.4%	4.9%
9 / 2016	6.2%	4.2%	5.0%
10 / 2016	5.7%	4.0%	4.9%
11 / 2016	5.7%	3.9%	4.7%
12 / 2016	5.6%	3.8%	4.7%

Month/Year	Portsmouth City County, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 2015	7.3%	5.2%	5.7%
2 / 2015	6.8%	5.0%	5.5%
3 / 2015	6.6%	4.8%	5.4%
4 / 2015	6.0%	4.3%	5.4%
5 / 2015	6.3%	4.7%	5.6%
6 / 2015	6.2%	4.6%	5.3%
7 / 2015	6.4%	4.5%	5.2%
8 / 2015	6.2%	4.4%	5.1%
9 / 2015	5.8%	4.1%	5.0%
10 / 2015	5.7%	4.0%	5.0%
11 / 2015	5.8%	3.9%	5.1%
12 / 2015	5.7%	3.8%	5.0%

Month/Year	Portsmouth City County, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 2014	8.4%	5.6%	6.6%
2 / 2014	8.1%	5.7%	6.7%
3 / 2014	7.7%	5.5%	6.7%
4 / 2014	7.2%	4.8%	6.2%
5 / 2014	7.1%	5.3%	6.3%
6 / 2014	7.2%	5.4%	6.1%
7 / 2014	7.3%	5.5%	6.2%
8 / 2014	7.4%	5.5%	6.1%
9 / 2014	6.9%	5.1%	5.9%
10 / 2014	6.4%	4.8%	5.7%
11 / 2014	6.7%	4.7%	5.8%
12 / 2014	6.6%	4.6%	5.6%

Month/Year	Portsmouth City County, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 2013	9.1%	6.4%	8.0%
2 / 2013	8.4%	6.0%	7.7%
3 / 2013	8.1%	5.7%	7.5%
4 / 2013	7.6%	5.3%	7.6%
5 / 2013	8.0%	5.7%	7.5%
6 / 2013	8.3%	6.1%	7.5%
7 / 2013	8.1%	5.9%	7.3%
8 / 2013	8.3%	5.8%	7.2%
9 / 2013	8.0%	5.6%	7.2%
10 / 2013	8.0%	5.6%	7.2%
11 / 2013	7.7%	5.2%	6.9%
12 / 2013	7.5%	5.1%	6.7%

Month/Year	Portsmouth City County, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 2012	9.8%	6.6%	8.3%
2 / 2012	9.2%	6.6%	8.3%
3 / 2012	8.7%	6.2%	8.2%
4 / 2012	8.3%	5.7%	8.2%
5 / 2012	8.8%	6.0%	8.2%
6 / 2012	9.1%	6.4%	8.2%
7 / 2012	9.4%	6.4%	8.2%
8 / 2012	9.2%	6.2%	8.1%
9 / 2012	8.5%	5.8%	7.8%
10 / 2012	8.2%	5.6%	7.8%
11 / 2012	8.0%	5.4%	7.7%
12 / 2012	8.2%	5.6%	7.9%

Month/Year	Portsmouth City County, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 2011	9.6%	7.1%	9.1%
2 / 2011	9.3%	6.9%	9.0%
3 / 2011	8.9%	6.6%	9.0%
4 / 2011	8.7%	6.2%	9.1%
5 / 2011	9.0%	6.4%	9.0%
6 / 2011	9.5%	6.9%	9.1%
7 / 2011	9.6%	6.7%	9.0%
8 / 2011	10.0%	6.9%	9.0%
9 / 2011	9.7%	6.7%	9.0%
10 / 2011	9.5%	6.4%	8.8%
11 / 2011	9.1%	6.1%	8.6%
12 / 2011	9.3%	6.2%	8.5%

Month/Year	Portsmouth City County, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 2010	10.0%	7.9%	9.8%
2 / 2010	10.0%	7.9%	9.8%
3 / 2010	9.8%	7.7%	9.9%
4 / 2010	9.5%	7.0%	9.9%
5 / 2010	9.5%	7.1%	9.6%
6 / 2010	9.5%	7.2%	9.4%
7 / 2010	9.6%	7.1%	9.4%
8 / 2010	9.8%	7.1%	9.5%
9 / 2010	9.5%	6.8%	9.5%
10 / 2010	9.2%	6.6%	9.4%
11 / 2010	9.5%	6.7%	9.8%
12 / 2010	9.2%	6.7%	9.3%

Month/Year	Portsmouth City County, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 2009	7.3%	6.1%	7.8%
2 / 2009	7.8%	6.4%	8.3%
3 / 2009	7.7%	6.6%	8.7%
4 / 2009	7.3%	6.2%	9.0%
5 / 2009	8.2%	6.7%	9.4%
6 / 2009	8.7%	7.0%	9.5%
7 / 2009	8.8%	6.8%	9.5%
8 / 2009	9.0%	6.9%	9.6%
9 / 2009	8.9%	6.9%	9.8%
10 / 2009	9.2%	6.8%	10.0%
11 / 2009	9.2%	6.8%	9.9%
12 / 2009	9.8%	7.2%	9.9%

Month/Year	Portsmouth City County, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 2008	5.1%	3.7%	5.0%
2 / 2008	5.3%	3.6%	4.9%
3 / 2008	5.1%	3.6%	5.1%
4 / 2008	4.4%	3.2%	5.0%
5 / 2008	4.8%	3.7%	5.4%
6 / 2008	5.0%	4.0%	5.6%
7 / 2008	5.2%	4.1%	5.8%
8 / 2008	5.4%	4.2%	6.1%
9 / 2008	5.1%	4.0%	6.1%
10 / 2008	5.1%	4.0%	6.5%
11 / 2008	5.4%	4.3%	6.8%
12 / 2008	5.9%	4.9%	7.3%

Month/Year	Portsmouth City County, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 2007	4.3%	3.3%	4.6%
2 / 2007	4.2%	3.2%	4.5%
3 / 2007	3.8%	2.9%	4.4%
4 / 2007	3.6%	2.7%	4.5%
5 / 2007	3.9%	2.8%	4.4%
6 / 2007	4.2%	3.1%	4.6%
7 / 2007	4.3%	3.1%	4.7%
8 / 2007	4.5%	3.1%	4.6%
9 / 2007	4.6%	3.0%	4.7%
10 / 2007	4.1%	2.9%	4.7%
11 / 2007	4.2%	3.0%	4.7%
12 / 2007	4.6%	3.3%	5.0%

Month/Year	Portsmouth City County, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 2006	4.7%	3.3%	4.7%
2 / 2006	4.7%	3.4%	4.8%
3 / 2006	4.4%	3.2%	4.7%
4 / 2006	4.1%	2.9%	4.7%
5 / 2006	4.4%	3.1%	4.6%
6 / 2006	4.5%	3.3%	4.6%
7 / 2006	4.8%	3.3%	4.7%
8 / 2006	4.5%	3.3%	4.7%
9 / 2006	5.0%	3.1%	4.5%
10 / 2006	4.3%	2.7%	4.4%
11 / 2006	4.1%	2.8%	4.5%
12 / 2006	3.9%	2.8%	4.4%

Month/Year	Portsmouth City County, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 2005	5.7%	3.9%	5.3%
2 / 2005	5.7%	4.0%	5.4%
3 / 2005	5.5%	3.8%	5.2%
4 / 2005	5.3%	3.5%	5.2%
5 / 2005	5.5%	3.6%	5.1%
6 / 2005	5.7%	3.8%	5.0%
7 / 2005	5.9%	3.6%	5.0%
8 / 2005	5.3%	3.5%	4.9%
9 / 2005	5.6%	3.5%	5.0%
10 / 2005	5.1%	3.2%	5.0%
11 / 2005	4.9%	3.3%	5.0%
12 / 2005	4.6%	3.1%	4.9%

Month/Year	Portsmouth City County, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 2004	5.8%	4.3%	5.7%
2 / 2004	5.6%	4.2%	5.6%
3 / 2004	5.6%	4.2%	5.8%
4 / 2004	4.9%	3.6%	5.6%
5 / 2004	5.2%	3.8%	5.6%
6 / 2004	5.8%	4.2%	5.6%
7 / 2004	6.1%	4.0%	5.5%
8 / 2004	5.7%	3.8%	5.4%
9 / 2004	5.5%	3.5%	5.4%
10 / 2004	5.4%	3.4%	5.5%
11 / 2004	5.3%	3.4%	5.4%
12 / 2004	5.4%	3.5%	5.4%

Month/Year	Portsmouth City County, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 2003	6.0%	4.6%	5.8%
2 / 2003	5.7%	4.5%	5.9%
3 / 2003	5.4%	4.3%	5.9%
4 / 2003	5.1%	3.9%	6.0%
5 / 2003	5.4%	4.1%	6.1%
6 / 2003	6.1%	4.5%	6.3%
7 / 2003	5.9%	4.3%	6.2%
8 / 2003	5.5%	4.1%	6.1%
9 / 2003	5.3%	4.0%	6.1%
10 / 2003	5.0%	3.7%	6.0%
11 / 2003	4.9%	3.7%	5.8%
12 / 2003	4.9%	3.6%	5.7%

Month/Year	Portsmouth City County, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 2002	5.7%	4.6%	5.7%
2 / 2002	5.4%	4.5%	5.7%
3 / 2002	5.3%	4.4%	5.7%
4 / 2002	5.3%	4.2%	5.9%
5 / 2002	5.2%	4.2%	5.8%
6 / 2002	5.6%	4.4%	5.8%
7 / 2002	5.5%	4.3%	5.8%
8 / 2002	5.2%	4.3%	5.7%
9 / 2002	4.9%	3.9%	5.7%
10 / 2002	5.0%	3.8%	5.7%
11 / 2002	5.2%	4.0%	5.9%
12 / 2002	5.4%	4.0%	6.0%

Month/Year	Portsmouth City County, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 2001	3.9%	2.6%	4.2%
2 / 2001	3.7%	2.7%	4.2%
3 / 2001	4.0%	2.8%	4.3%
4 / 2001	3.8%	2.6%	4.4%
5 / 2001	3.9%	2.8%	4.3%
6 / 2001	4.7%	3.2%	4.5%
7 / 2001	4.7%	3.3%	4.6%
8 / 2001	4.7%	3.6%	4.9%
9 / 2001	4.5%	3.6%	5.0%
10 / 2001	4.7%	3.8%	5.3%
11 / 2001	5.1%	3.9%	5.5%
12 / 2001	5.2%	3.9%	5.7%

Month/Year	Portsmouth City County, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 2000	3.9%	2.9%	4.0%
2 / 2000	3.7%	2.9%	4.1%
3 / 2000	3.5%	2.6%	4.0%
4 / 2000	3.0%	2.1%	3.8%
5 / 2000	3.4%	2.4%	4.0%
6 / 2000	3.5%	2.4%	4.0%
7 / 2000	3.8%	2.4%	4.0%
8 / 2000	3.9%	2.4%	4.1%
9 / 2000	3.4%	2.1%	3.9%
10 / 2000	3.0%	1.8%	3.9%
11 / 2000	2.8%	1.8%	3.9%
12 / 2000	2.8%	1.8%	3.9%

Month/Year	Portsmouth City County, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 1999	5.4%	3.0%	4.3%
2 / 1999	5.6%	3.0%	4.4%
3 / 1999	4.8%	2.8%	4.2%
4 / 1999	4.8%	2.6%	4.3%
5 / 1999	4.8%	2.7%	4.2%
6 / 1999	5.5%	2.9%	4.3%
7 / 1999	5.7%	2.9%	4.3%
8 / 1999	5.0%	2.9%	4.2%
9 / 1999	5.0%	2.8%	4.2%
10 / 1999	4.5%	2.5%	4.1%
11 / 1999	4.3%	2.5%	4.1%
12 / 1999	4.0%	2.4%	4.0%

Month/Year	Portsmouth City County, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 1998	5.9%	3.5%	4.6%
2 / 1998	6.0%	3.4%	4.6%
3 / 1998	6.3%	3.3%	4.7%
4 / 1998	5.0%	2.5%	4.3%
5 / 1998	5.8%	2.7%	4.4%
6 / 1998	6.5%	3.1%	4.5%
7 / 1998	5.1%	3.0%	4.5%
8 / 1998	5.2%	3.0%	4.5%
9 / 1998	4.8%	2.9%	4.6%
10 / 1998	5.0%	2.7%	4.5%
11 / 1998	4.8%	2.5%	4.4%
12 / 1998	4.4%	2.4%	4.4%

Month/Year	Portsmouth City County, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 1997	7.8%	5.0%	5.3%
2 / 1997	7.9%	4.8%	5.2%
3 / 1997	8.6%	4.6%	5.2%
4 / 1997	8.0%	4.0%	5.1%
5 / 1997	8.5%	4.0%	4.9%
6 / 1997	9.2%	4.2%	5.0%
7 / 1997	8.0%	3.8%	4.9%
8 / 1997	7.7%	3.7%	4.8%
9 / 1997	7.2%	3.4%	4.9%
10 / 1997	5.8%	2.9%	4.7%
11 / 1997	5.3%	2.7%	4.6%
12 / 1997	5.3%	2.8%	4.7%

Month/Year	Portsmouth City County, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 1996	7.2%	5.3%	5.6%
2 / 1996	7.5%	4.7%	5.5%
3 / 1996	7.3%	4.5%	5.5%
4 / 1996	7.5%	4.3%	5.6%
5 / 1996	8.5%	4.5%	5.6%
6 / 1996	8.6%	4.6%	5.3%
7 / 1996	8.3%	4.7%	5.5%
8 / 1996	7.5%	4.2%	5.1%
9 / 1996	7.3%	4.3%	5.2%
10 / 1996	7.3%	4.1%	5.2%
11 / 1996	7.0%	4.1%	5.4%
12 / 1996	6.7%	4.1%	5.4%

Month/Year	Portsmouth City County, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 1995	7.5%	5.0%	5.6%
2 / 1995	6.6%	4.6%	5.4%
3 / 1995	6.3%	4.5%	5.4%
4 / 1995	7.4%	4.4%	5.8%
5 / 1995	7.3%	4.6%	5.6%
6 / 1995	7.6%	4.7%	5.6%
7 / 1995	7.9%	4.6%	5.7%
8 / 1995	7.1%	4.6%	5.7%
9 / 1995	7.4%	4.5%	5.6%
10 / 1995	7.0%	4.3%	5.5%
11 / 1995	7.0%	4.3%	5.6%
12 / 1995	6.5%	4.2%	5.6%

Month/Year	Portsmouth City County, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 1994	9.5%	5.7%	6.6%
2 / 1994	10.1%	5.6%	6.6%
3 / 1994	9.8%	5.4%	6.5%
4 / 1994	9.4%	5.0%	6.4%
5 / 1994	9.3%	4.8%	6.1%
6 / 1994	9.9%	5.1%	6.1%
7 / 1994	9.2%	4.8%	6.1%
8 / 1994	8.8%	4.8%	6.0%
9 / 1994	8.4%	4.6%	5.9%
10 / 1994	7.5%	4.3%	5.8%
11 / 1994	6.9%	4.2%	5.6%
12 / 1994	6.5%	4.1%	5.5%

Month/Year	Portsmouth City County, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 1993	7.6%	6.2%	7.3%
2 / 1993	7.8%	6.0%	7.1%
3 / 1993	7.0%	5.6%	7.0%
4 / 1993	6.9%	5.2%	7.1%
5 / 1993	7.3%	5.2%	7.1%
6 / 1993	7.8%	5.5%	7.0%
7 / 1993	7.7%	5.2%	6.9%
8 / 1993	7.6%	5.1%	6.8%
9 / 1993	7.9%	4.9%	6.7%
10 / 1993	7.8%	4.8%	6.8%
11 / 1993	8.4%	4.6%	6.6%
12 / 1993	7.7%	4.6%	6.5%

Month/Year	Portsmouth City County, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 1992	9.3%	7.1%	7.3%
2 / 1992	9.5%	7.3%	7.4%
3 / 1992	8.8%	6.9%	7.4%
4 / 1992	8.5%	6.0%	7.4%
5 / 1992	8.8%	6.4%	7.6%
6 / 1992	9.2%	6.7%	7.8%
7 / 1992	9.1%	6.2%	7.7%
8 / 1992	8.2%	6.1%	7.6%
9 / 1992	7.9%	5.9%	7.6%
10 / 1992	6.7%	5.6%	7.3%
11 / 1992	7.1%	5.6%	7.4%
12 / 1992	7.4%	5.6%	7.4%

Month/Year	Portsmouth City County, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 1991	8.4%	6.2%	6.4%
2 / 1991	8.5%	6.5%	6.6%
3 / 1991	7.8%	6.2%	6.8%
4 / 1991	6.9%	5.5%	6.7%
5 / 1991	7.5%	5.8%	6.9%
6 / 1991	7.6%	6.0%	6.9%
7 / 1991	7.0%	5.7%	6.8%
8 / 1991	7.0%	5.7%	6.9%
9 / 1991	7.2%	5.7%	6.9%
10 / 1991	7.4%	5.6%	7.0%
11 / 1991	8.1%	5.9%	7.0%
12 / 1991	7.5%	6.1%	7.3%

Month/Year	Portsmouth City County, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 1990	6.6%	4.5%	5.4%
2 / 1990	6.3%	4.2%	5.3%
3 / 1990	5.7%	3.9%	5.2%
4 / 1990	6.1%	3.7%	5.4%
5 / 1990	6.3%	4.0%	5.4%
6 / 1990	6.5%	4.2%	5.2%
7 / 1990	5.7%	4.4%	5.5%
8 / 1990	7.1%	4.6%	5.7%
9 / 1990	7.7%	4.8%	5.9%
10 / 1990	6.7%	4.8%	5.9%
11 / 1990	7.2%	5.1%	6.2%
12 / 1990	7.5%	5.4%	6.3%