Big Stone Gap, VA Unemployment Rate Report

Big Stone Gap, VA Historical Unemployment Trends

Since 2005 the unemployment rate in Big-Stone-Gap, Virginia has ranged from 3.2% in December 2021 to 23.7% in September 1995. The current unemployment rate for Big-Stone-Gap is 4.0% in August 2022. See how other local areas compare by using our Unemployment Compare tool.

Big Stone Gap, VA Unemployment Rate by Month

Moderate Unemployment Area

Big Stone Gap, VA Current Unemployment - 4.0%

Big Stone Gap, VA Unemployment Rate

Month/Year	Big Stone Gap, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 2022	4.4%	3.4%	4.0%
2 / 2022	3.8%	2.9%	3.8%
3 / 2022	3.4%	2.7%	3.6%
4 / 2022	3.2%	2.5%	3.6%
5 / 2022	3.7%	3.0%	3.6%
6 / 2022	3.7%	3.0%	3.6%
7 / 2022	3.9%	2.9%	3.5%
8 / 2022	4.0%	3.2%	3.7%

Month/Year	Big Stone Gap, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 2021	7.3%	5.0%	6.3%
2 / 2021	6.9%	5.4%	6.2%
3 / 2021	6.7%	5.1%	6.0%
4 / 2021	5.0%	3.9%	6.1%
5 / 2021	5.7%	4.1%	5.8%
6 / 2021	6.4%	4.5%	5.9%
7 / 2021	5.8%	4.2%	5.4%
8 / 2021	5.0%	4.0%	5.2%
9 / 2021	4.4%	3.4%	4.7%
10 / 2021	4.0%	3.1%	4.6%
11 / 2021	3.6%	2.8%	4.2%
12 / 2021	3.2%	2.7%	3.9%

Month/Year	Big Stone Gap, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 2020	5.2%	3.0%	3.6%
2 / 2020	4.8%	2.8%	3.5%
3 / 2020	6.1%	3.3%	4.4%
4 / 2020	11.9%	10.8%	14.7%
5 / 2020	8.7%	8.9%	13.3%
6 / 2020	8.9%	8.2%	11.1%
7 / 2020	9.4%	8.0%	10.2%
8 / 2020	7.3%	6.3%	8.4%
9 / 2020	7.4%	6.1%	7.9%
10 / 2020	5.8%	5.1%	6.9%
11 / 2020	5.6%	5.5%	6.7%
12 / 2020	6.0%	5.7%	6.7%

Month/Year	Big Stone Gap, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 2019	5.5%	3.4%	4.0%
2 / 2019	4.9%	3.1%	3.8%
3 / 2019	4.8%	3.0%	3.8%
4 / 2019	4.0%	2.4%	3.6%
5 / 2019	4.2%	2.7%	3.6%
6 / 2019	4.8%	2.9%	3.7%
7 / 2019	5.3%	3.0%	3.7%
8 / 2019	5.1%	2.9%	3.7%
9 / 2019	4.5%	2.6%	3.5%
10 / 2019	4.2%	2.5%	3.6%
11 / 2019	4.2%	2.5%	3.5%
12 / 2019	4.3%	2.4%	3.5%

Month/Year	Big Stone Gap, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 2018	6.0%	3.6%	4.1%
2 / 2018	5.8%	3.4%	4.1%
3 / 2018	5.5%	3.2%	4.0%
4 / 2018	4.6%	2.8%	3.9%
5 / 2018	4.7%	2.8%	3.8%
6 / 2018	5.6%	3.3%	4.0%
7 / 2018	5.4%	3.1%	3.9%
8 / 2018	5.0%	3.2%	3.8%
9 / 2018	4.5%	2.8%	3.7%
10 / 2018	4.3%	2.8%	3.8%
11 / 2018	4.2%	2.7%	3.7%
12 / 2018	4.7%	2.8%	3.9%

Month/Year	Big Stone Gap, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 2017	7.9%	4.4%	4.7%
2 / 2017	7.4%	4.2%	4.7%
3 / 2017	6.7%	3.9%	4.4%
4 / 2017	6.1%	3.5%	4.4%
5 / 2017	6.2%	3.7%	4.4%
6 / 2017	6.4%	3.8%	4.3%
7 / 2017	6.7%	3.8%	4.3%
8 / 2017	6.5%	3.9%	4.4%
9 / 2017	5.9%	3.5%	4.2%
10 / 2017	5.5%	3.3%	4.1%
11 / 2017	5.3%	3.3%	4.2%
12 / 2017	5.6%	3.1%	4.1%

Month/Year	Big Stone Gap, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 2016	9.4%	4.3%	4.9%
2 / 2016	9.3%	4.2%	4.9%
3 / 2016	9.0%	4.1%	5.0%
4 / 2016	8.8%	3.7%	5.0%
5 / 2016	8.1%	3.9%	4.8%
6 / 2016	8.9%	4.3%	4.9%
7 / 2016	9.0%	4.3%	4.8%
8 / 2016	9.1%	4.4%	4.9%
9 / 2016	8.1%	4.2%	5.0%
10 / 2016	7.8%	4.0%	4.9%
11 / 2016	7.8%	3.9%	4.7%
12 / 2016	7.4%	3.8%	4.7%

Month/Year	Big Stone Gap, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 2015	9.4%	5.2%	5.7%
2 / 2015	8.6%	5.0%	5.5%
3 / 2015	8.4%	4.8%	5.4%
4 / 2015	7.6%	4.3%	5.4%
5 / 2015	8.1%	4.7%	5.6%
6 / 2015	8.3%	4.6%	5.3%
7 / 2015	8.4%	4.5%	5.2%
8 / 2015	8.5%	4.4%	5.1%
9 / 2015	7.7%	4.1%	5.0%
10 / 2015	7.9%	4.0%	5.0%
11 / 2015	8.2%	3.9%	5.1%
12 / 2015	8.3%	3.8%	5.0%

Month/Year	Big Stone Gap, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 2014	10.8%	5.6%	6.6%
2 / 2014	10.3%	5.7%	6.7%
3 / 2014	9.8%	5.5%	6.7%
4 / 2014	9.0%	4.8%	6.2%
5 / 2014	9.6%	5.3%	6.3%
6 / 2014	10.0%	5.4%	6.1%
7 / 2014	10.2%	5.5%	6.2%
8 / 2014	9.8%	5.5%	6.1%
9 / 2014	8.6%	5.1%	5.9%
10 / 2014	8.3%	4.8%	5.7%
11 / 2014	8.5%	4.7%	5.8%
12 / 2014	8.5%	4.6%	5.6%

Month/Year	Big Stone Gap, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 2013	11.0%	6.4%	8.0%
2 / 2013	10.0%	6.0%	7.7%
3 / 2013	9.4%	5.7%	7.5%
4 / 2013	9.1%	5.3%	7.6%
5 / 2013	9.5%	5.7%	7.5%
6 / 2013	10.7%	6.1%	7.5%
7 / 2013	11.4%	5.9%	7.3%
8 / 2013	11.4%	5.8%	7.2%
9 / 2013	10.5%	5.6%	7.2%
10 / 2013	10.5%	5.6%	7.2%
11 / 2013	10.2%	5.2%	6.9%
12 / 2013	9.9%	5.1%	6.7%

Month/Year	Big Stone Gap, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 2012	8.3%	6.6%	8.3%
2 / 2012	8.5%	6.6%	8.3%
3 / 2012	8.3%	6.2%	8.2%
4 / 2012	7.8%	5.7%	8.2%
5 / 2012	8.4%	6.0%	8.2%
6 / 2012	9.0%	6.4%	8.2%
7 / 2012	9.9%	6.4%	8.2%
8 / 2012	9.5%	6.2%	8.1%
9 / 2012	9.2%	5.8%	7.8%
10 / 2012	9.2%	5.6%	7.8%
11 / 2012	9.4%	5.4%	7.7%
12 / 2012	9.6%	5.6%	7.9%

Month/Year	Big Stone Gap, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 2011	8.4%	7.1%	9.1%
2 / 2011	7.9%	6.9%	9.0%
3 / 2011	7.4%	6.6%	9.0%
4 / 2011	7.0%	6.2%	9.1%
5 / 2011	7.4%	6.4%	9.0%
6 / 2011	8.3%	6.9%	9.1%
7 / 2011	8.2%	6.7%	9.0%
8 / 2011	8.1%	6.9%	9.0%
9 / 2011	7.6%	6.7%	9.0%
10 / 2011	7.4%	6.4%	8.8%
11 / 2011	7.1%	6.1%	8.6%
12 / 2011	7.3%	6.2%	8.5%

Month/Year	Big Stone Gap, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 2010	9.4%	7.9%	9.8%
2 / 2010	9.0%	7.9%	9.8%
3 / 2010	8.8%	7.7%	9.9%
4 / 2010	7.9%	7.0%	9.9%
5 / 2010	8.3%	7.1%	9.6%
6 / 2010	8.6%	7.2%	9.4%
7 / 2010	8.9%	7.1%	9.4%
8 / 2010	8.4%	7.1%	9.5%
9 / 2010	7.9%	6.8%	9.5%
10 / 2010	7.7%	6.6%	9.4%
11 / 2010	7.6%	6.7%	9.8%
12 / 2010	7.8%	6.7%	9.3%

Month/Year	Big Stone Gap, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 2009	5.7%	6.1%	7.8%
2 / 2009	5.9%	6.4%	8.3%
3 / 2009	6.2%	6.6%	8.7%
4 / 2009	6.1%	6.2%	9.0%
5 / 2009	6.5%	6.7%	9.4%
6 / 2009	7.1%	7.0%	9.5%
7 / 2009	7.0%	6.8%	9.5%
8 / 2009	6.7%	6.9%	9.6%
9 / 2009	6.6%	6.9%	9.8%
10 / 2009	6.9%	6.8%	10.0%
11 / 2009	7.0%	6.8%	9.9%
12 / 2009	7.5%	7.2%	9.9%

Month/Year	Big Stone Gap, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 2008	4.7%	3.7%	5.0%
2 / 2008	4.6%	3.6%	4.9%
3 / 2008	4.5%	3.6%	5.1%
4 / 2008	3.9%	3.2%	5.0%
5 / 2008	4.5%	3.7%	5.4%
6 / 2008	5.2%	4.0%	5.6%
7 / 2008	5.1%	4.1%	5.8%
8 / 2008	5.0%	4.2%	6.1%
9 / 2008	4.4%	4.0%	6.1%
10 / 2008	4.3%	4.0%	6.5%
11 / 2008	4.3%	4.3%	6.8%
12 / 2008	4.8%	4.9%	7.3%

Month/Year	Big Stone Gap, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 2007	4.3%	3.3%	4.6%
2 / 2007	4.1%	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	4.1%	3.1%	4.6%
7 / 2007	4.1%	3.1%	4.7%
8 / 2007	4.0%	3.1%	4.6%
9 / 2007	3.7%	3.0%	4.7%
10 / 2007	3.7%	2.9%	4.7%
11 / 2007	3.8%	3.0%	4.7%
12 / 2007	4.1%	3.3%	5.0%

Month/Year	Big Stone Gap, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 2006	4.8%	3.3%	4.7%
2 / 2006	5.0%	3.4%	4.8%
3 / 2006	4.5%	3.2%	4.7%
4 / 2006	4.3%	2.9%	4.7%
5 / 2006	4.9%	3.1%	4.6%
6 / 2006	5.1%	3.3%	4.6%
7 / 2006	5.2%	3.3%	4.7%
8 / 2006	5.0%	3.3%	4.7%
9 / 2006	4.3%	3.1%	4.5%
10 / 2006	3.8%	2.7%	4.4%
11 / 2006	3.8%	2.8%	4.5%
12 / 2006	3.7%	2.8%	4.4%

Month/Year	Big Stone Gap, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 2005	5.5%	3.9%	5.3%
2 / 2005	5.2%	4.0%	5.4%
3 / 2005	4.9%	3.8%	5.2%
4 / 2005	4.5%	3.5%	5.2%
5 / 2005	4.7%	3.6%	5.1%
6 / 2005	5.4%	3.8%	5.0%
7 / 2005	5.1%	3.6%	5.0%
8 / 2005	4.7%	3.5%	4.9%
9 / 2005	4.5%	3.5%	5.0%
10 / 2005	4.4%	3.2%	5.0%
11 / 2005	4.4%	3.3%	5.0%
12 / 2005	4.3%	3.1%	4.9%

Month/Year	Big Stone Gap, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 2004	6.3%	4.3%	5.7%
2 / 2004	5.8%	4.2%	5.6%
3 / 2004	5.6%	4.2%	5.8%
4 / 2004	5.0%	3.6%	5.6%
5 / 2004	5.3%	3.8%	5.6%
6 / 2004	6.0%	4.2%	5.6%
7 / 2004	5.7%	4.0%	5.5%
8 / 2004	5.4%	3.8%	5.4%
9 / 2004	4.6%	3.5%	5.4%
10 / 2004	4.5%	3.4%	5.5%
11 / 2004	4.7%	3.4%	5.4%
12 / 2004	4.7%	3.5%	5.4%

Month/Year	Big Stone Gap, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 2003	7.0%	4.6%	5.8%
2 / 2003	6.7%	4.5%	5.9%
3 / 2003	6.0%	4.3%	5.9%
4 / 2003	5.5%	3.9%	6.0%
5 / 2003	5.4%	4.1%	6.1%
6 / 2003	6.6%	4.5%	6.3%
7 / 2003	6.0%	4.3%	6.2%
8 / 2003	5.5%	4.1%	6.1%
9 / 2003	5.1%	4.0%	6.1%
10 / 2003	5.0%	3.7%	6.0%
11 / 2003	5.1%	3.7%	5.8%
12 / 2003	5.1%	3.6%	5.7%

Month/Year	Big Stone Gap, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 2002	5.9%	4.6%	5.7%
2 / 2002	5.6%	4.5%	5.7%
3 / 2002	6.0%	4.4%	5.7%
4 / 2002	6.5%	4.2%	5.9%
5 / 2002	5.8%	4.2%	5.8%
6 / 2002	6.4%	4.4%	5.8%
7 / 2002	6.4%	4.3%	5.8%
8 / 2002	6.1%	4.3%	5.7%
9 / 2002	5.6%	3.9%	5.7%
10 / 2002	5.2%	3.8%	5.7%
11 / 2002	5.8%	4.0%	5.9%
12 / 2002	5.9%	4.0%	6.0%

Month/Year	Big Stone Gap, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 2001	4.9%	2.6%	4.2%
2 / 2001	4.4%	2.7%	4.2%
3 / 2001	4.6%	2.8%	4.3%
4 / 2001	4.4%	2.6%	4.4%
5 / 2001	4.3%	2.8%	4.3%
6 / 2001	4.8%	3.2%	4.5%
7 / 2001	4.5%	3.3%	4.6%
8 / 2001	5.1%	3.6%	4.9%
9 / 2001	5.2%	3.6%	5.0%
10 / 2001	5.0%	3.8%	5.3%
11 / 2001	4.7%	3.9%	5.5%
12 / 2001	4.8%	3.9%	5.7%

Month/Year	Big Stone Gap, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 2000	5.8%	2.9%	4.0%
2 / 2000	5.7%	2.9%	4.1%
3 / 2000	4.9%	2.6%	4.0%
4 / 2000	4.1%	2.1%	3.8%
5 / 2000	4.1%	2.4%	4.0%
6 / 2000	4.1%	2.4%	4.0%
7 / 2000	4.1%	2.4%	4.0%
8 / 2000	4.0%	2.4%	4.1%
9 / 2000	3.7%	2.1%	3.9%
10 / 2000	3.3%	1.8%	3.9%
11 / 2000	3.6%	1.8%	3.9%
12 / 2000	3.4%	1.8%	3.9%

Month/Year	Big Stone Gap, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 1999	8.3%	3.0%	4.3%
2 / 1999	8.6%	3.0%	4.4%
3 / 1999	7.4%	2.8%	4.2%
4 / 1999	8.2%	2.6%	4.3%
5 / 1999	9.6%	2.7%	4.2%
6 / 1999	10.2%	2.9%	4.3%
7 / 1999	9.9%	2.9%	4.3%
8 / 1999	10.5%	2.9%	4.2%
9 / 1999	9.9%	2.8%	4.2%
10 / 1999	9.2%	2.5%	4.1%
11 / 1999	8.5%	2.5%	4.1%
12 / 1999	7.6%	2.4%	4.0%

Month/Year	Big Stone Gap, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 1998	10.2%	3.5%	4.6%
2 / 1998	10.2%	3.4%	4.6%
3 / 1998	9.9%	3.3%	4.7%
4 / 1998	8.7%	2.5%	4.3%
5 / 1998	10.8%	2.7%	4.4%
6 / 1998	12.7%	3.1%	4.5%
7 / 1998	11.8%	3.0%	4.5%
8 / 1998	11.6%	3.0%	4.5%
9 / 1998	10.5%	2.9%	4.6%
10 / 1998	9.7%	2.7%	4.5%
11 / 1998	8.8%	2.5%	4.4%
12 / 1998	8.1%	2.4%	4.4%

Month/Year	Big Stone Gap, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 1997	14.8%	5.0%	5.3%
2 / 1997	13.8%	4.8%	5.2%
3 / 1997	12.5%	4.6%	5.2%
4 / 1997	10.4%	4.0%	5.1%
5 / 1997	13.1%	4.0%	4.9%
6 / 1997	13.8%	4.2%	5.0%
7 / 1997	12.9%	3.8%	4.9%
8 / 1997	12.1%	3.7%	4.8%
9 / 1997	11.6%	3.4%	4.9%
10 / 1997	9.2%	2.9%	4.7%
11 / 1997	9.0%	2.7%	4.6%
12 / 1997	9.0%	2.8%	4.7%

Month/Year	Big Stone Gap, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 1996	19.9%	5.3%	5.6%
2 / 1996	17.9%	4.7%	5.5%
3 / 1996	16.6%	4.5%	5.5%
4 / 1996	15.9%	4.3%	5.6%
5 / 1996	17.7%	4.5%	5.6%
6 / 1996	16.8%	4.6%	5.3%
7 / 1996	16.7%	4.7%	5.5%
8 / 1996	15.0%	4.2%	5.1%
9 / 1996	14.7%	4.3%	5.2%
10 / 1996	13.3%	4.1%	5.2%
11 / 1996	13.4%	4.1%	5.4%
12 / 1996	13.3%	4.1%	5.4%

Month/Year	Big Stone Gap, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 1995	13.3%	5.0%	5.6%
2 / 1995	12.3%	4.6%	5.4%
3 / 1995	12.3%	4.5%	5.4%
4 / 1995	12.2%	4.4%	5.8%
5 / 1995	13.4%	4.6%	5.6%
6 / 1995	15.3%	4.7%	5.6%
7 / 1995	18.5%	4.6%	5.7%
8 / 1995	21.4%	4.6%	5.7%
9 / 1995	23.7%	4.5%	5.6%
10 / 1995	21.6%	4.3%	5.5%
11 / 1995	20.5%	4.3%	5.6%
12 / 1995	19.5%	4.2%	5.6%

Month/Year	Big Stone Gap, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 1994	13.8%	5.7%	6.6%
2 / 1994	14.0%	5.6%	6.6%
3 / 1994	13.1%	5.4%	6.5%
4 / 1994	12.6%	5.0%	6.4%
5 / 1994	13.4%	4.8%	6.1%
6 / 1994	13.3%	5.1%	6.1%
7 / 1994	12.2%	4.8%	6.1%
8 / 1994	13.2%	4.8%	6.0%
9 / 1994	12.8%	4.6%	5.9%
10 / 1994	12.3%	4.3%	5.8%
11 / 1994	11.2%	4.2%	5.6%
12 / 1994	10.5%	4.1%	5.5%

Month/Year	Big Stone Gap, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 1993	16.6%	6.2%	7.3%
2 / 1993	15.2%	6.0%	7.1%
3 / 1993	14.0%	5.6%	7.0%
4 / 1993	13.6%	5.2%	7.1%
5 / 1993	13.3%	5.2%	7.1%
6 / 1993	14.2%	5.5%	7.0%
7 / 1993	13.5%	5.2%	6.9%
8 / 1993	13.7%	5.1%	6.8%
9 / 1993	12.1%	4.9%	6.7%
10 / 1993	11.3%	4.8%	6.8%
11 / 1993	10.5%	4.6%	6.6%
12 / 1993	9.9%	4.6%	6.5%

Month/Year	Big Stone Gap, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 1992	15.8%	7.1%	7.3%
2 / 1992	15.8%	7.3%	7.4%
3 / 1992	15.3%	6.9%	7.4%
4 / 1992	13.8%	6.0%	7.4%
5 / 1992	15.1%	6.4%	7.6%
6 / 1992	17.9%	6.7%	7.8%
7 / 1992	15.1%	6.2%	7.7%
8 / 1992	14.9%	6.1%	7.6%
9 / 1992	15.1%	5.9%	7.6%
10 / 1992	16.0%	5.6%	7.3%
11 / 1992	15.3%	5.6%	7.4%
12 / 1992	14.9%	5.6%	7.4%

Month/Year	Big Stone Gap, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 1991	12.1%	6.2%	6.4%
2 / 1991	12.2%	6.5%	6.6%
3 / 1991	12.6%	6.2%	6.8%
4 / 1991	12.6%	5.5%	6.7%
5 / 1991	13.8%	5.8%	6.9%
6 / 1991	14.6%	6.0%	6.9%
7 / 1991	14.7%	5.7%	6.8%
8 / 1991	14.1%	5.7%	6.9%
9 / 1991	13.4%	5.7%	6.9%
10 / 1991	13.1%	5.6%	7.0%
11 / 1991	13.1%	5.9%	7.0%
12 / 1991	14.0%	6.1%	7.3%

Month/Year	Big Stone Gap, VA%	Virginia%	National %
1 / 1990	12.1%	4.5%	5.4%
2 / 1990	11.1%	4.2%	5.3%
3 / 1990	11.4%	3.9%	5.2%
4 / 1990	10.4%	3.7%	5.4%
5 / 1990	10.5%	4.0%	5.4%
6 / 1990	11.3%	4.2%	5.2%
7 / 1990	10.3%	4.4%	5.5%
8 / 1990	12.7%	4.6%	5.7%
9 / 1990	11.5%	4.8%	5.9%
10 / 1990	9.4%	4.8%	5.9%
11 / 1990	10.3%	5.1%	6.2%
12 / 1990	10.0%	5.4%	6.3%