Fairfax, VA monthly unemployment update

Stacker compiled statistics about the unemployment rate in Fairfax city using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. County and metro unemployment rates are as of November 2022.

Fairfax city had a 2.5% unemployment rate in November 2022, holding steady from a month ago. Virginia reported a 2.8% unemployment rate in November, which is the 11th lowest in the country. The national unemployment rate last month dropped to 3.5% but is still 0.4% lower than last year.

The unemployment rate in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area was 3.0%, which is 0.5% higher than Fairfax city. Washington, has the 341th lowest unemployment out of 887 metro and micro areas surveyed in the country.

Unemployment rates in neighboring counties
#1. Prince George's County, MD: 4.0%
#2. Charles County, MD: 3.5%
#3. Montgomery County, MD: 3.1%
#4. Prince William County, VA: 2.8%
#5. Fairfax, VA: 2.5%
#5. Loudoun County, VA: 2.5%
#5. Fairfax, VA: 2.5%
#8. Alexandria, VA: 2.4%
#9. Falls Church, VA: 2.3%
#10. Arlington County, VA: 2.1%

Counties with the highest unemployment rate in Virginia
#1. Petersburg city: 7.0%
#2. Martinsville city: 5.4%
#3. Hopewell city: 5.3%
#4. Emporia city: 5.0%
#5. Brunswick County: 4.9%

Counties with the lowest unemployment rate in Virginia
#1. Arlington County: 2.1%
#1. Madison County: 2.1%
#3. Grayson County: 2.2%
#4. Falls Church city: 2.3%
#5. Clarke County: 2.4%