Virginia’s unemployment rate rose slightly in August to 3.9 percent.
The August number represents an increase of two-tenths of a percentage point from July’s rate of 3.7 percent.
The unemployment rate is seasonally adjusted, meaning that the numbers take into account seasonal fluctuations in the labor force.
While up from July, August’s jobless rate was three-tenths of a percentage point lower than the rate posted 12 months before in August 2015.
Virginia’s unemployment rate also is a full percentage point lower than the national jobless rate for August, 4.9 percent.
