Virginia’s unemployment rate rose slightly in July to 3.8 percent.
The Virginia Employment Commission said Friday that while the jobless rate rose one-tenth of a percentage point the commonwealth’s labor force expanded for the 16th consecutive month, rising 6,087 workers to 4.32 million a record high.
July’s jobless rate was three-tenths of a percentage point below the level seen 12 months before in July 2016. Virginia’s unemployment rate also was below the national rate for July, 4.3 percent.
The numbers in VEC’s report are seasonally adjusted, meaning they take into account seasonal fluctuations in the labor force.
