Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was down 0.1 percentage point in September to 3.7 percent and down 0.4 percentage point from a year ago, according to the Virginia Employment Commission.
In September, the commonwealth’s unemployment rate was lower than the national rate of 4.2 percent.
Virginia has the second lowest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate among major U.S. states, behind Tennessee.
Virginia’s labor force expanded for the 18th consecutive month to 4.3 million, setting a new record high, and household employment expanded for the 33rd consecutive month to 4.2 million, also a record high. The labor force increased by 19,756 in September, as household employment rose by 21,940 and the number of unemployed decreased by 2,184.
