Unemployment rose slightly in most of Virginia’s metro areas during November.
The Virginia Employment Commission reported on Thursday that nine of 11 metropolitan statistical areas in the commonwealth saw their jobless rates inch up during the month.
Most of the increases were one-tenth of a percentage point. That change is generally in keeping with Virginia’s overall unemployment rate, which rose from 3.5 to 3.6 percent during the month.
The employment rates in Staunton-Waynesboro and Northern Virginia remained unchanged at 3.4 and 3 percent, respectively.
