South Tidewater News

Virginia Beach city recorded an unemployment rate of 3.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 10,119 people out of the 457,658 living in Virginia Beach city at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Virginia Beach city has decreased compared to the 4% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Virginia Beach city was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 4.5%.

Of the 247,982 people who had a job during that time, 22,039 were employed in the Armed Forces and 225,943 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	10,119	3.9%
Employed	247,982	96.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	225,943	87.5%
Employed in armed forces	22,039	8.5%