PLANNING
DISTRICT COMPARISON
Number
in CLF, Number Employed, Number Unemployed, Unemployment Rate
| April
2003 |
CLF |
Employed |
Unemp. |
Unemp.
Rate |
| Accomack - Northampton
PD |
21,251 |
20,142 |
1,109 |
5.2 |
| Central Shenandoah
PD |
136,090 |
132,441 |
3,649 |
2.7 |
| Central Virginia
PD |
111,893 |
106,504 |
5,389 |
4.8 |
| Crater PD |
79,278 |
74,869 |
4,409 |
5.6 |
| Cumberland Plateau
PD |
49,061 |
45,944 |
3,117 |
6.4 |
| Fifth PD |
145,378 |
140,663 |
4,715 |
3.2 |
| Hampton Roads
PD |
762,903 |
732,897 |
30,006 |
3.9 |
| Lenowisco
PD |
36,431 |
34,539 |
1,892 |
5.2 |
| Lord Fairfax
PD |
104,757 |
100,534 |
4,223 |
4.0 |
| Middle Peninsula
PD |
44,079 |
42,689 |
1,390 |
3.2 |
| Mount Rogers
PD |
92,088 |
85,953 |
6,135 |
6.7 |
| New River Valley
PD |
80,659 |
77,681 |
2,978 |
3.7 |
| Northern Neck
PD |
22,592 |
21,273 |
1,319 |
5.8 |
| Northern Virginia
PD |
1,097,694 |
1,069,418 |
28,276 |
2.6 |
| Piedmont PD |
42,187 |
40,278 |
1,909 |
4.5 |
| Radco PD |
134,026 |
130,135 |
3,891 |
2.9 |
| Rappahannock
- Rapidan PD |
74,863 |
72,468 |
2,395 |
3.2 |
| Richmond Regional
PD |
484,481 |
467,520 |
16,961 |
3.5 |
| Southside
PD |
42,747 |
38,383 |
4,364 |
10.2 |
| Thomas Jefferson
PD |
97,799 |
95,161 |
2,638 |
2.7 |
| West Piedmont
PD |
123,982 |
112,963 |
11,019 |
8.9 |
Source: Virginia Employment Commission
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