Unemployment Rate in Portsmouth City, VA was 4.30% in December of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Unemployment Rate in Portsmouth City, VA reached a record high of 15.30 in July of 2020 and a record low of 2.90 in December of 2000. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Unemployment Rate in Portsmouth City, VA - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on April of 2026.