Virginia
Unemployment Rate By County
in August, 2020
Updated on April 6, 2023.
The seasonally adjusted Unemployment Rate of Virginia in August, 2020 was 7.3%, according to recent data from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The 3 counties with the highest unemployment rate (not seasonally adjusted) in August, 2020 were:
- Petersburg city: 18.5%
- Emporia city: 15.1%
- Hopewell city: 13.8%
On the other hand, the 3 counties with the lowest unemployment rate (not seasonally adjusted) in August, 2020 were:
- Highland: 3.5%
- Madison: 4%
- Falls Church city: 4.2%
Use the interactive visualization and table below to explore this data for each Virginia county for August, 2020. You can also see links at the bottom of this page for similar data for other months, and also the historical unemployment rate for each of Virginia's counties.
See also: Historical Virginia Unemployment Rate.
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Virginia
Unemployment Rate By County
in August, 2020 (%)
Virginia
Unemployment Rate By County
in August, 2020
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| County | Unemployment Rate (%) |
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| Accomack | 6.9 |
| Albemarle | 6.2 |
| Alleghany | 6.6 |
| Amelia | 6.7 |
| Amherst | 6.2 |
| Appomattox | 6.3 |
| Arlington | 5.3 |
| Augusta | 4.9 |
| Bath | 9.3 |
| Bedford | 5.3 |
| Bland | 6.3 |
| Botetourt | 4.6 |
| Brunswick | 9.7 |
| Buchanan | 10.4 |
| Buckingham | 8.1 |
| Campbell | 6.5 |
| Caroline | 7.7 |
| Carroll | 8.7 |
| Charles City | 7.4 |
| Charlotte | 6.1 |
| Chesterfield | 6.7 |
| Clarke | 4.8 |
| Craig | 5.6 |
| Culpeper | 5.3 |
| Cumberland | 7.1 |
| Dickenson | 8.7 |
| Dinwiddie | 7.5 |
| Essex | 7.7 |
| Fairfax | 6.9 |
| Fauquier | 5 |
| Floyd | 5.5 |
| Fluvanna | 6 |
| Franklin | 6 |
| Frederick | 4.8 |
| Giles | 6.8 |
| Gloucester | 6.1 |
| Goochland | 5.1 |
| Grayson | 6 |
| Greene | 5.7 |
| Greensville | 8.7 |
| Halifax | 7.8 |
| Hanover | 5.3 |
| Henrico | 7.8 |
| Henry | 8.7 |
| Highland | 3.5 |
| Isle of Wight | 5.9 |
| James City | 7.7 |
| King and Queen | 6 |
| King George | 4.8 |
| King William | 5.9 |
| Lancaster | 7 |
| Lee | 6.7 |
| Loudoun | 6.1 |
| Louisa | 5.7 |
| Lunenburg | 6.3 |
| Madison | 4 |
| Mathews | 5.4 |
| Mecklenburg | 7.4 |
| Middlesex | 5.6 |
| Montgomery | 5.1 |
| Nelson | 6.5 |
| New Kent | 5.1 |
| Northampton | 8.7 |
| Northumberland | 5.9 |
| Nottoway | 6 |
| Orange | 6 |
| Page | 6.6 |
| Patrick | 7.7 |
| Pittsylvania | 6.8 |
| Powhatan | 5 |
| Prince Edward | 7.6 |
| Prince George | 7.6 |
| Prince William | 7.7 |
| Pulaski | 9.9 |
| Rappahannock | 5 |
| Richmond | 5.4 |
| Roanoke | 5.4 |
| Rockbridge | 5.5 |
| Rockingham | 4.6 |
| Russell | 7 |
| Scott | 5.6 |
| Shenandoah | 5.6 |
| Smyth | 7 |
| Southampton | 6.2 |
| Spotsylvania | 6.7 |
| Stafford | 6.4 |
| Surry | 6.5 |
| Sussex | 10.8 |
| Tazewell | 8.6 |
| Warren | 6.4 |
| Washington | 6.1 |
| Westmoreland | 6.3 |
| Wise | 8.6 |
| Wythe | 8.3 |
| York | 6.3 |
| Alexandria city | 7.2 |
| Bristol city | 8.4 |
| Buena Vista city | 5.7 |
| Charlottesville city | 8 |
| Chesapeake city | 7.4 |
| Colonial Heights city | 8.7 |
| Covington city | 9.3 |
| Danville city | 11 |
| Emporia city | 15.1 |
| Fairfax city | 6.7 |
| Falls Church city | 4.2 |
| Franklin city | 11.6 |
| Fredericksburg city | 8.3 |
| Galax city | 8.2 |
| Hampton city | 10.5 |
| Harrisonburg city | 7.1 |
| Hopewell city | 13.8 |
| Lexington city | 7.9 |
| Lynchburg city | 8.6 |
| Manassas city | 7.8 |
| Manassas Park city | 7.9 |
| Martinsville city | 13.3 |
| Newport News city | 10.7 |
| Norfolk city | 11 |
| Norton city | 8.5 |
| Petersburg city | 18.5 |
| Poquoson city | 4.5 |
| Portsmouth city | 12.5 |
| Radford city | 7.2 |
| Richmond city | 10.9 |
| Roanoke city | 9.4 |
| Salem city | 6.3 |
| Staunton city | 7.2 |
| Suffolk city | 8 |
| Virginia Beach city | 7 |
| Waynesboro city | 7.6 |
| Williamsburg city | 9.2 |
| Winchester city | 6.5 |
Virginia Unemployment Rate For Other Months and Years
Use the following links to see Virginia's unemployment rate
for other months and years. Or see links for all the available months and years here.
Historical Unemployment Rate of Virginia's Counties
Use the following links to
to see the historical unemployment rate
for Virginia's counties.
- Accomack
- Albemarle
- Alleghany
- Amelia
- Amherst
- Appomattox
- Arlington
- Augusta
- Bath
- Bedford
- Bland
- Botetourt
- Brunswick
- Buchanan
- Buckingham
- Campbell
- Caroline
- Carroll
- Charles City
- Charlotte
- Chesterfield
- Clarke
- Craig
- Culpeper
- Cumberland
- Dickenson
- Dinwiddie
- Essex
- Fairfax
- Fauquier
- Floyd
- Fluvanna
- Franklin
- Frederick
- Giles
- Gloucester
- Goochland
- Grayson
- Greene
- Greensville
- Halifax
- Hanover
- Henrico
- Henry
- Highland
- Isle of Wight
- James City
- King and Queen
- King George
- King William
- Lancaster
- Lee
- Loudoun
- Louisa
- Lunenburg
- Madison
- Mathews
- Mecklenburg
- Middlesex
- Montgomery
- Nelson
- New Kent
- Northampton
- Northumberland
- Nottoway
- Orange
- Page
- Patrick
- Pittsylvania
- Powhatan
- Prince Edward
- Prince George
- Prince William
- Pulaski
- Rappahannock
- Richmond
- Roanoke
- Rockbridge
- Rockingham
- Russell
- Scott
- Shenandoah
- Smyth
- Southampton
- Spotsylvania
- Stafford
- Surry
- Sussex
- Tazewell
- Warren
- Washington
- Westmoreland
- Wise
- Wythe
- York
- Alexandria city
- Bristol city
- Buena Vista city
- Charlottesville city
- Chesapeake city
- Colonial Heights city
- Covington city
- Danville city
- Emporia city
- Fairfax city
- Falls Church city
- Franklin city
- Fredericksburg city
- Galax city
- Hampton city
- Harrisonburg city
- Hopewell city
- Lexington city
- Lynchburg city
- Manassas city
- Manassas Park city
- Martinsville city
- Newport News city
- Norfolk city
- Norton city
- Petersburg city
- Poquoson city
- Portsmouth city
- Radford city
- Richmond city
- Roanoke city
- Salem city
- Staunton city
- Suffolk city
- Virginia Beach city
- Waynesboro city
- Williamsburg city
- Winchester city