Virginia Unemployment Rate By County in July, 2020
Updated on April 6, 2023.

The seasonally adjusted Unemployment Rate of Virginia in July, 2020 was 8.2%, according to recent data from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The 3 counties with the highest unemployment rate (not seasonally adjusted) in July, 2020 were:

  1. Petersburg city: 21.1%
  2. Emporia city: 16.3%
  3. Hopewell city: 16.2%

On the other hand, the 3 counties with the lowest unemployment rate (not seasonally adjusted) in July, 2020 were:

  1. Highland: 4.6%
  2. Madison: 4.9%
  3. Falls Church city: 5.1%

Use the interactive visualization and table below to explore this data for each Virginia county for July, 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.

Virginia Unemployment Rate By County in July, 2020 (%)
Virginia Unemployment Rate By County in July, 2020
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County Unemployment Rate (%)
Accomack 7.9
Albemarle 7.8
Alleghany 8.8
Amelia 7.9
Amherst 7.4
Appomattox 7.5
Arlington 6.1
Augusta 6
Bath 12.5
Bedford 6.4
Bland 7
Botetourt 5.7
Brunswick 11.1
Buchanan 12.8
Buckingham 10.2
Campbell 7.9
Caroline 9
Carroll 10.6
Charles City 8.9
Charlotte 7.4
Chesterfield 8
Clarke 6.1
Craig 6.2
Culpeper 6.4
Cumberland 8.8
Dickenson 10
Dinwiddie 8.7
Essex 9
Fairfax 8.1
Fauquier 6.1
Floyd 6.3
Fluvanna 7.3
Franklin 7.1
Frederick 5.9
Giles 7.7
Gloucester 7.3
Goochland 6.2
Grayson 7.2
Greene 7.4
Greensville 9.3
Halifax 9.2
Hanover 6.4
Henrico 9.3
Henry 10.6
Highland 4.6
Isle of Wight 6.8
James City 9.4
King and Queen 6.8
King George 5.9
King William 7
Lancaster 8.4
Lee 7.8
Loudoun 7.3
Louisa 7
Lunenburg 6.8
Madison 4.9
Mathews 6.1
Mecklenburg 8.8
Middlesex 6.3
Montgomery 6.4
Nelson 7.8
New Kent 6.1
Northampton 9.9
Northumberland 7.4
Nottoway 6.9
Orange 7.3
Page 8.2
Patrick 8
Pittsylvania 8.3
Powhatan 6.2
Prince Edward 9
Prince George 8.9
Prince William 9.2
Pulaski 9.4
Rappahannock 5.8
Richmond 6.5
Roanoke 6.7
Rockbridge 7.3
Rockingham 6.1
Russell 8.6
Scott 6.6
Shenandoah 6.8
Smyth 8.7
Southampton 6.6
Spotsylvania 8.1
Stafford 7.7
Surry 7.8
Sussex 12.1
Tazewell 10.4
Warren 7.6
Washington 7.6
Westmoreland 7.3
Wise 9.9
Wythe 9.2
York 7.5
Alexandria city 8.5
Bristol city 9.9
Buena Vista city 7.8
Charlottesville city 10.1
Chesapeake city 8.8
Colonial Heights city 10.2
Covington city 13.2
Danville city 13
Emporia city 16.3
Fairfax city 8.3
Falls Church city 5.1
Franklin city 12.7
Fredericksburg city 10.1
Galax city 10.1
Hampton city 12.2
Harrisonburg city 8.8
Hopewell city 16.2
Lexington city 9.5
Lynchburg city 10.2
Manassas city 9.4
Manassas Park city 9.5
Martinsville city 16
Newport News city 12.7
Norfolk city 12.9
Norton city 10.4
Petersburg city 21.1
Poquoson city 5.6
Portsmouth city 14.1
Radford city 8.9
Richmond city 13.1
Roanoke city 11.1
Salem city 7.8
Staunton city 8.8
Suffolk city 9.3
Virginia Beach city 8.5
Waynesboro city 9.4
Williamsburg city 10.7
Winchester city 7.9

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.
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Historical Unemployment Rate of Virginia's Counties

Use the following links to to see the historical unemployment rate for Virginia's counties.