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

The seasonally adjusted Unemployment Rate of Virginia in May, 2020 was 10%, according to recent data from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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

  1. Bath: 21%
  2. Petersburg city: 17.9%
  3. Martinsville city: 15.5%

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

  1. Highland: 5.2%
  2. Falls Church city: 5.3%
  3. Madison: 5.9%

Use the interactive visualization and table below to explore this data for each Virginia county for May, 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 May, 2020 (%)
Virginia Unemployment Rate By County in May, 2020
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County Unemployment Rate (%)
Accomack 10
Albemarle 8.5
Alleghany 9.5
Amelia 8.3
Amherst 7.7
Appomattox 7.6
Arlington 6.3
Augusta 7.2
Bath 21
Bedford 7.6
Bland 8.8
Botetourt 7.6
Brunswick 10.1
Buchanan 11.2
Buckingham 10.1
Campbell 8.5
Caroline 9.9
Carroll 12.8
Charles City 9.9
Charlotte 7.2
Chesterfield 9
Clarke 7.3
Craig 8.8
Culpeper 7.8
Cumberland 8.3
Dickenson 9.7
Dinwiddie 8.9
Essex 9.8
Fairfax 9
Fauquier 7.4
Floyd 8.1
Fluvanna 8.4
Franklin 8.2
Frederick 7.6
Giles 10.6
Gloucester 8.3
Goochland 7.2
Grayson 8.1
Greene 8.4
Greensville 8.8
Halifax 9.4
Hanover 7.6
Henrico 9.8
Henry 11.6
Highland 5.2
Isle of Wight 7.1
James City 11.5
King and Queen 7.2
King George 6.3
King William 8.1
Lancaster 9.6
Lee 8.8
Loudoun 8.4
Louisa 7.9
Lunenburg 6.7
Madison 5.9
Mathews 7.1
Mecklenburg 9.4
Middlesex 7.6
Montgomery 7.8
Nelson 8.9
New Kent 6.9
Northampton 11.3
Northumberland 7.7
Nottoway 6.5
Orange 8.9
Page 12.2
Patrick 9.9
Pittsylvania 9.4
Powhatan 7.7
Prince Edward 8.7
Prince George 9.2
Prince William 10.3
Pulaski 12.8
Rappahannock 6.9
Richmond 6.1
Roanoke 8.4
Rockbridge 8.6
Rockingham 8.3
Russell 8.6
Scott 7.6
Shenandoah 8.6
Smyth 9.4
Southampton 6.7
Spotsylvania 9.3
Stafford 8.5
Surry 8
Sussex 11.3
Tazewell 10
Warren 9.4
Washington 8.5
Westmoreland 7.7
Wise 9.2
Wythe 12.6
York 8.9
Alexandria city 9
Bristol city 10.7
Buena Vista city 8.5
Charlottesville city 10.4
Chesapeake city 9.1
Colonial Heights city 10.4
Covington city 15
Danville city 13.5
Emporia city 14.9
Fairfax city 9.3
Falls Church city 5.3
Franklin city 9.5
Fredericksburg city 10.9
Galax city 11.2
Hampton city 12.2
Harrisonburg city 11.5
Hopewell city 14.5
Lexington city 9.6
Lynchburg city 10.5
Manassas city 10.4
Manassas Park city 10.6
Martinsville city 15.5
Newport News city 13
Norfolk city 12.4
Norton city 9.7
Petersburg city 17.9
Poquoson city 6.4
Portsmouth city 12.5
Radford city 10
Richmond city 12.9
Roanoke city 12
Salem city 9.6
Staunton city 10.1
Suffolk city 9.1
Virginia Beach city 10.1
Waynesboro city 10.4
Williamsburg city 13.1
Winchester city 9.7

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.