Ranking of Virginia Counties By Unemployment Rate in February 2022

Updated on June 21, 2024.

According to data from the US BLS, for February 2022, among all Virginia counties, Petersburg city had the highest unemployment rate (5.8%), followed by Northumberland (4.9%), and Emporia city (4.8%).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties and the table below shows the ranking of all Virginia counties.

You can see similar ranking of all counties in the United States.

Related Topics: Virginia BLS Topic List.

Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Ranking of Virginia Counties By Unemployment Rate in February 2022

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Northumberland

Emporia city

Lancaster

Buchanan

Hopewell city

Brunswick

Tazewell

Danville city

Martinsville city

Ranking of Virginia Counties By Unemployment Rate in February 2022

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Rank	County	Unemployment Rate (%)
1	Petersburg city	5.8
2	Northumberland	4.9
3	Emporia city	4.8
4	Lancaster	4.7
5	Buchanan	4.6
6	Hopewell city	4.5
7	Brunswick	4.4
8	Tazewell	4.2
8	Danville city	4.2
8	Martinsville city	4.2
9	Sussex	4.1
10	Buckingham	4
11	Page	3.9
11	Covington city	3.9
12	Dickenson	3.8
12	Franklin city	3.8
13	Portsmouth city	3.7
14	Carroll	3.6
14	Greensville	3.6
14	Northampton	3.6
14	Wise	3.6
14	Hampton city	3.6
15	Accomack	3.5
15	Halifax	3.5
15	Mecklenburg	3.5
15	Patrick	3.5
15	Russell	3.5
16	Prince Edward	3.4
16	Pulaski	3.4
16	Lexington city	3.4
16	Newport News city	3.4
16	Williamsburg city	3.4
17	Alleghany	3.3
17	Essex	3.3
17	Lee	3.3
17	Lynchburg city	3.3
17	Norfolk city	3.3
18	Cumberland	3.2
18	Henry	3.2
18	Wythe	3.2
19	Prince George	3.1
19	Smyth	3.1
19	Westmoreland	3.1
19	Bristol city	3.1
19	Norton city	3.1
19	Richmond city	3.1
20	Caroline	3
20	Charles City	3
20	Dinwiddie	3
20	Lunenburg	3
20	Fredericksburg city	3
20	Roanoke city	3
21	Appomattox	2.9
21	Giles	2.9
21	Highland	2.9
21	Pittsylvania	2.9
21	Richmond	2.9
21	Buena Vista city	2.9
21	Colonial Heights city	2.9
21	Galax city	2.9
21	Harrisonburg city	2.9
21	Radford city	2.9
22	Amherst	2.8
22	Bland	2.8
22	Campbell	2.8
22	Nottoway	2.8
22	Scott	2.8
22	Suffolk city	2.8
23	Amelia	2.7
23	Bath	2.7
23	Grayson	2.7
23	James City	2.7
23	Orange	2.7
23	Surry	2.7
23	Waynesboro city	2.7
24	Bedford	2.6
24	Craig	2.6
24	Franklin	2.6
24	Henrico	2.6
24	Middlesex	2.6
24	Rockbridge	2.6
24	Southampton	2.6
24	Spotsylvania	2.6
24	Warren	2.6
24	Washington	2.6
24	Chesapeake city	2.6
24	Salem city	2.6
25	Charlotte	2.5
25	Culpeper	2.5
25	Louisa	2.5
25	Mathews	2.5
25	Nelson	2.5
25	Prince William	2.5
25	Stafford	2.5
25	Manassas city	2.5
25	Winchester city	2.5
26	Chesterfield	2.4
26	Floyd	2.4
26	Gloucester	2.4
26	Goochland	2.4
26	Isle of Wight	2.4
26	King William	2.4
26	Shenandoah	2.4
26	York	2.4
26	Staunton city	2.4
26	Virginia Beach city	2.4
27	Albemarle	2.3
27	Augusta	2.3
27	Fauquier	2.3
27	King George	2.3
27	Montgomery	2.3
27	Alexandria city	2.3
27	Charlottesville city	2.3
27	Fairfax city	2.3
27	Manassas Park city	2.3
28	Botetourt	2.2
28	Clarke	2.2
28	Fairfax	2.2
28	Fluvanna	2.2
28	Frederick	2.2
28	King and Queen	2.2
28	Powhatan	2.2
28	Rappahannock	2.2
28	Roanoke	2.2
28	Rockingham	2.2
29	Hanover	2.1
29	Loudoun	2.1
29	Poquoson city	2.1
30	Greene	2
30	Madison	2
30	New Kent	2
31	Arlington	1.9
32	Falls Church city	1.8