Ranking of Virginia Counties By Unemployment Rate in October 2022

Updated on June 21, 2024.

According to data from the US BLS, for October 2022, among all Virginia counties, Petersburg city had the highest unemployment rate (5.3%), followed by Martinsville city (4.7%), and Buchanan (4.6%).

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 October 2022

Petersburg city

Martinsville city

Buchanan

Brunswick

Hopewell city

Williamsburg city

Danville city

Lexington city

Dickenson

Covington city

Ranking of Virginia Counties By Unemployment Rate in October 2022

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Rank	County	Unemployment Rate (%)
1	Petersburg city	5.3
2	Martinsville city	4.7
3	Buchanan	4.6
4	Brunswick	4.5
5	Hopewell city	4.3
5	Williamsburg city	4.3
6	Danville city	4.2
6	Lexington city	4.2
7	Dickenson	4.1
7	Covington city	4.1
7	Emporia city	4.1
8	Sussex	4
8	Tazewell	4
8	Wise	4
8	Lynchburg city	4
9	Greensville	3.9
9	Lee	3.9
10	Halifax	3.8
10	Prince Edward	3.8
10	Franklin city	3.8
10	Hampton city	3.8
11	Lunenburg	3.7
11	Portsmouth city	3.7
11	Radford city	3.7
12	Buckingham	3.6
12	Harrisonburg city	3.6
12	Norton city	3.6
13	Northumberland	3.5
13	Newport News city	3.5
14	Carroll	3.4
14	Essex	3.4
14	Prince George	3.4
14	Bristol city	3.4
14	Norfolk city	3.4
15	Henry	3.3
15	Mecklenburg	3.3
15	Northampton	3.3
15	Patrick	3.3
15	Russell	3.3
15	Fredericksburg city	3.3
15	Richmond city	3.3
16	Cumberland	3.2
16	Scott	3.2
17	Amherst	3.1
17	Appomattox	3.1
17	Caroline	3.1
17	Charlotte	3.1
17	Craig	3.1
17	Dinwiddie	3.1
17	Lancaster	3.1
17	Colonial Heights city	3.1
18	Alleghany	3
18	Campbell	3
18	Charles City	3
18	Franklin	3
18	Giles	3
18	Nottoway	3
18	Page	3
18	Pittsylvania	3
18	Smyth	3
18	Westmoreland	3
18	Roanoke city	3
18	Salem city	3
18	Suffolk city	3
19	Accomack	2.9
19	Mathews	2.9
19	Orange	2.9
19	Shenandoah	2.9
19	Spotsylvania	2.9
19	Stafford	2.9
19	Wythe	2.9
19	Chesapeake city	2.9
19	Galax city	2.9
19	Waynesboro city	2.9
20	Amelia	2.8
20	Bedford	2.8
20	Chesterfield	2.8
20	Henrico	2.8
20	Isle of Wight	2.8
20	James City	2.8
20	Montgomery	2.8
20	Pulaski	2.8
20	Warren	2.8
20	Washington	2.8
20	York	2.8
20	Virginia Beach city	2.8
21	Albemarle	2.7
21	Bland	2.7
21	Culpeper	2.7
21	Gloucester	2.7
21	Goochland	2.7
21	King William	2.7
21	Middlesex	2.7
21	Prince William	2.7
21	Richmond	2.7
21	Rockbridge	2.7
21	Buena Vista city	2.7
21	Winchester city	2.7
22	Nelson	2.6
22	Southampton	2.6
22	Surry	2.6
22	Staunton city	2.6
23	Botetourt	2.5
23	Fauquier	2.5
23	Grayson	2.5
23	Hanover	2.5
23	King and Queen	2.5
23	King George	2.5
23	Louisa	2.5
23	Powhatan	2.5
23	Roanoke	2.5
23	Rockingham	2.5
23	Charlottesville city	2.5
23	Fairfax city	2.5
23	Manassas city	2.5
23	Manassas Park city	2.5
24	Augusta	2.4
24	Clarke	2.4
24	Fairfax	2.4
24	Fluvanna	2.4
24	Frederick	2.4
24	Greene	2.4
24	Loudoun	2.4
24	New Kent	2.4
24	Rappahannock	2.4
24	Poquoson city	2.4
25	Floyd	2.3
25	Falls Church city	2.3
26	Bath	2.2
26	Highland	2.2
26	Madison	2.2
26	Alexandria city	2.2
27	Arlington	2