Ranking of Virginia Counties By Unemployment Rate in March 2023

Updated on June 21, 2024.

According to data from the US BLS, for March 2023, among all Virginia counties, Northumberland had the highest unemployment rate (5.7%), followed by Petersburg city (5.4%), and Lancaster (5.2%).

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 March 2023

Northumberland

Petersburg city

Lancaster

Martinsville city

Brunswick

Emporia city

Danville city

Buchanan

Hopewell city

Dickenson

Ranking of Virginia Counties By Unemployment Rate in March 2023

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Rank	County	Unemployment Rate (%)
1	Northumberland	5.7
2	Petersburg city	5.4
3	Lancaster	5.2
4	Martinsville city	4.9
5	Brunswick	4.8
6	Emporia city	4.6
7	Danville city	4.5
8	Buchanan	4.4
8	Hopewell city	4.4
9	Dickenson	4.3
10	Sussex	4.2
11	Buckingham	4.1
11	Page	4.1
12	Lee	4
12	Tazewell	4
12	Lexington city	4
12	Lynchburg city	4
13	Accomack	3.9
13	Northampton	3.9
13	Wise	3.9
13	Covington city	3.9
14	Prince Edward	3.8
14	Franklin city	3.8
14	Williamsburg city	3.8
15	Halifax	3.7
15	Hampton city	3.7
15	Norton city	3.7
16	Cumberland	3.6
16	Greensville	3.6
16	Mecklenburg	3.6
16	Richmond	3.6
16	Portsmouth city	3.6
17	Alleghany	3.5
17	Appomattox	3.5
17	Essex	3.5
17	Russell	3.5
17	Bristol city	3.5
18	Bland	3.4
18	Carroll	3.4
18	Henry	3.4
18	Patrick	3.4
18	Westmoreland	3.4
18	Fredericksburg city	3.4
18	Newport News city	3.4
18	Norfolk city	3.4
18	Radford city	3.4
18	Richmond city	3.4
19	Campbell	3.3
19	Dinwiddie	3.3
19	Prince George	3.3
19	Scott	3.3
19	Harrisonburg city	3.3
20	Amherst	3.2
20	Charles City	3.2
20	Lunenburg	3.2
21	Caroline	3.1
21	Charlotte	3.1
21	Pittsylvania	3.1
21	Smyth	3.1
21	Spotsylvania	3.1
21	Galax city	3.1
21	Roanoke city	3.1
21	Suffolk city	3.1
22	Orange	3
22	Colonial Heights city	3
23	Amelia	2.9
23	Craig	2.9
23	Franklin	2.9
23	Mathews	2.9
23	Nottoway	2.9
23	Washington	2.9
23	Salem city	2.9
23	Waynesboro city	2.9
23	Winchester city	2.9
24	Bedford	2.8
24	Chesterfield	2.8
24	Culpeper	2.8
24	Giles	2.8
24	Goochland	2.8
24	Henrico	2.8
24	James City	2.8
24	Middlesex	2.8
24	Rappahannock	2.8
24	Stafford	2.8
24	Warren	2.8
24	Chesapeake city	2.8
24	Virginia Beach city	2.8
25	Bath	2.7
25	Gloucester	2.7
25	Isle of Wight	2.7
25	King William	2.7
25	Louisa	2.7
25	Montgomery	2.7
25	Nelson	2.7
25	Prince William	2.7
25	Surry	2.7
25	Wythe	2.7
25	York	2.7
26	Floyd	2.6
26	Grayson	2.6
26	Highland	2.6
26	King and Queen	2.6
26	King George	2.6
26	New Kent	2.6
26	Pulaski	2.6
26	Rockbridge	2.6
26	Shenandoah	2.6
26	Staunton city	2.6
27	Albemarle	2.5
27	Botetourt	2.5
27	Fauquier	2.5
27	Fluvanna	2.5
27	Powhatan	2.5
27	Roanoke	2.5
27	Manassas city	2.5
28	Augusta	2.4
28	Clarke	2.4
28	Fairfax	2.4
28	Frederick	2.4
28	Greene	2.4
28	Hanover	2.4
28	Loudoun	2.4
28	Rockingham	2.4
28	Southampton	2.4
28	Buena Vista city	2.4
28	Charlottesville city	2.4
28	Fairfax city	2.4
28	Falls Church city	2.4
28	Manassas Park city	2.4
28	Poquoson city	2.4
29	Madison	2.3
29	Alexandria city	2.3
30	Arlington	2.1