Ranking of Virginia Counties By Unemployment Rate in May 2023

Updated on June 21, 2024.

According to data from the US BLS, for May 2023, among all Virginia counties, Petersburg city had the highest unemployment rate (4.8%), followed by Lexington city (4.7%), and Emporia city (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 May 2023

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Ranking of Virginia Counties By Unemployment Rate in May 2023

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Rank	County	Unemployment Rate (%)
1	Petersburg city	4.8
2	Lexington city	4.7
3	Emporia city	4.6
4	Brunswick	4.5
5	Martinsville city	4.4
6	Dickenson	4.3
6	Prince Edward	4.3
6	Danville city	4.3
6	Lynchburg city	4.3
7	Buchanan	4.2
7	Norton city	4.2
7	Williamsburg city	4.2
8	Northumberland	4.1
8	Wise	4.1
8	Hopewell city	4.1
9	Franklin city	3.9
9	Radford city	3.9
10	Lee	3.8
10	Tazewell	3.8
10	Covington city	3.8
11	Halifax	3.7
11	Lancaster	3.7
11	Sussex	3.7
11	Hampton city	3.7
11	Harrisonburg city	3.7
12	Buckingham	3.6
12	Charlotte	3.6
12	Patrick	3.6
12	Bristol city	3.6
12	Portsmouth city	3.6
13	Appomattox	3.5
13	Henry	3.5
13	Mecklenburg	3.5
13	Russell	3.5
13	Fredericksburg city	3.5
14	Carroll	3.4
14	Greensville	3.4
14	Northampton	3.4
14	Richmond city	3.4
15	Accomack	3.3
15	Alleghany	3.3
15	Dinwiddie	3.3
15	Essex	3.3
15	Lunenburg	3.3
15	Scott	3.3
15	Galax city	3.3
15	Newport News city	3.3
15	Norfolk city	3.3
16	Campbell	3.2
16	Cumberland	3.2
16	Page	3.2
16	Prince George	3.2
17	Amherst	3.1
17	Craig	3.1
17	Giles	3.1
17	Richmond	3.1
17	Westmoreland	3.1
17	Roanoke city	3.1
18	Amelia	3
18	Caroline	3
18	Charles City	3
18	Franklin	3
18	Montgomery	3
18	Orange	3
18	Pittsylvania	3
18	Smyth	3
18	Spotsylvania	3
18	Colonial Heights city	3
18	Salem city	3
18	Suffolk city	3
18	Waynesboro city	3
19	Bedford	2.9
19	James City	2.9
19	Stafford	2.9
19	Washington	2.9
19	Chesapeake city	2.9
20	Bland	2.8
20	Chesterfield	2.8
20	Culpeper	2.8
20	Henrico	2.8
20	Isle of Wight	2.8
20	Nelson	2.8
20	Nottoway	2.8
20	Pulaski	2.8
20	Rockbridge	2.8
20	Warren	2.8
20	Wythe	2.8
20	York	2.8
20	Staunton city	2.8
20	Virginia Beach city	2.8
20	Winchester city	2.8
21	Albemarle	2.7
21	Bath	2.7
21	Gloucester	2.7
21	Goochland	2.7
21	King William	2.7
21	Louisa	2.7
21	Mathews	2.7
21	Prince William	2.7
21	Shenandoah	2.7
22	Augusta	2.6
22	Botetourt	2.6
22	Clarke	2.6
22	Fauquier	2.6
22	Floyd	2.6
22	Fluvanna	2.6
22	Grayson	2.6
22	Greene	2.6
22	Middlesex	2.6
22	Powhatan	2.6
22	Rappahannock	2.6
22	Roanoke	2.6
22	Rockingham	2.6
22	Southampton	2.6
22	Buena Vista city	2.6
23	Fairfax	2.5
23	Frederick	2.5
23	Hanover	2.5
23	King and Queen	2.5
23	King George	2.5
23	Loudoun	2.5
23	New Kent	2.5
23	Manassas city	2.5
23	Manassas Park city	2.5
23	Poquoson city	2.5
24	Surry	2.4
24	Charlottesville city	2.4
24	Fairfax city	2.4
24	Falls Church city	2.4
25	Madison	2.3
25	Alexandria city	2.3
26	Arlington	2.1
26	Highland	2.1