Ranking of Virginia Counties By Unemployment Rate in October 2023

Updated on June 21, 2024.

According to data from the US BLS, for October 2023, among all Virginia counties, Petersburg city had the highest unemployment rate (5.3%), followed by Martinsville city (4.7%), and Brunswick (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 2023

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Martinsville city

Brunswick

Danville city

Hopewell city

Emporia city

Wise

Lexington city

Lynchburg city

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Ranking of Virginia Counties By Unemployment Rate in October 2023

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Rank	County	Unemployment Rate (%)
1	Petersburg city	5.3
2	Martinsville city	4.7
3	Brunswick	4.6
3	Danville city	4.6
3	Hopewell city	4.6
4	Emporia city	4.4
5	Wise	4.3
5	Lexington city	4.3
5	Lynchburg city	4.3
6	Buchanan	4.2
6	Dickenson	4.2
6	Franklin city	4.2
6	Williamsburg city	4.2
7	Halifax	4.1
7	Sussex	4.1
7	Norton city	4.1
8	Prince Edward	4
8	Tazewell	4
9	Carroll	3.9
9	Essex	3.9
9	Bristol city	3.9
10	Lee	3.8
10	Covington city	3.8
10	Hampton city	3.8
10	Portsmouth city	3.8
11	Buckingham	3.7
11	Greensville	3.7
11	Russell	3.7
11	Galax city	3.7
11	Richmond city	3.7
12	Appomattox	3.6
12	Mecklenburg	3.6
12	Prince George	3.6
13	Charlotte	3.5
13	Henry	3.5
13	Patrick	3.5
13	Smyth	3.5
13	Fredericksburg city	3.5
13	Harrisonburg city	3.5
13	Newport News city	3.5
13	Norfolk city	3.5
13	Radford city	3.5
14	Alleghany	3.4
14	Cumberland	3.4
14	Lunenburg	3.4
14	Northumberland	3.4
15	Accomack	3.3
15	Charles City	3.3
15	Craig	3.3
15	Dinwiddie	3.3
15	Scott	3.3
15	Westmoreland	3.3
15	Wythe	3.3
15	Colonial Heights city	3.3
15	Roanoke city	3.3
16	Amherst	3.2
16	Campbell	3.2
16	Northampton	3.2
16	Suffolk city	3.2
17	Amelia	3.1
17	Caroline	3.1
17	Lancaster	3.1
17	Nottoway	3.1
17	Orange	3.1
17	Pittsylvania	3.1
17	Spotsylvania	3.1
17	Stafford	3.1
17	Chesapeake city	3.1
17	Virginia Beach city	3.1
18	Chesterfield	3
18	Franklin	3
18	Henrico	3
18	Washington	3
18	Buena Vista city	3
19	Bedford	2.9
19	Goochland	2.9
19	Isle of Wight	2.9
19	James City	2.9
19	Page	2.9
19	Prince William	2.9
19	Pulaski	2.9
19	Richmond	2.9
19	Warren	2.9
19	Salem city	2.9
19	Waynesboro city	2.9
20	Bath	2.8
20	Bland	2.8
20	Culpeper	2.8
20	Giles	2.8
20	King and Queen	2.8
20	Mathews	2.8
20	Montgomery	2.8
20	Powhatan	2.8
20	York	2.8
20	Winchester city	2.8
21	Albemarle	2.7
21	Gloucester	2.7
21	Grayson	2.7
21	King George	2.7
21	King William	2.7
21	Loudoun	2.7
21	Middlesex	2.7
21	Nelson	2.7
21	Roanoke	2.7
21	Rockbridge	2.7
21	Shenandoah	2.7
21	Surry	2.7
21	Manassas Park city	2.7
21	Staunton city	2.7
22	Augusta	2.6
22	Botetourt	2.6
22	Clarke	2.6
22	Fairfax	2.6
22	Floyd	2.6
22	Fluvanna	2.6
22	Frederick	2.6
22	Hanover	2.6
22	Highland	2.6
22	Louisa	2.6
22	New Kent	2.6
22	Rappahannock	2.6
22	Southampton	2.6
22	Fairfax city	2.6
22	Manassas city	2.6
22	Poquoson city	2.6
23	Fauquier	2.5
23	Greene	2.5
23	Rockingham	2.5
23	Alexandria city	2.5
23	Falls Church city	2.5
24	Madison	2.4
24	Charlottesville city	2.4
25	Arlington	2.3