Ranking of Virginia Counties By Unemployment Rate in April 2024

Updated on June 21, 2024.

According to data from the US BLS, for April 2024, among all Virginia counties, Petersburg city had the highest unemployment rate (4.8%), followed by Emporia city (4.3%), and Danville city (4.1%).

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 April 2024

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Emporia city

Danville city

Martinsville city

Northumberland

Buchanan

Brunswick

Dickenson

Hopewell city

Lancaster

Ranking of Virginia Counties By Unemployment Rate in April 2024

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Rank	County	Unemployment Rate (%)
1	Petersburg city	4.8
2	Emporia city	4.3
3	Danville city	4.1
4	Martinsville city	4
5	Northumberland	3.8
6	Buchanan	3.7
7	Brunswick	3.5
7	Dickenson	3.5
7	Hopewell city	3.5
8	Lancaster	3.4
8	Tazewell	3.4
9	Halifax	3.3
9	Sussex	3.3
9	Wise	3.3
10	Covington city	3.2
11	Essex	3.1
11	Franklin city	3.1
11	Lexington city	3.1
11	Lynchburg city	3.1
12	Alleghany	3
12	Henry	3
12	Lee	3
12	Prince Edward	3
12	Hampton city	3
12	Portsmouth city	3
12	Williamsburg city	3
13	Appomattox	2.9
13	Buckingham	2.9
13	Carroll	2.9
13	Charles City	2.9
13	Greensville	2.9
13	Mecklenburg	2.9
13	Pittsylvania	2.9
13	Bristol city	2.9
14	Page	2.8
14	Patrick	2.8
14	Prince George	2.8
14	Smyth	2.8
14	Westmoreland	2.8
14	Fredericksburg city	2.8
14	Norton city	2.8
14	Richmond city	2.8
15	Accomack	2.7
15	Northampton	2.7
15	Colonial Heights city	2.7
15	Harrisonburg city	2.7
15	Newport News city	2.7
15	Radford city	2.7
16	Campbell	2.6
16	Charlotte	2.6
16	Craig	2.6
16	Dinwiddie	2.6
16	Lunenburg	2.6
16	Richmond	2.6
16	Russell	2.6
16	Norfolk city	2.6
16	Roanoke city	2.6
17	Amelia	2.5
17	Bland	2.5
17	Caroline	2.5
17	Orange	2.5
17	Scott	2.5
17	Galax city	2.5
18	Amherst	2.4
18	Franklin	2.4
18	Goochland	2.4
18	Spotsylvania	2.4
18	Stafford	2.4
18	Suffolk city	2.4
19	Bedford	2.3
19	Chesterfield	2.3
19	Culpeper	2.3
19	Cumberland	2.3
19	Henrico	2.3
19	King and Queen	2.3
19	Mathews	2.3
19	Washington	2.3
19	Wythe	2.3
19	Chesapeake city	2.3
19	Salem city	2.3
19	Waynesboro city	2.3
20	Giles	2.2
20	Grayson	2.2
20	Isle of Wight	2.2
20	James City	2.2
20	Nottoway	2.2
20	Prince William	2.2
20	Shenandoah	2.2
20	Warren	2.2
20	York	2.2
20	Staunton city	2.2
20	Virginia Beach city	2.2
20	Winchester city	2.2
21	Bath	2.1
21	Clarke	2.1
21	Floyd	2.1
21	Gloucester	2.1
21	King George	2.1
21	King William	2.1
21	Louisa	2.1
21	Middlesex	2.1
21	Montgomery	2.1
21	Pulaski	2.1
21	Rappahannock	2.1
21	Roanoke	2.1
21	Rockbridge	2.1
21	Manassas city	2.1
22	Albemarle	2
22	Augusta	2
22	Fairfax	2
22	Fauquier	2
22	Frederick	2
22	Hanover	2
22	Loudoun	2
22	Madison	2
22	Nelson	2
22	Powhatan	2
22	Alexandria city	2
22	Buena Vista city	2
22	Fairfax city	2
22	Manassas Park city	2
22	Poquoson city	2
23	Botetourt	1.9
23	Fluvanna	1.9
23	Greene	1.9
23	New Kent	1.9
23	Rockingham	1.9
23	Southampton	1.9
23	Surry	1.9
24	Highland	1.8
24	Charlottesville city	1.8
24	Falls Church city	1.8
25	Arlington	1.7