Ranking of Virginia Counties By Unemployment Rate in March 2024

Updated on June 21, 2024.

According to data from the US BLS, for March 2024, among all Virginia counties, Petersburg city had the highest unemployment rate (5.2%), followed by Emporia city (4.8%), and Northumberland (4.5%).

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 2024

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Emporia city

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Ranking of Virginia Counties By Unemployment Rate in March 2024

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Rank	County	Unemployment Rate (%)
1	Petersburg city	5.2
2	Emporia city	4.8
3	Northumberland	4.5
4	Danville city	4.4
5	Martinsville city	4.2
6	Lancaster	4
6	Hopewell city	4
7	Lexington city	3.9
8	Brunswick	3.8
9	Lynchburg city	3.7
9	Williamsburg city	3.7
10	Buchanan	3.6
10	Dickenson	3.6
10	Halifax	3.6
10	Page	3.6
10	Sussex	3.6
10	Tazewell	3.6
10	Covington city	3.6
10	Franklin city	3.6
11	Buckingham	3.5
11	Prince Edward	3.5
12	Essex	3.4
13	Wise	3.3
13	Harrisonburg city	3.3
13	Radford city	3.3
14	Alleghany	3.2
14	Carroll	3.2
14	Lunenburg	3.2
14	Northampton	3.2
14	Prince George	3.2
14	Bristol city	3.2
14	Fredericksburg city	3.2
14	Hampton city	3.2
14	Portsmouth city	3.2
15	Accomack	3.1
15	Greensville	3.1
15	Henry	3.1
15	Lee	3.1
15	Smyth	3.1
15	Westmoreland	3.1
16	Appomattox	3
16	Charles City	3
16	Mecklenburg	3
16	Newport News city	3
16	Richmond city	3
17	Patrick	2.9
17	Colonial Heights city	2.9
17	Galax city	2.9
17	Norfolk city	2.9
18	Richmond	2.8
18	Russell	2.8
18	Roanoke city	2.8
19	Amelia	2.7
19	Campbell	2.7
19	Caroline	2.7
19	Charlotte	2.7
19	Pittsylvania	2.7
19	Norton city	2.7
19	Salem city	2.7
20	Dinwiddie	2.6
20	Spotsylvania	2.6
20	Suffolk city	2.6
21	Amherst	2.5
21	Bland	2.5
21	Cumberland	2.5
21	Franklin	2.5
21	Henrico	2.5
21	Nottoway	2.5
21	Orange	2.5
21	Stafford	2.5
21	Wythe	2.5
21	Winchester city	2.5
22	Chesterfield	2.4
22	Craig	2.4
22	Culpeper	2.4
22	Goochland	2.4
22	Montgomery	2.4
22	Prince William	2.4
22	Scott	2.4
22	Warren	2.4
22	Washington	2.4
22	Chesapeake city	2.4
22	Waynesboro city	2.4
23	Bedford	2.3
23	Grayson	2.3
23	Isle of Wight	2.3
23	King George	2.3
24	Albemarle	2.2
24	Bath	2.2
24	Fauquier	2.2
24	Floyd	2.2
24	Giles	2.2
24	Gloucester	2.2
24	James City	2.2
24	King and Queen	2.2
24	Loudoun	2.2
24	Mathews	2.2
24	Pulaski	2.2
24	Shenandoah	2.2
24	York	2.2
24	Fairfax city	2.2
24	Manassas city	2.2
24	Manassas Park city	2.2
24	Staunton city	2.2
24	Virginia Beach city	2.2
25	Clarke	2.1
25	Fairfax	2.1
25	Frederick	2.1
25	Hanover	2.1
25	Highland	2.1
25	King William	2.1
25	Louisa	2.1
25	Middlesex	2.1
25	Nelson	2.1
25	Rappahannock	2.1
25	Roanoke	2.1
25	Surry	2.1
25	Alexandria city	2.1
25	Buena Vista city	2.1
25	Poquoson city	2.1
26	Greene	2
26	New Kent	2
26	Powhatan	2
26	Rockbridge	2
26	Rockingham	2
27	Augusta	1.9
27	Botetourt	1.9
27	Fluvanna	1.9
27	Madison	1.9
27	Southampton	1.9
27	Falls Church city	1.9
28	Arlington	1.8
28	Charlottesville city	1.8