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Unemployment rate in Nelson County

Unemployment rate in Nelson County was 3.2% in August 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is unchanged from August 2025. That is the 102nd highest of 133 counties in August 2026.

August 20263.2% Provisional
Change on August 20250 pts
Rank102nd of 133Counties in Virginia ranked
Series high10.7April 2020
Series low1.9November 2021

Unemployment rate in Nelson County, January 2020 to August 2026

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0246810122020-012021-012022-012023-012024-012025-012026-022026-082020-01: 2.7 %2020-02: 2.6 %2020-03: 3.3 %2020-04: 10.7 %2020-05: 9.7 %2020-06: 10.1 %2020-07: 8.8 %2020-08: 7.2 %2020-09: 6 %2020-10: 4.9 %2020-11: 4.6 %2020-12: 4.1 %2021-01: 4.7 %2021-02: 4.5 %2021-03: 4.4 %2021-04: 3.8 %2021-05: 4 %2021-06: 4.5 %2021-07: 4.1 %2021-08: 3.7 %2021-09: 3.5 %2021-10: 2.9 %2021-11: 1.9 %2021-12: 2.3 %2022-01: 2.8 %2022-02: 2.6 %2022-03: 2.6 %2022-04: 2.3 %2022-05: 2.9 %2022-06: 3 %2022-07: 3.1 %2022-08: 3.4 %2022-09: 2.7 %2022-10: 2.6 %2022-11: 2.8 %2022-12: 2.3 %2023-01: 3.1 %2023-02: 2.6 %2023-03: 2.6 %2023-04: 2.2 %2023-05: 2.7 %2023-06: 2.9 %2023-07: 2.6 %2023-08: 2.9 %2023-09: 2.8 %2023-10: 2.6 %2023-11: 2.5 %2023-12: 2.3 %2024-01: 2.8 %2024-02: 2.6 %2024-03: 2.4 %2024-04: 2.2 %2024-05: 2.5 %2024-06: 2.9 %2024-07: 3.1 %2024-08: 3 %2024-09: 2.8 %2024-10: 2.8 %2024-11: 3 %2024-12: 2.7 %2025-01: 3.4 %2025-02: 3.2 %2025-03: 2.9 %2025-04: 2.8 %2025-05: 3.1 %2025-06: 3.3 %2025-07: 3 %2025-08: 3.2 %2025-09: 3 %2025-11: 3.9 %2025-12: 3.4 %2026-01: 3.7 %2026-02: 3.7 %2026-03: 3.5 %2026-04: 3.1 %2026-05: 3.1 %2026-06: 3.4 %2026-07: 3.3 %2026-08: 3.2 %
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08, published 2026-09-30.
All 79 values
Period%
2026-083.2 Provisional
2026-073.3
2026-063.4
2026-053.1
2026-043.1
2026-033.5
2026-023.7
2026-013.7
2025-123.4
2025-113.9
2025-093
2025-083.2
2025-073
2025-063.3
2025-053.1
2025-042.8
2025-032.9
2025-023.2
2025-013.4
2024-122.7
2024-113
2024-102.8
2024-092.8
2024-083
2024-073.1
2024-062.9
2024-052.5
2024-042.2
2024-032.4
2024-022.6
2024-012.8
2023-122.3
2023-112.5
2023-102.6
2023-092.8
2023-082.9
2023-072.6
2023-062.9
2023-052.7
2023-042.2
2023-032.6
2023-022.6
2023-013.1
2022-122.3
2022-112.8
2022-102.6
2022-092.7
2022-083.4
2022-073.1
2022-063
2022-052.9
2022-042.3
2022-032.6
2022-022.6
2022-012.8
2021-122.3
2021-111.9
2021-102.9
2021-093.5
2021-083.7
2021-074.1
2021-064.5
2021-054
2021-043.8
2021-034.4
2021-024.5
2021-014.7
2020-124.1
2020-114.6
2020-104.9
2020-096
2020-087.2
2020-078.8
2020-0610.1
2020-059.7
2020-0410.7
2020-033.3
2020-022.6
2020-012.7

Compared with Virginia and United States

PlaceAugust 2026
Nelson County3.2
Virginia3.6
United States4.1

Rankings

Definition

Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states and counties. Other countries and the World: ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, aged 15 and over.

Survey-based. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states and US counties, not Spanish municipalities. For municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate. US national and state rates are seasonally adjusted; county rates are not. Countries without a national or Eurostat series get the annual ILO modelled estimate, a model output rather than a survey result.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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What is the unemployment rate in Nelson County?

Unemployment rate in Nelson County was 3.2% in August 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is unchanged from August 2025. That is the 102nd highest of 133 counties in August 2026.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-08.

What was the highest unemployment rate in Nelson County?

10.7% in April 2020, the highest value since January 2020 in this series.

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