# Counties in Virginia by unemployment rate, August 2026

All 133 values come from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2026-08, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `unemployment_rate`
- Unit: %
- 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.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate/virginia-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/unemployment-rate/virginia-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Emporia city | 7.6 |
| 2 | Buchanan County | 7 |
| 3 | Lexington city | 6.3 |
| 4 | Danville city | 5.9 |
| 4 | Greensville County | 5.9 |
| 6 | Petersburg city | 5.7 |
| 7 | Martinsville city | 5.5 |
| 7 | Prince Edward County | 5.5 |
| 7 | Williamsburg city | 5.5 |
| 10 | Franklin city | 5.4 |
| 11 | Hopewell city | 5.1 |
| 12 | Tazewell County | 5 |
| 13 | Henry County | 4.9 |
| 13 | Lynchburg city | 4.9 |
| 13 | Radford city | 4.9 |
| 13 | Wise County | 4.9 |
| 17 | Halifax County | 4.8 |
| 17 | Lee County | 4.8 |
| 17 | Northumberland County | 4.8 |
| 20 | Dickenson County | 4.7 |
| 21 | Portsmouth city | 4.6 |
| 21 | Russell County | 4.6 |
| 21 | Westmoreland County | 4.6 |
| 24 | Covington city | 4.5 |
| 24 | Norton city | 4.5 |
| 26 | Hampton city | 4.4 |
| 27 | Lunenburg County | 4.3 |
| 27 | Smyth County | 4.3 |
| 29 | Accomack County | 4.2 |
| 29 | Bristol city | 4.2 |
| 29 | Lancaster County | 4.2 |
| 29 | Newport News city | 4.2 |
| 29 | Norfolk city | 4.2 |
| 34 | Alleghany County | 4.1 |
| 34 | Brunswick County | 4.1 |
| 34 | Harrisonburg city | 4.1 |
| 34 | Montgomery County | 4.1 |
| 34 | Richmond County | 4.1 |
| 34 | Scott County | 4.1 |
| 40 | Essex County | 4 |
| 40 | Mecklenburg County | 4 |
| 40 | Northampton County | 4 |
| 40 | Richmond city | 4 |
| 44 | Charlotte County | 3.9 |
| 44 | Fredericksburg city | 3.9 |
| 44 | Nottoway County | 3.9 |
| 44 | Pittsylvania County | 3.9 |
| 44 | Roanoke city | 3.9 |
| 49 | Buena Vista city | 3.8 |
| 49 | Charles City County | 3.8 |
| 49 | Colonial Heights city | 3.8 |
| 49 | Patrick County | 3.8 |
| 49 | Pulaski County | 3.8 |
| 49 | Suffolk city | 3.8 |
| 49 | Winchester city | 3.8 |
| 56 | Dinwiddie County | 3.7 |
| 56 | Southampton County | 3.7 |
| 56 | Surry County | 3.7 |
| 59 | Buckingham County | 3.6 |
| 59 | Caroline County | 3.6 |
| 59 | Carroll County | 3.6 |
| 59 | Chesapeake city | 3.6 |
| 59 | Craig County | 3.6 |
| 59 | Franklin County | 3.6 |
| 59 | Giles County | 3.6 |
| 59 | Henrico County | 3.6 |
| 59 | James City County | 3.6 |
| 59 | Shenandoah County | 3.6 |
| 59 | Stafford County | 3.6 |
| 59 | Sussex County | 3.6 |
| 71 | Amherst County | 3.5 |
| 71 | Campbell County | 3.5 |
| 71 | Chesterfield County | 3.5 |
| 71 | Galax city | 3.5 |
| 71 | Louisa County | 3.5 |
| 71 | Orange County | 3.5 |
| 71 | Page County | 3.5 |
| 71 | Salem city | 3.5 |
| 71 | Spotsylvania County | 3.5 |
| 80 | Bedford County | 3.4 |
| 80 | Clarke County | 3.4 |
| 80 | Frederick County | 3.4 |
| 80 | Grayson County | 3.4 |
| 80 | Isle of Wight County | 3.4 |
| 80 | Mathews County | 3.4 |
| 80 | Middlesex County | 3.4 |
| 80 | Prince William County | 3.4 |
| 80 | Virginia Beach city | 3.4 |
| 80 | Washington County | 3.4 |
| 80 | Wythe County | 3.4 |
| 91 | Albemarle County | 3.3 |
| 91 | Appomattox County | 3.3 |
| 91 | Cumberland County | 3.3 |
| 91 | Fairfax County | 3.3 |
| 91 | Falls Church city | 3.3 |
| 91 | Goochland County | 3.3 |
| 91 | King and Queen County | 3.3 |
| 91 | King George County | 3.3 |
| 91 | Loudoun County | 3.3 |
| 91 | Warren County | 3.3 |
| 91 | York County | 3.3 |
| 102 | Amelia County | 3.2 |
| 102 | Culpeper County | 3.2 |
| 102 | Highland County | 3.2 |
| 102 | Manassas Park city | 3.2 |
| 102 | Nelson County | 3.2 |
| 102 | Poquoson city | 3.2 |
| 102 | Prince George County | 3.2 |
| 102 | Roanoke County | 3.2 |
| 110 | Bland County | 3.1 |
| 110 | Fairfax city | 3.1 |
| 110 | Floyd County | 3.1 |
| 110 | Fluvanna County | 3.1 |
| 110 | Manassas city | 3.1 |
| 110 | Rockbridge County | 3.1 |
| 110 | Waynesboro city | 3.1 |
| 117 | Alexandria city | 3 |
| 117 | Botetourt County | 3 |
| 117 | Charlottesville city | 3 |
| 117 | Hanover County | 3 |
| 117 | King William County | 3 |
| 117 | Madison County | 3 |
| 117 | Rockingham County | 3 |
| 124 | Gloucester County | 2.9 |
| 124 | New Kent County | 2.9 |
| 124 | Powhatan County | 2.9 |
| 124 | Rappahannock County | 2.9 |
| 124 | Staunton city | 2.9 |
| 129 | Arlington County | 2.8 |
| 129 | Augusta County | 2.8 |
| 129 | Fauquier County | 2.8 |
| 129 | Greene County | 2.8 |
| 133 | Bath County | 2.5 |