Unemployment Rate in Amherst County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.6%
Rank #1,759/3,222 · #89 in VA
45th
Amherst 4.6%
VA 4.1% +12.0%
US 5.3% -12.5%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Amherst County's unemployment rate of 4.6% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Amherst County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,756 | Oneida County, NY | 4.6% |
| #1,757 | Clatsop County, OR | 4.6% |
| #1,758 | Towns County, GA | 4.6% |
| #1,759 | Amherst County, VA | 4.6% |
| #1,760 | Huntingdon County, PA | 4.6% |
| #1,761 | Brunswick County, NC | 4.6% |
| #1,762 | Suffolk city, VA | 4.6% |
About Unemployment Rate
Amherst County, Virginia has a unemployment rate of 4.6%, ranking #1,759 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 12.5% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Virginia, it ranks #89 of 133. This places it in the 45th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.