Unemployment Rate in Bedford County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
3.1%
Rank #699/3,222 · #38 in VA
78th
Bedford 3.1%
VA 4.1% -26.2%
US 5.3% -42.3%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Bedford County's unemployment rate of 3.1% 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 Bedford County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #696 | Columbia County, WI | 3.1% |
| #697 | Hamilton County, KS | 3.1% |
| #698 | McIntosh County, ND | 3.1% |
| #699 | Bedford County, VA | 3.1% |
| #700 | Carver County, MN | 3.1% |
| #701 | Brown County, IL | 3.1% |
| #702 | Chippewa County, WI | 3.1% |
About Unemployment Rate
Bedford County, Virginia has a unemployment rate of 3.1%, ranking #699 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 42.3% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Virginia, it ranks #38 of 133. This places it in the 78th 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.