Unemployment Rate in Chesterfield County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.6%
Rank #1,746/3,222 · #87 in VA
46th
Chesterfield 4.6%
VA 4.1% +11.1%
US 5.3% -13.2%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,743 | Alcorn County, MS | 4.6% |
| #1,744 | Hardin County, OH | 4.6% |
| #1,745 | Franklin County, ME | 4.6% |
| #1,746 | Chesterfield County, VA | 4.6% |
| #1,747 | Screven County, GA | 4.6% |
| #1,748 | Freeborn County, MN | 4.6% |
| #1,749 | Sagadahoc County, ME | 4.6% |
About Unemployment Rate
Chesterfield County, Virginia has a unemployment rate of 4.6%, ranking #1,746 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 13.2% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Virginia, it ranks #87 of 133. This places it in the 46th 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.