Unemployment Rate in Lynchburg city, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.3%
Rank #2,185/3,222 · #107 in VA
32th
Lynchburg 5.3%
VA 4.1% +27.6%
US 5.3% -0.3%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Lynchburg city's unemployment rate of 5.3% 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 Lynchburg city for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,182 | Wexford County, MI | 5.3% |
| #2,183 | Polk County, TN | 5.3% |
| #2,184 | Rensselaer County, NY | 5.3% |
| #2,185 | Lynchburg city, VA | 5.3% |
| #2,186 | Newport News city, VA | 5.3% |
| #2,187 | Benton County, TN | 5.3% |
| #2,188 | Stevens County, WA | 5.3% |
About Unemployment Rate
Lynchburg city, Virginia has a unemployment rate of 5.3%, ranking #2,185 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 0.3% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Virginia, it ranks #107 of 133. This places it in the 32th 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.