Unemployment Rate in Mathews County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.4%
Rank #1,628/3,222 · #85 in VA
49th
Mathews 4.4%
VA 4.1% +7.4%
US 5.3% -16.1%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Mathews County's unemployment rate of 4.4% 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 Mathews County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,625 | Smith County, MS | 4.4% |
| #1,626 | Hamilton County, NY | 4.4% |
| #1,627 | McLennan County, TX | 4.4% |
| #1,628 | Mathews County, VA | 4.4% |
| #1,629 | Newberry County, SC | 4.4% |
| #1,630 | Lee County, IA | 4.4% |
| #1,631 | Ellis County, TX | 4.4% |
About Unemployment Rate
Mathews County, Virginia has a unemployment rate of 4.4%, ranking #1,628 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 16.1% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Virginia, it ranks #85 of 133. This places it in the 49th 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.