Unemployment Rate in Montgomery County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
2.9%
Rank #629/3,222 · #34 in VA
81th
Montgomery 2.9%
VA 4.1% -29.7%
US 5.3% -45.0%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Montgomery County's unemployment rate of 2.9% 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 Montgomery County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #626 | Fulton County, PA | 2.9% |
| #627 | Morrow County, OH | 2.9% |
| #628 | Lincoln County, ME | 2.9% |
| #629 | Montgomery County, VA | 2.9% |
| #630 | Douglas County, MN | 2.9% |
| #631 | Phillips County, CO | 2.9% |
| #632 | Wayne County, IA | 2.9% |
About Unemployment Rate
Montgomery County, Virginia has a unemployment rate of 2.9%, ranking #629 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 45.0% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Virginia, it ranks #34 of 133. This places it in the 81th 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.