Unemployment Rate in Norfolk city, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.7%
Rank #1,776/3,222 · #91 in VA
45th
Norfolk 4.7%
VA 4.1% +12.6%
US 5.3% -12.0%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Norfolk city's unemployment rate of 4.7% 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 Norfolk city for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,773 | Fisher County, TX | 4.7% |
| #1,774 | Haines Borough, AK | 4.7% |
| #1,775 | McClain County, OK | 4.7% |
| #1,776 | Norfolk city, VA | 4.7% |
| #1,777 | Gunnison County, CO | 4.7% |
| #1,778 | Terrebonne Parish, LA | 4.7% |
| #1,779 | Guadalupe County, TX | 4.7% |
About Unemployment Rate
Norfolk city, Virginia has a unemployment rate of 4.7%, ranking #1,776 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 12.0% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Virginia, it ranks #91 of 133. This places it in the 45th 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.