Unemployment Rate in Petersburg city, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
9.8%
Rank #3,081/3,222 · #132 in VA
4th
Petersburg 9.8%
VA 4.1% +136.5%
US 5.3% +84.9%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Petersburg city's unemployment rate of 9.8% 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 Petersburg city for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,078 | Colusa County, CA | 9.8% |
| #3,079 | Allen Parish, LA | 9.8% |
| #3,080 | Hardeman County, TN | 9.8% |
| #3,081 | Petersburg city, VA | 9.8% |
| #3,082 | Evangeline Parish, LA | 9.8% |
| #3,083 | Mineral County, NV | 9.8% |
| #3,084 | Monroe County, AR | 9.8% |
About Unemployment Rate
Petersburg city, Virginia has a unemployment rate of 9.8%, ranking #3,081 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 84.9% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Virginia, it ranks #132 of 133. This places it in the 4th 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.