Unemployment Rate in Portsmouth city, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
6.0%
Rank #2,543/3,222 · #118 in VA
21th
Portsmouth 6.0%
VA 4.1% +45.3%
US 5.3% +13.6%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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National Distribution
How Portsmouth city's unemployment rate of 6.0% 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 Portsmouth city for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,540 | Nemaha County, NE | 6.0% |
| #2,541 | Wayne County, PA | 6.0% |
| #2,542 | Orange County, TX | 6.0% |
| #2,543 | Portsmouth city, VA | 6.0% |
| #2,544 | South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 6.0% |
| #2,545 | Aiken County, SC | 6.0% |
| #2,546 | Lewis County, KY | 6.0% |
About Unemployment Rate
Portsmouth city, Virginia has a unemployment rate of 6.0%, ranking #2,543 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 13.6% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Virginia, it ranks #118 of 133. This places it in the 21th 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.