Unemployment Rate in Richmond city, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.7%
Rank #2,398/3,222 · #115 in VA
26th
Richmond 5.7%
VA 4.1% +37.6%
US 5.3% +7.5%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Richmond city's unemployment rate of 5.7% 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 Richmond city for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,395 | Sonoma County, CA | 5.7% |
| #2,396 | Upshur County, WV | 5.7% |
| #2,397 | Vigo County, IN | 5.7% |
| #2,398 | Richmond city, VA | 5.7% |
| #2,399 | Multnomah County, OR | 5.7% |
| #2,400 | St. Clair County, MI | 5.7% |
| #2,401 | Dorchester County, MD | 5.7% |
About Unemployment Rate
Richmond city, Virginia has a unemployment rate of 5.7%, ranking #2,398 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 7.5% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Virginia, it ranks #115 of 133. This places it in the 26th 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.