Unemployment Rate in Roanoke County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
2.7%
Rank #554/3,222 · #26 in VA
83th
Roanoke 2.7%
VA 4.1% -34.1%
US 5.3% -48.5%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Roanoke County's unemployment rate of 2.7% 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 Roanoke County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #551 | Gillespie County, TX | 2.7% |
| #552 | Hancock County, IN | 2.7% |
| #553 | Scott County, KS | 2.7% |
| #554 | Roanoke County, VA | 2.7% |
| #555 | Wright County, MN | 2.7% |
| #556 | Livingston County, MO | 2.7% |
| #557 | Gilmer County, GA | 2.7% |
About Unemployment Rate
Roanoke County, Virginia has a unemployment rate of 2.7%, ranking #554 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 48.5% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Virginia, it ranks #26 of 133. This places it in the 83th 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.