Unemployment Rate in Russell County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
3.6%
Rank #1,067/3,222 · #58 in VA
67th
Russell 3.6%
VA 4.1% -12.9%
US 5.3% -31.9%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Russell County's unemployment rate of 3.6% 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 Russell County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,064 | Penobscot County, ME | 3.6% |
| #1,065 | Berrien County, GA | 3.6% |
| #1,066 | Jerome County, ID | 3.6% |
| #1,067 | Russell County, VA | 3.6% |
| #1,068 | Johnson County, TX | 3.6% |
| #1,069 | Henry County, AL | 3.6% |
| #1,070 | Nance County, NE | 3.6% |
About Unemployment Rate
Russell County, Virginia has a unemployment rate of 3.6%, ranking #1,067 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 31.9% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Virginia, it ranks #58 of 133. This places it in the 67th 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.