Unemployment Rate in Virginia Beach city, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
3.6%
Rank #1,074/3,222 · #60 in VA
67th
Virginia Beach 3.6%
VA 4.1% -12.6%
US 5.3% -31.7%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Virginia Beach city'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 Virginia Beach city for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,071 | Chautauqua County, KS | 3.6% |
| #1,072 | King George County, VA | 3.6% |
| #1,073 | Paulding County, OH | 3.6% |
| #1,074 | Virginia Beach city, VA | 3.6% |
| #1,075 | Kandiyohi County, MN | 3.6% |
| #1,076 | Ashland County, OH | 3.6% |
| #1,077 | Green County, WI | 3.6% |
About Unemployment Rate
Virginia Beach city, Virginia has a unemployment rate of 3.6%, ranking #1,074 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 31.7% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Virginia, it ranks #60 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.