Unemployment Rate in Westmoreland County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.2%
Rank #2,824/3,222 · #124 in VA
12th
Westmoreland 7.2%
VA 4.1% +72.7%
US 5.3% +35.0%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Westmoreland County's unemployment rate of 7.2% 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 Westmoreland County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,821 | Glades County, FL | 7.1% |
| #2,822 | Macon County, GA | 7.1% |
| #2,823 | Wayne County, GA | 7.2% |
| #2,824 | Westmoreland County, VA | 7.2% |
| #2,825 | Decatur County, TN | 7.2% |
| #2,826 | Jasper County, GA | 7.2% |
| #2,827 | Izard County, AR | 7.2% |
About Unemployment Rate
Westmoreland County, Virginia has a unemployment rate of 7.2%, ranking #2,824 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 35.0% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Virginia, it ranks #124 of 133. This places it in the 12th 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.