Unemployment Rate in Wise County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.2%
Rank #2,972/3,222 · #127 in VA
8th
Wise 8.2%
VA 4.1% +98.5%
US 5.3% +55.1%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Wise County's unemployment rate of 8.2% 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 Wise County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,969 | Vance County, NC | 8.2% |
| #2,970 | Bulloch County, GA | 8.2% |
| #2,971 | Tuolumne County, CA | 8.2% |
| #2,972 | Wise County, VA | 8.2% |
| #2,973 | McDowell County, WV | 8.2% |
| #2,974 | Crosby County, TX | 8.2% |
| #2,975 | Dallas County, AR | 8.2% |
About Unemployment Rate
Wise County, Virginia has a unemployment rate of 8.2%, ranking #2,972 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 55.1% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Virginia, it ranks #127 of 133. This places it in the 8th 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.