Unemployment Rate in Amherst County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Amherst County Compares
National Distribution
Where Amherst County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Amherst County: 4.6%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,756 | Oneida County, NY | 4.6% |
| #1,757 | Clatsop County, OR | 4.6% |
| #1,758 | Towns County, GA | 4.6% |
| #1,759 | Amherst County, VA | 4.6% |
| #1,760 | Huntingdon County, PA | 4.6% |
| #1,761 | Brunswick County, NC | 4.6% |
| #1,762 | Suffolk city, VA | 4.6% |
Unemployment Rate in Amherst County, Virginia
Amherst County, Virginia has a unemployment rate of 4.6%, which ranks #1,759 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 12.5% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within Virginia, Amherst County ranks #89 of 133 out of 133 counties. This places it in the 45th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.