Unemployment Rate in Emporia city, VA

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
2.9% −44.4% vs nat'l
Rank #643 of 3,222
80th percentile

How Emporia city Compares

Emporia city
2.9%
Virginia Average
2.9%
Rank #35 of 133 in state
National
5.3%
44.4% below

National Distribution

Where Emporia city falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.

0.0% 28.6%

■ Emporia city: 2.9%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#640 Sedgwick County, CO 2.9%
#641 Union County, SD 2.9%
#642 Hot Springs County, WY 2.9%
#643 Emporia city, VA 2.9%
#644 Taylor County, IA 2.9%
#645 Gem County, ID 2.9%
#646 Wilson County, KS 3.0%
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Unemployment Rate in Emporia city, Virginia

Emporia city, Virginia has a unemployment rate of 2.9%, which ranks #643 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 44.4% below the national value of 5.3%.

Within Virginia, Emporia city ranks #35 of 133 out of 133 counties. This places it in the 80th 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.