Unemployment Rate in Fairfax County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Fairfax County Compares
National Distribution
Where Fairfax County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Fairfax County: 4.2%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,416 | Iredell County, NC | 4.2% |
| #1,417 | Menominee County, MI | 4.2% |
| #1,418 | Collin County, TX | 4.2% |
| #1,419 | Fairfax County, VA | 4.2% |
| #1,420 | McCreary County, KY | 4.2% |
| #1,421 | Van Buren County, MI | 4.2% |
| #1,422 | Obion County, TN | 4.2% |
Unemployment Rate in Fairfax County, Virginia
Fairfax County, Virginia has a unemployment rate of 4.2%, which ranks #1,419 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 21.4% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within Virginia, Fairfax County ranks #80 of 133 out of 133 counties. This places it in the 56th 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.