Unemployment Rate in Halifax County, VA

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
4.2% −19.9% vs nat'l
Rank #1,466 of 3,222
55th percentile

How Halifax County Compares

Halifax County
4.2%
Virginia Average
4.2%
Rank #83 of 133 in state
National
5.3%
19.9% below

National Distribution

Where Halifax County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.

0.0% 28.6%

■ Halifax County: 4.2%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,463 Lonoke County, AR 4.2%
#1,464 Fremont County, CO 4.2%
#1,465 Kitsap County, WA 4.2%
#1,466 Halifax County, VA 4.2%
#1,467 Floyd County, GA 4.2%
#1,468 Bullitt County, KY 4.2%
#1,469 Union County, IN 4.3%
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Unemployment Rate in Halifax County, Virginia

Halifax County, Virginia has a unemployment rate of 4.2%, which ranks #1,466 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 19.9% below the national value of 5.3%.

Within Virginia, Halifax County ranks #83 of 133 out of 133 counties. This places it in the 55th 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.