Unemployment Rate in Petersburg city, VA

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
9.8% +84.9% vs nat'l
Rank #3,081 of 3,222
4th percentile

How Petersburg city Compares

Petersburg city
9.8%
Virginia Average
9.8%
Rank #132 of 133 in state
National
5.3%
84.9% above

National Distribution

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

0.0% 28.6%

■ Petersburg city: 9.8%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#3,078 Colusa County, CA 9.8%
#3,079 Allen Parish, LA 9.8%
#3,080 Hardeman County, TN 9.8%
#3,081 Petersburg city, VA 9.8%
#3,082 Evangeline Parish, LA 9.8%
#3,083 Mineral County, NV 9.8%
#3,084 Monroe County, AR 9.8%
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Unemployment Rate in Petersburg city, Virginia

Petersburg city, Virginia has a unemployment rate of 9.8%, which ranks #3,081 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 84.9% above the national value of 5.3%.

Within Virginia, Petersburg city ranks #132 of 133 out of 133 counties. This places it in the 4th 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.