Unemployment Rate in Richmond city, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Richmond city Compares
National Distribution
Where Richmond city falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Richmond city: 5.7%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,395 | Sonoma County, CA | 5.7% |
| #2,396 | Upshur County, WV | 5.7% |
| #2,397 | Vigo County, IN | 5.7% |
| #2,398 | Richmond city, VA | 5.7% |
| #2,399 | Multnomah County, OR | 5.7% |
| #2,400 | St. Clair County, MI | 5.7% |
| #2,401 | Dorchester County, MD | 5.7% |
Unemployment Rate in Richmond city, Virginia
Richmond city, Virginia has a unemployment rate of 5.7%, which ranks #2,398 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 7.5% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within Virginia, Richmond city ranks #115 of 133 out of 133 counties. This places it in the 26th 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.