Unemployment Rate in Roanoke County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Roanoke County Compares
National Distribution
Where Roanoke County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Roanoke County: 2.7%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #551 | Gillespie County, TX | 2.7% |
| #552 | Hancock County, IN | 2.7% |
| #553 | Scott County, KS | 2.7% |
| #554 | Roanoke County, VA | 2.7% |
| #555 | Wright County, MN | 2.7% |
| #556 | Livingston County, MO | 2.7% |
| #557 | Gilmer County, GA | 2.7% |
Unemployment Rate in Roanoke County, Virginia
Roanoke County, Virginia has a unemployment rate of 2.7%, which ranks #554 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 48.5% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within Virginia, Roanoke County ranks #26 of 133 out of 133 counties. This places it in the 83th 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.