| | Civilian Labor Force, 2020 | Persons Employed, 2020 | Persons Unemployed, 2020 | Unemployment Rate, 2020 | Unemployment Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2020 |
|
| United States | 160,742,000 | 147,795,000 | 12,947,000 | 8.1% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 12,035,782 | 11,141,797 | 893,985 | 7.4% | 92.2% |
| Virginia | 4,368,772 | 4,097,860 | 270,912 | 6.2% | 77.0% |
| Appalachian Virginia | 332,163 | 310,542 | 21,621 | 6.5% | 80.8% |
|
| County |
| Alleghany (+ Covington city) | 9,224 | 8,549 | 675 | 7.3% | 90.9% |
| Bath | 2,309 | 2,080 | 229 | 9.9% | 123.1% |
| Bland | 2,811 | 2,653 | 158 | 5.6% | 69.8% |
| Botetourt | 17,321 | 16,543 | 778 | 4.5% | 55.8% |
| Buchanan | 6,430 | 5,823 | 607 | 9.4% | 117.2% |
| Carroll (+ Galax city) | 16,079 | 14,777 | 1,302 | 8.1% | 100.5% |
| Craig | 2,273 | 2,157 | 116 | 5.1% | 63.4% |
| Dickenson | 4,747 | 4,372 | 375 | 7.9% | 98.1% |
| Floyd | 8,144 | 7,735 | 409 | 5.0% | 62.4% |
| Giles | 7,788 | 7,304 | 484 | 6.2% | 77.2% |
| Grayson | 8,022 | 7,563 | 459 | 5.7% | 71.0% |
| Henry (+ Martinsville city) | 29,410 | 26,991 | 2,419 | 8.2% | 102.1% |
| Highland | 1,233 | 1,187 | 46 | 3.7% | 46.3% |
| Lee | 8,301 | 7,772 | 529 | 6.4% | 79.1% |
| Montgomery (+ Radford city) | 57,638 | 54,771 | 2,867 | 5.0% | 61.8% |
| Patrick | 7,236 | 6,743 | 493 | 6.8% | 84.6% |
| Pulaski | 16,208 | 14,938 | 1,270 | 7.8% | 97.3% |
| Rockbridge (+ Buena Vista city + Lexington city) | 15,681 | 14,790 | 891 | 5.7% | 70.5% |
| Russell | 11,193 | 10,453 | 740 | 6.6% | 82.1% |
| Scott | 9,003 | 8,522 | 481 | 5.3% | 66.3% |
| Smyth | 13,425 | 12,562 | 863 | 6.4% | 79.8% |
| Tazewell | 15,510 | 14,328 | 1,182 | 7.6% | 94.6% |
| Washington (+ Bristol city) | 33,532 | 31,462 | 2,070 | 6.2% | 76.6% |
| Wise (+ Norton city) | 14,786 | 13,677 | 1,109 | 7.5% | 93.1% |
| Wythe | 13,859 | 12,790 | 1,069 | 7.7% | 95.8% |
