Unemployment Rate in Athens County, OH
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Athens County Compares
National Distribution
Where Athens County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Athens County: 6.5%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,688 | Lipscomb County, TX | 6.5% |
| #2,689 | Ouachita Parish, LA | 6.5% |
| #2,690 | Grant County, WA | 6.5% |
| #2,691 | Athens County, OH | 6.5% |
| #2,692 | Union County, NJ | 6.5% |
| #2,693 | Trinity County, TX | 6.5% |
| #2,694 | Lee County, TX | 6.5% |
Unemployment Rate in Athens County, Ohio
Athens County, Ohio has a unemployment rate of 6.5%, which ranks #2,691 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 22.7% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within Ohio, Athens County ranks #85 of 88 out of 88 counties. This places it in the 16th 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.