Unemployment Rate in Bay County, FL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Bay County Compares
National Distribution
Where Bay County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Bay County: 3.8%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,187 | Lincoln Parish, LA | 3.8% |
| #1,188 | Leslie County, KY | 3.8% |
| #1,189 | Van Buren County, AR | 3.8% |
| #1,190 | Bay County, FL | 3.8% |
| #1,191 | Harford County, MD | 3.8% |
| #1,192 | Marion County, MO | 3.8% |
| #1,193 | Fayette County, GA | 3.8% |
Unemployment Rate in Bay County, Florida
Bay County, Florida has a unemployment rate of 3.8%, which ranks #1,190 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 28.5% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within Florida, Bay County ranks #11 of 67 out of 67 counties. This places it in the 63th 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.