Unemployment Rate in Clay County, IL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Clay County Compares
National Distribution
Where Clay County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Clay County: 4.8%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,905 | Hamilton County, IA | 4.8% |
| #1,906 | Avery County, NC | 4.8% |
| #1,907 | Ralls County, MO | 4.8% |
| #1,908 | Clay County, IL | 4.8% |
| #1,909 | Walton County, FL | 4.8% |
| #1,910 | Marion County, FL | 4.8% |
| #1,911 | Dorchester County, SC | 4.8% |
Unemployment Rate in Clay County, Illinois
Clay County, Illinois has a unemployment rate of 4.8%, which ranks #1,908 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 8.7% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within Illinois, Clay County ranks #63 of 102 out of 102 counties. This places it in the 41th 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.