Unemployment Rate in Clay County, MS
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: 7.2%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,836 | Harmon County, OK | 7.2% |
| #2,837 | Salinas Municipio, PR | 7.2% |
| #2,838 | Bullock County, AL | 7.2% |
| #2,839 | Clay County, MS | 7.2% |
| #2,840 | Chambers County, TX | 7.2% |
| #2,841 | Toa Alta Municipio, PR | 7.2% |
| #2,842 | Steuben County, IN | 7.2% |
Unemployment Rate in Clay County, Mississippi
Clay County, Mississippi has a unemployment rate of 7.2%, which ranks #2,839 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 36.3% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within Mississippi, Clay County ranks #60 of 82 out of 82 counties. This places it in the 12th 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.