Unemployment Rate in Clayton County, GA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Clayton County Compares
National Distribution
Where Clayton County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Clayton County: 7.2%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,826 | Jasper County, GA | 7.2% |
| #2,827 | Izard County, AR | 7.2% |
| #2,828 | Shelby County, TN | 7.2% |
| #2,829 | Clayton County, GA | 7.2% |
| #2,830 | Jackson County, SD | 7.2% |
| #2,831 | Green County, KY | 7.2% |
| #2,832 | Greer County, OK | 7.2% |
Unemployment Rate in Clayton County, Georgia
Clayton County, Georgia has a unemployment rate of 7.2%, which ranks #2,829 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 35.4% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within Georgia, Clayton County ranks #142 of 159 out of 159 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.