Unemployment Rate in Essex County, MA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Essex County Compares
National Distribution
Where Essex County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Essex County: 5.1%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,086 | Issaquena County, MS | 5.1% |
| #2,087 | Taylor County, KY | 5.1% |
| #2,088 | Jackson County, OK | 5.1% |
| #2,089 | Essex County, MA | 5.1% |
| #2,090 | Chambers County, AL | 5.1% |
| #2,091 | Lewis County, MO | 5.1% |
| #2,092 | Appomattox County, VA | 5.1% |
Unemployment Rate in Essex County, Massachusetts
Essex County, Massachusetts has a unemployment rate of 5.1%, which ranks #2,089 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 3.7% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within Massachusetts, Essex County ranks #7 of 14 out of 14 counties. This places it in the 35th 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.