Unemployment Rate in Etowah County, AL

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
5.9% +11.3% vs nat'l
Rank #2,488 of 3,222
23th percentile

How Etowah County Compares

Etowah County
5.9%
Alabama Average
5.9%
Rank #47 of 67 in state
National
5.3%
11.3% above

National Distribution

Where Etowah County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.

0.0% 28.6%

■ Etowah County: 5.9%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,485 Warren County, TN 5.9%
#2,486 Clearfield County, PA 5.9%
#2,487 Franklin County, GA 5.9%
#2,488 Etowah County, AL 5.9%
#2,489 St. Joseph County, MI 5.9%
#2,490 Dare County, NC 5.9%
#2,491 Hertford County, NC 5.9%
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Unemployment Rate in Etowah County, Alabama

Etowah County, Alabama has a unemployment rate of 5.9%, which ranks #2,488 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 11.3% above the national value of 5.3%.

Within Alabama, Etowah County ranks #47 of 67 out of 67 counties. This places it in the 23th 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.