Unemployment Rate in Fayette County, AL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Fayette County Compares
National Distribution
Where Fayette County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Fayette County: 8.4%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,986 | Blaine County, OK | 8.4% |
| #2,987 | Hancock County, WV | 8.4% |
| #2,988 | Dimmit County, TX | 8.4% |
| #2,989 | Fayette County, AL | 8.4% |
| #2,990 | De Baca County, NM | 8.4% |
| #2,991 | Franklin County, FL | 8.5% |
| #2,992 | Kent County, TX | 8.5% |
Unemployment Rate in Fayette County, Alabama
Fayette County, Alabama has a unemployment rate of 8.4%, which ranks #2,989 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 59.2% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within Alabama, Fayette County ranks #58 of 67 out of 67 counties. This places it in the 7th 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.