Unemployment Rate in Fayette County, GA
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: 3.8%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,190 | Bay County, FL | 3.8% |
| #1,191 | Harford County, MD | 3.8% |
| #1,192 | Marion County, MO | 3.8% |
| #1,193 | Fayette County, GA | 3.8% |
| #1,194 | Franklin County, IA | 3.8% |
| #1,195 | Cayuga County, NY | 3.8% |
| #1,196 | Johnston County, NC | 3.8% |
Unemployment Rate in Fayette County, Georgia
Fayette County, Georgia has a unemployment rate of 3.8%, which ranks #1,193 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 28.5% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within Georgia, Fayette County ranks #54 of 159 out of 159 counties. This places it in the 63th 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.