Unemployment Rate in Fayette County, IA
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: 3.2%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #788 | Meeker County, MN | 3.2% |
| #789 | Muscatine County, IA | 3.2% |
| #790 | Grundy County, MO | 3.2% |
| #791 | Fayette County, IA | 3.2% |
| #792 | Jefferson County, MO | 3.2% |
| #793 | Shelby County, IA | 3.2% |
| #794 | Payette County, ID | 3.2% |
Unemployment Rate in Fayette County, Iowa
Fayette County, Iowa has a unemployment rate of 3.2%, which ranks #791 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 39.9% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within Iowa, Fayette County ranks #51 of 99 out of 99 counties. This places it in the 75th 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.