Unemployment Rate in Fayette County, KY

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
4.8% −8.5% vs nat'l
Rank #1,912 of 3,222
41th percentile

How Fayette County Compares

Fayette County
4.8%
Kentucky Average
4.8%
Rank #62 of 120 in state
National
5.3%
8.5% below

National Distribution

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

0.0% 28.6%

■ Fayette County: 4.8%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,909 Walton County, FL 4.8%
#1,910 Marion County, FL 4.8%
#1,911 Dorchester County, SC 4.8%
#1,912 Fayette County, KY 4.8%
#1,913 Houston County, GA 4.8%
#1,914 McMinn County, TN 4.8%
#1,915 Washington County, AL 4.9%
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Unemployment Rate in Fayette County, Kentucky

Fayette County, Kentucky has a unemployment rate of 4.8%, which ranks #1,912 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 8.5% below the national value of 5.3%.

Within Kentucky, Fayette County ranks #62 of 120 out of 120 counties. This places it in the 41th 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.