Unemployment Rate in Fayette County, KY
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: 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% |
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.