Unemployment Rate in Fayette County, PA
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: 6.2%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,605 | Cidra Municipio, PR | 6.2% |
| #2,606 | Cherokee County, SC | 6.2% |
| #2,607 | Ogemaw County, MI | 6.2% |
| #2,608 | Fayette County, PA | 6.2% |
| #2,609 | Washington County, MS | 6.3% |
| #2,610 | Brooke County, WV | 6.3% |
| #2,611 | Foard County, TX | 6.3% |
Unemployment Rate in Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Fayette County, Pennsylvania has a unemployment rate of 6.2%, which ranks #2,608 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 17.9% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within Pennsylvania, Fayette County ranks #59 of 67 out of 67 counties. This places it in the 19th 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.