Unemployment Rate in Fayette County, TN

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
4.7% −10.4% vs nat'l
Rank #1,839 of 3,222
43th percentile

How Fayette County Compares

Fayette County
4.7%
Tennessee Average
4.7%
Rank #54 of 95 in state
National
5.3%
10.4% below

National Distribution

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

0.0% 28.6%

■ Fayette County: 4.7%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,836 Carlton County, MN 4.7%
#1,837 Coffee County, AL 4.7%
#1,838 Gaston County, NC 4.7%
#1,839 Fayette County, TN 4.7%
#1,840 Shenandoah County, VA 4.7%
#1,841 McCurtain County, OK 4.7%
#1,842 Pueblo County, CO 4.7%
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Unemployment Rate in Fayette County, Tennessee

Fayette County, Tennessee has a unemployment rate of 4.7%, which ranks #1,839 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 10.4% below the national value of 5.3%.

Within Tennessee, Fayette County ranks #54 of 95 out of 95 counties. This places it in the 43th 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.