Unemployment Rate in Forrest County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Forrest County Compares
National Distribution
Where Forrest County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Forrest County: 6.6%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,724 | Darlington County, SC | 6.6% |
| #2,725 | Sequatchie County, TN | 6.6% |
| #2,726 | Grayson County, KY | 6.6% |
| #2,727 | Forrest County, MS | 6.6% |
| #2,728 | Lee County, SC | 6.7% |
| #2,729 | Doña Ana County, NM | 6.7% |
| #2,730 | Fulton County, IL | 6.7% |
Unemployment Rate in Forrest County, Mississippi
Forrest County, Mississippi has a unemployment rate of 6.6%, which ranks #2,727 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 25.3% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within Mississippi, Forrest County ranks #53 of 82 out of 82 counties. This places it in the 15th 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.