Unemployment Rate in Fresno County, CA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Fresno County Compares
National Distribution
Where Fresno County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Fresno County: 8.7%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,999 | Lewis County, WV | 8.6% |
| #3,000 | Noxubee County, MS | 8.6% |
| #3,001 | Wayne County, MI | 8.7% |
| #3,002 | Fresno County, CA | 8.7% |
| #3,003 | Caddo Parish, LA | 8.7% |
| #3,004 | Marion County, TX | 8.7% |
| #3,005 | Matagorda County, TX | 8.7% |
Unemployment Rate in Fresno County, California
Fresno County, California has a unemployment rate of 8.7%, which ranks #3,002 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 63.5% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within California, Fresno County ranks #47 of 58 out of 58 counties. This places it in the 7th 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.