Unemployment Rate in Galveston County, TX

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
5.7% +6.9% vs nat'l
Rank #2,381 of 3,222
26th percentile

How Galveston County Compares

Galveston County
5.7%
Texas Average
5.7%
Rank #178 of 254 in state
National
5.3%
6.9% above

National Distribution

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

0.0% 28.6%

■ Galveston County: 5.7%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,378 Wyoming County, WV 5.7%
#2,379 Montgomery County, OH 5.7%
#2,380 Branch County, MI 5.7%
#2,381 Galveston County, TX 5.7%
#2,382 Lawrence County, PA 5.7%
#2,383 Jasper County, IA 5.7%
#2,384 Logan County, KY 5.7%
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Unemployment Rate in Galveston County, Texas

Galveston County, Texas has a unemployment rate of 5.7%, which ranks #2,381 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 6.9% above the national value of 5.3%.

Within Texas, Galveston County ranks #178 of 254 out of 254 counties. This places it in the 26th 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.