Unemployment Rate in Harris County, TX
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Harris County Compares
National Distribution
Where Harris County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Harris County: 6.7%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,739 | Williamsburg city, VA | 6.7% |
| #2,740 | Hamilton County, FL | 6.7% |
| #2,741 | Houston County, TX | 6.7% |
| #2,742 | Harris County, TX | 6.7% |
| #2,743 | Baker County, GA | 6.7% |
| #2,744 | Otero County, CO | 6.7% |
| #2,745 | Harrison County, MS | 6.7% |
Unemployment Rate in Harris County, Texas
Harris County, Texas has a unemployment rate of 6.7%, which ranks #2,742 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 26.8% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within Texas, Harris County ranks #211 of 254 out of 254 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.