Unemployment Rate in Houghton County, MI
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Houghton County Compares
National Distribution
Where Houghton County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Houghton County: 5.7%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,383 | Jasper County, IA | 5.7% |
| #2,384 | Logan County, KY | 5.7% |
| #2,385 | Ventura County, CA | 5.7% |
| #2,386 | Houghton County, MI | 5.7% |
| #2,387 | Leon County, FL | 5.7% |
| #2,388 | Pasquotank County, NC | 5.7% |
| #2,389 | Camp County, TX | 5.7% |
Unemployment Rate in Houghton County, Michigan
Houghton County, Michigan has a unemployment rate of 5.7%, which ranks #2,386 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 7.0% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within Michigan, Houghton County ranks #50 of 83 out of 83 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.