Unemployment Rate in Houston County, AL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Houston County Compares
National Distribution
Where Houston County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Houston County: 4.5%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,649 | Hillsborough County, FL | 4.5% |
| #1,650 | Tillamook County, OR | 4.5% |
| #1,651 | Okanogan County, WA | 4.5% |
| #1,652 | Houston County, AL | 4.5% |
| #1,653 | Wood County, OH | 4.5% |
| #1,654 | Cooke County, TX | 4.5% |
| #1,655 | York County, PA | 4.5% |
Unemployment Rate in Houston County, Alabama
Houston County, Alabama has a unemployment rate of 4.5%, which ranks #1,652 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 15.6% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within Alabama, Houston County ranks #25 of 67 out of 67 counties. This places it in the 49th 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.