Unemployment Rate in Jackson County, IL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Jackson County Compares
National Distribution
Where Jackson County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Jackson County: 7.5%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,875 | Butte County, CA | 7.4% |
| #2,876 | Adams County, ID | 7.4% |
| #2,877 | Scott County, TN | 7.5% |
| #2,878 | Jackson County, IL | 7.5% |
| #2,879 | Pike County, PA | 7.5% |
| #2,880 | Somerset County, MD | 7.5% |
| #2,881 | Carbon County, PA | 7.5% |
Unemployment Rate in Jackson County, Illinois
Jackson County, Illinois has a unemployment rate of 7.5%, which ranks #2,878 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 40.6% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within Illinois, Jackson County ranks #96 of 102 out of 102 counties. This places it in the 11th 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.