Unemployment Rate in Jefferson County, AL

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
4.7% −11.1% vs nat'l
Rank #1,810 of 3,222
44th percentile

How Jefferson County Compares

Jefferson County
4.7%
Alabama Average
4.7%
Rank #29 of 67 in state
National
5.3%
11.1% below

National Distribution

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

0.0% 28.6%

■ Jefferson County: 4.7%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,807 Berkeley County, WV 4.7%
#1,808 St. Tammany Parish, LA 4.7%
#1,809 Brazos County, TX 4.7%
#1,810 Jefferson County, AL 4.7%
#1,811 Valley County, ID 4.7%
#1,812 Jackson County, WI 4.7%
#1,813 Jefferson Davis Parish, LA 4.7%
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Unemployment Rate in Jefferson County, Alabama

Jefferson County, Alabama has a unemployment rate of 4.7%, which ranks #1,810 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 11.1% below the national value of 5.3%.

Within Alabama, Jefferson County ranks #29 of 67 out of 67 counties. This places it in the 44th 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.