Unemployment Rate in Jefferson County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Jefferson County Compares
National Distribution
Where Jefferson County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Jefferson County: 5.2%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,114 | Ouachita County, AR | 5.2% |
| #2,115 | Delaware County, OK | 5.2% |
| #2,116 | Livingston County, NY | 5.2% |
| #2,117 | Jefferson County, KY | 5.2% |
| #2,118 | Defiance County, OH | 5.2% |
| #2,119 | Laurens County, GA | 5.2% |
| #2,120 | Lucas County, IA | 5.2% |
Unemployment Rate in Jefferson County, Kentucky
Jefferson County, Kentucky has a unemployment rate of 5.2%, which ranks #2,117 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 2.6% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within Kentucky, Jefferson County ranks #75 of 120 out of 120 counties. This places it in the 34th 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.