Unemployment Rate in Jefferson County, MO
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: 3.2%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #789 | Muscatine County, IA | 3.2% |
| #790 | Grundy County, MO | 3.2% |
| #791 | Fayette County, IA | 3.2% |
| #792 | Jefferson County, MO | 3.2% |
| #793 | Shelby County, IA | 3.2% |
| #794 | Payette County, ID | 3.2% |
| #795 | Saline County, MO | 3.2% |
Unemployment Rate in Jefferson County, Missouri
Jefferson County, Missouri has a unemployment rate of 3.2%, which ranks #792 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 39.9% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within Missouri, Jefferson County ranks #35 of 115 out of 115 counties. This places it in the 75th 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.