Unemployment Rate in Lafayette County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Lafayette County Compares
National Distribution
Where Lafayette County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Lafayette County: 2.1%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #307 | Thomas County, NE | 2.1% |
| #308 | Kingfisher County, OK | 2.1% |
| #309 | Juniata County, PA | 2.1% |
| #310 | Lafayette County, MS | 2.1% |
| #311 | Calumet County, WI | 2.1% |
| #312 | Seward County, NE | 2.1% |
| #313 | McCone County, MT | 2.1% |
Unemployment Rate in Lafayette County, Mississippi
Lafayette County, Mississippi has a unemployment rate of 2.1%, which ranks #310 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 60.2% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within Mississippi, Lafayette County ranks #4 of 82 out of 82 counties. This places it in the 90th 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.