Unemployment Rate in Lamar County, AL

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
5.5% +2.9% vs nat'l
Rank #2,293 of 3,222
29th percentile

How Lamar County Compares

Lamar County
5.5%
Alabama Average
5.5%
Rank #41 of 67 in state
National
5.3%
2.9% above

National Distribution

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

0.0% 28.6%

■ Lamar County: 5.5%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,290 Cecil County, MD 5.5%
#2,291 Palm Beach County, FL 5.5%
#2,292 Bristol County, MA 5.5%
#2,293 Lamar County, AL 5.5%
#2,294 Crow Wing County, MN 5.5%
#2,295 San Luis Obispo County, CA 5.5%
#2,296 Maui County, HI 5.5%
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Unemployment Rate in Lamar County, Alabama

Lamar County, Alabama has a unemployment rate of 5.5%, which ranks #2,293 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 2.9% above the national value of 5.3%.

Within Alabama, Lamar County ranks #41 of 67 out of 67 counties. This places it in the 29th 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.