Unemployment Rate in Lamar County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Lamar County Compares
National Distribution
Where Lamar County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Lamar County: 4.8%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,851 | Wheeler County, TX | 4.8% |
| #1,852 | Whatcom County, WA | 4.8% |
| #1,853 | Bracken County, KY | 4.8% |
| #1,854 | Lamar County, MS | 4.8% |
| #1,855 | Conejos County, CO | 4.8% |
| #1,856 | Madison County, MO | 4.8% |
| #1,857 | Weld County, CO | 4.8% |
Unemployment Rate in Lamar County, Mississippi
Lamar County, Mississippi has a unemployment rate of 4.8%, which ranks #1,854 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 10.1% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within Mississippi, Lamar County ranks #25 of 82 out of 82 counties. This places it in the 42th 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.