Unemployment Rate in Lawrence County, MS

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
9.2% +72.7% vs nat'l
Rank #3,040 of 3,222
6th percentile

How Lawrence County Compares

Lawrence County
9.2%
Mississippi Average
9.2%
Rank #67 of 82 in state
National
5.3%
72.7% above

National Distribution

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

0.0% 28.6%

■ Lawrence County: 9.2%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#3,037 Hopewell city, VA 9.1%
#3,038 Plumas County, CA 9.1%
#3,039 Skagway Municipality, AK 9.1%
#3,040 Lawrence County, MS 9.2%
#3,041 Gallatin County, IL 9.2%
#3,042 Clarke County, AL 9.2%
#3,043 Webster County, WV 9.2%
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Unemployment Rate in Lawrence County, Mississippi

Lawrence County, Mississippi has a unemployment rate of 9.2%, which ranks #3,040 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 72.7% above the national value of 5.3%.

Within Mississippi, Lawrence County ranks #67 of 82 out of 82 counties. This places it in the 6th 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.