Unemployment Rate in Matagorda County, TX

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
8.7% +63.9% vs nat'l
Rank #3,005 of 3,222
7th percentile

How Matagorda County Compares

Matagorda County
8.7%
Texas Average
8.7%
Rank #239 of 254 in state
National
5.3%
63.9% above

National Distribution

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

0.0% 28.6%

■ Matagorda County: 8.7%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#3,002 Fresno County, CA 8.7%
#3,003 Caddo Parish, LA 8.7%
#3,004 Marion County, TX 8.7%
#3,005 Matagorda County, TX 8.7%
#3,006 Conecuh County, AL 8.7%
#3,007 Essex County, NJ 8.7%
#3,008 Edgecombe County, NC 8.7%
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Unemployment Rate in Matagorda County, Texas

Matagorda County, Texas has a unemployment rate of 8.7%, which ranks #3,005 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 63.9% above the national value of 5.3%.

Within Texas, Matagorda County ranks #239 of 254 out of 254 counties. This places it in the 7th 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.