Unemployment Rate in McCreary County, KY

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
4.2% −21.4% vs nat'l
Rank #1,420 of 3,222
56th percentile

How McCreary County Compares

McCreary County
4.2%
Kentucky Average
4.2%
Rank #38 of 120 in state
National
5.3%
21.4% below

National Distribution

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

0.0% 28.6%

■ McCreary County: 4.2%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,417 Menominee County, MI 4.2%
#1,418 Collin County, TX 4.2%
#1,419 Fairfax County, VA 4.2%
#1,420 McCreary County, KY 4.2%
#1,421 Van Buren County, MI 4.2%
#1,422 Obion County, TN 4.2%
#1,423 Livingston Parish, LA 4.2%
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Unemployment Rate in McCreary County, Kentucky

McCreary County, Kentucky has a unemployment rate of 4.2%, which ranks #1,420 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 21.4% below the national value of 5.3%.

Within Kentucky, McCreary County ranks #38 of 120 out of 120 counties. This places it in the 56th 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.