Unemployment Rate in Mercer County, KY

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
4.3% −18.2% vs nat'l
Rank #1,528 of 3,222
53th percentile

How Mercer County Compares

Mercer County
4.3%
Kentucky Average
4.3%
Rank #46 of 120 in state
National
5.3%
18.2% below

National Distribution

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

0.0% 28.6%

■ Mercer County: 4.3%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,525 Cheatham County, TN 4.3%
#1,526 Talbot County, MD 4.3%
#1,527 Unicoi County, TN 4.3%
#1,528 Mercer County, KY 4.3%
#1,529 Becker County, MN 4.3%
#1,530 Polk County, IA 4.3%
#1,531 Bay County, MI 4.3%
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Unemployment Rate in Mercer County, Kentucky

Mercer County, Kentucky has a unemployment rate of 4.3%, which ranks #1,528 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 18.2% below the national value of 5.3%.

Within Kentucky, Mercer County ranks #46 of 120 out of 120 counties. This places it in the 53th 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.