Unemployment Rate in Metcalfe County, KY

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
4.9% −7.3% vs nat'l
Rank #1,957 of 3,222
39th percentile

How Metcalfe County Compares

Metcalfe County
4.9%
Kentucky Average
4.9%
Rank #65 of 120 in state
National
5.3%
7.3% below

National Distribution

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

0.0% 28.6%

■ Metcalfe County: 4.9%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,954 Bryan County, GA 4.9%
#1,955 Mason County, KY 4.9%
#1,956 Tallapoosa County, AL 4.9%
#1,957 Metcalfe County, KY 4.9%
#1,958 Thurston County, WA 4.9%
#1,959 Somerset County, PA 4.9%
#1,960 Grenada County, MS 4.9%
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Unemployment Rate in Metcalfe County, Kentucky

Metcalfe County, Kentucky has a unemployment rate of 4.9%, which ranks #1,957 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 7.3% below the national value of 5.3%.

Within Kentucky, Metcalfe County ranks #65 of 120 out of 120 counties. This places it in the 39th 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.