Unemployment Rate in Monterey County, CA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Monterey County Compares
National Distribution
Where Monterey County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Monterey County: 5.0%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,043 | Humboldt County, IA | 5.0% |
| #2,044 | Ohio County, KY | 5.0% |
| #2,045 | Randolph County, IL | 5.0% |
| #2,046 | Monterey County, CA | 5.0% |
| #2,047 | Clallam County, WA | 5.0% |
| #2,048 | Ford County, KS | 5.0% |
| #2,049 | Ogle County, IL | 5.0% |
Unemployment Rate in Monterey County, California
Monterey County, California has a unemployment rate of 5.0%, which ranks #2,046 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 4.9% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within California, Monterey County ranks #9 of 58 out of 58 counties. This places it in the 37th 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.