Unemployment Rate in Montgomery County, MD
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Montgomery County Compares
National Distribution
Where Montgomery County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Montgomery County: 4.9%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,943 | Roane County, TN | 4.9% |
| #1,944 | Runnels County, TX | 4.9% |
| #1,945 | Lawrence County, TN | 4.9% |
| #1,946 | Montgomery County, MD | 4.9% |
| #1,947 | Perry County, MO | 4.9% |
| #1,948 | Pierce County, WA | 4.9% |
| #1,949 | Jackson County, NC | 4.9% |
Unemployment Rate in Montgomery County, Maryland
Montgomery County, Maryland has a unemployment rate of 4.9%, which ranks #1,946 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 7.6% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within Maryland, Montgomery County ranks #15 of 24 out of 24 counties. This places it in the 40th 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.