Unemployment Rate in Newton County, IN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Newton County Compares
National Distribution
Where Newton County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Newton County: 6.5%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,692 | Union County, NJ | 6.5% |
| #2,693 | Trinity County, TX | 6.5% |
| #2,694 | Lee County, TX | 6.5% |
| #2,695 | Newton County, IN | 6.5% |
| #2,696 | Baltimore city, MD | 6.5% |
| #2,697 | Elliott County, KY | 6.5% |
| #2,698 | Lincoln County, KY | 6.5% |
Unemployment Rate in Newton County, Indiana
Newton County, Indiana has a unemployment rate of 6.5%, which ranks #2,695 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 23.0% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within Indiana, Newton County ranks #89 of 92 out of 92 counties. This places it in the 16th 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.