Unemployment Rate in Nueces County, TX
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Nueces County Compares
National Distribution
Where Nueces County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Nueces County: 5.1%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,079 | Galax city, VA | 5.1% |
| #2,080 | Warren County, NJ | 5.1% |
| #2,081 | Knox County, IL | 5.1% |
| #2,082 | Nueces County, TX | 5.1% |
| #2,083 | Rapides Parish, LA | 5.1% |
| #2,084 | Jackson County, IA | 5.1% |
| #2,085 | Pamlico County, NC | 5.1% |
Unemployment Rate in Nueces County, Texas
Nueces County, Texas has a unemployment rate of 5.1%, which ranks #2,082 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 3.9% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within Texas, Nueces County ranks #153 of 254 out of 254 counties. This places it in the 35th 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.