Unemployment Rate in Oakland County, MI
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Oakland County Compares
National Distribution
Where Oakland County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Oakland County: 4.8%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,868 | Marion County, WV | 4.8% |
| #1,869 | Atkinson County, GA | 4.8% |
| #1,870 | Essex County, VT | 4.8% |
| #1,871 | Oakland County, MI | 4.8% |
| #1,872 | Florence County, WI | 4.8% |
| #1,873 | Maries County, MO | 4.8% |
| #1,874 | Warren County, MS | 4.8% |
Unemployment Rate in Oakland County, Michigan
Oakland County, Michigan has a unemployment rate of 4.8%, which ranks #1,871 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 9.7% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within Michigan, Oakland County ranks #36 of 83 out of 83 counties. This places it in the 42th 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.