Unemployment Rate in Rhea County, TN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Rhea County Compares
National Distribution
Where Rhea County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Rhea County: 5.8%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,452 | Louisa County, VA | 5.8% |
| #2,453 | Bergen County, NJ | 5.8% |
| #2,454 | Yalobusha County, MS | 5.8% |
| #2,455 | Rhea County, TN | 5.8% |
| #2,456 | Scioto County, OH | 5.8% |
| #2,457 | Sullivan County, PA | 5.8% |
| #2,458 | Charles Mix County, SD | 5.8% |
Unemployment Rate in Rhea County, Tennessee
Rhea County, Tennessee has a unemployment rate of 5.8%, which ranks #2,455 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 10.0% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within Tennessee, Rhea County ranks #76 of 95 out of 95 counties. This places it in the 24th 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.