Unemployment Rate in Russell County, AL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Russell County Compares
National Distribution
Where Russell County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Russell County: 5.9%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,478 | Wicomico County, MD | 5.9% |
| #2,479 | Lehigh County, PA | 5.9% |
| #2,480 | Live Oak County, TX | 5.9% |
| #2,481 | Russell County, AL | 5.9% |
| #2,482 | Carroll County, GA | 5.9% |
| #2,483 | Franklin County, KY | 5.9% |
| #2,484 | Drew County, AR | 5.9% |
Unemployment Rate in Russell County, Alabama
Russell County, Alabama has a unemployment rate of 5.9%, which ranks #2,481 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 11.1% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within Alabama, Russell County ranks #46 of 67 out of 67 counties. This places it in the 23th 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.