Unemployment Rate in Shelby County, AL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Shelby County Compares
National Distribution
Where Shelby County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Shelby County: 2.9%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #599 | Fauquier County, VA | 2.9% |
| #600 | Lyon County, KY | 2.9% |
| #601 | Ransom County, ND | 2.9% |
| #602 | Shelby County, AL | 2.9% |
| #603 | Ottawa County, KS | 2.9% |
| #604 | Marathon County, WI | 2.9% |
| #605 | Colorado County, TX | 2.9% |
Unemployment Rate in Shelby County, Alabama
Shelby County, Alabama has a unemployment rate of 2.9%, which ranks #602 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 46.0% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within Alabama, Shelby County ranks #5 of 67 out of 67 counties. This places it in the 81th 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.