Unemployment Rate in Shelby County, KY
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: 4.2%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,406 | Martin County, MN | 4.2% |
| #1,407 | Kent County, MI | 4.2% |
| #1,408 | Clermont County, OH | 4.2% |
| #1,409 | Shelby County, KY | 4.2% |
| #1,410 | Webster County, GA | 4.2% |
| #1,411 | Greenbrier County, WV | 4.2% |
| #1,412 | Vanderburgh County, IN | 4.2% |
Unemployment Rate in Shelby County, Kentucky
Shelby County, Kentucky has a unemployment rate of 4.2%, which ranks #1,409 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 21.6% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within Kentucky, Shelby County ranks #37 of 120 out of 120 counties. This places it in the 56th 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.