Unemployment Rate in Shelby County, TN
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: 7.2%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,825 | Decatur County, TN | 7.2% |
| #2,826 | Jasper County, GA | 7.2% |
| #2,827 | Izard County, AR | 7.2% |
| #2,828 | Shelby County, TN | 7.2% |
| #2,829 | Clayton County, GA | 7.2% |
| #2,830 | Jackson County, SD | 7.2% |
| #2,831 | Green County, KY | 7.2% |
Unemployment Rate in Shelby County, Tennessee
Shelby County, Tennessee has a unemployment rate of 7.2%, which ranks #2,828 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 35.4% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within Tennessee, Shelby County ranks #89 of 95 out of 95 counties. This places it in the 12th 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.