Unemployment Rate in Van Buren County, MI

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
4.2% −21.4% vs nat'l
Rank #1,421 of 3,222
56th percentile

How Van Buren County Compares

Van Buren County
4.2%
Michigan Average
4.2%
Rank #21 of 83 in state
National
5.3%
21.4% below

National Distribution

Where Van Buren County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.

0.0% 28.6%

■ Van Buren County: 4.2%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,418 Collin County, TX 4.2%
#1,419 Fairfax County, VA 4.2%
#1,420 McCreary County, KY 4.2%
#1,421 Van Buren County, MI 4.2%
#1,422 Obion County, TN 4.2%
#1,423 Livingston Parish, LA 4.2%
#1,424 Putnam County, IL 4.2%
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Unemployment Rate in Van Buren County, Michigan

Van Buren County, Michigan has a unemployment rate of 4.2%, which ranks #1,421 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 21.4% below the national value of 5.3%.

Within Michigan, Van Buren County ranks #21 of 83 out of 83 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.