Unemployment Rate in Wayne County, IA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Wayne County Compares
National Distribution
Where Wayne County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Wayne County: 2.9%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #629 | Montgomery County, VA | 2.9% |
| #630 | Douglas County, MN | 2.9% |
| #631 | Phillips County, CO | 2.9% |
| #632 | Wayne County, IA | 2.9% |
| #633 | Cole County, MO | 2.9% |
| #634 | Chatham County, NC | 2.9% |
| #635 | St. Charles County, MO | 2.9% |
Unemployment Rate in Wayne County, Iowa
Wayne County, Iowa has a unemployment rate of 2.9%, which ranks #632 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 44.9% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within Iowa, Wayne County ranks #42 of 99 out of 99 counties. This places it in the 80th 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.