Unemployment Rate in Wayne County, KY
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: 5.7%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,408 | Allen County, OH | 5.7% |
| #2,409 | Doddridge County, WV | 5.7% |
| #2,410 | Greene County, TN | 5.7% |
| #2,411 | Wayne County, KY | 5.7% |
| #2,412 | Lake County, MT | 5.7% |
| #2,413 | West Carroll Parish, LA | 5.7% |
| #2,414 | Montgomery County, AL | 5.7% |
Unemployment Rate in Wayne County, Kentucky
Wayne County, Kentucky has a unemployment rate of 5.7%, which ranks #2,411 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 8.2% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within Kentucky, Wayne County ranks #83 of 120 out of 120 counties. This places it in the 25th 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.