Unemployment Rate in Wayne County, MI
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: 8.7%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,998 | Kern County, CA | 8.6% |
| #2,999 | Lewis County, WV | 8.6% |
| #3,000 | Noxubee County, MS | 8.6% |
| #3,001 | Wayne County, MI | 8.7% |
| #3,002 | Fresno County, CA | 8.7% |
| #3,003 | Caddo Parish, LA | 8.7% |
| #3,004 | Marion County, TX | 8.7% |
Unemployment Rate in Wayne County, Michigan
Wayne County, Michigan has a unemployment rate of 8.7%, which ranks #3,001 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 63.3% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within Michigan, Wayne County ranks #81 of 83 out of 83 counties. This places it in the 7th 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.