Unemployment Rate in Wayne County, MO
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: 7.3%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,857 | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT | 7.3% |
| #2,858 | San Lorenzo Municipio, PR | 7.3% |
| #2,859 | Hardy County, WV | 7.3% |
| #2,860 | Wayne County, MO | 7.3% |
| #2,861 | Zapata County, TX | 7.3% |
| #2,862 | Boone County, IL | 7.4% |
| #2,863 | Putnam County, FL | 7.4% |
Unemployment Rate in Wayne County, Missouri
Wayne County, Missouri has a unemployment rate of 7.3%, which ranks #2,860 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 38.5% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within Missouri, Wayne County ranks #112 of 115 out of 115 counties. This places it in the 11th 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.