Unemployment Rate in Whitley County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Whitley County Compares
National Distribution
Where Whitley County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Whitley County: 5.3%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,214 | Marion County, OR | 5.3% |
| #2,215 | Portage County, OH | 5.3% |
| #2,216 | Wood County, WV | 5.3% |
| #2,217 | Whitley County, KY | 5.3% |
| #2,218 | Fulton County, GA | 5.3% |
| #2,219 | LaSalle County, IL | 5.3% |
| #2,220 | Iron County, MI | 5.4% |
Unemployment Rate in Whitley County, Kentucky
Whitley County, Kentucky has a unemployment rate of 5.3%, which ranks #2,217 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 0.9% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within Kentucky, Whitley County ranks #78 of 120 out of 120 counties. This places it in the 31th 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.