Unemployment Rate in Wilkes County, GA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Wilkes County Compares
National Distribution
Where Wilkes County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Wilkes County: 1.5%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #178 | Prince Edward County, VA | 1.5% |
| #179 | Golden Valley County, MT | 1.5% |
| #180 | Daviess County, IN | 1.5% |
| #181 | Wilkes County, GA | 1.5% |
| #182 | Glascock County, GA | 1.6% |
| #183 | Worth County, MO | 1.6% |
| #184 | Houston County, MN | 1.6% |
Unemployment Rate in Wilkes County, Georgia
Wilkes County, Georgia has a unemployment rate of 1.5%, which ranks #181 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 70.8% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within Georgia, Wilkes County ranks #2 of 159 out of 159 counties. This places it in the 94th 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.