Unemployment Rate in Worcester County, MA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Worcester County Compares
National Distribution
Where Worcester County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Worcester County: 5.3%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,163 | Brown County, TX | 5.3% |
| #2,164 | St. Lawrence County, NY | 5.3% |
| #2,165 | Aroostook County, ME | 5.3% |
| #2,166 | Worcester County, MA | 5.3% |
| #2,167 | Gloucester County, NJ | 5.3% |
| #2,168 | Spokane County, WA | 5.3% |
| #2,169 | Hale County, TX | 5.3% |
Unemployment Rate in Worcester County, Massachusetts
Worcester County, Massachusetts has a unemployment rate of 5.3%, which ranks #2,166 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 0.7% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within Massachusetts, Worcester County ranks #8 of 14 out of 14 counties. This places it in the 33th 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.