Unemployment Rate in Alachua County, FL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.4%
Rank #1,563/3,222 · #20 in FL
52th
Alachua 4.4%
FL 4.8% -8.9%
US 5.3% -17.6%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Alachua County's unemployment rate of 4.4% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Alachua County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,560 | Victoria County, TX | 4.4% |
| #1,561 | Llano County, TX | 4.4% |
| #1,562 | Vernon Parish, LA | 4.4% |
| #1,563 | Alachua County, FL | 4.4% |
| #1,564 | Wabash County, IL | 4.4% |
| #1,565 | Edgar County, IL | 4.4% |
| #1,566 | Windsor County, VT | 4.4% |
About Unemployment Rate
Alachua County, Florida has a unemployment rate of 4.4%, ranking #1,563 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 17.6% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Florida, it ranks #20 of 67. This places it in the 52th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.