Unemployment Rate in Athens County, OH
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
6.5%
Rank #2,691/3,222 · #85 in OH
16th
Athens 6.5%
OH 4.7% +36.9%
US 5.3% +22.7%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Athens County's unemployment rate of 6.5% 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 Athens County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,688 | Lipscomb County, TX | 6.5% |
| #2,689 | Ouachita Parish, LA | 6.5% |
| #2,690 | Grant County, WA | 6.5% |
| #2,691 | Athens County, OH | 6.5% |
| #2,692 | Union County, NJ | 6.5% |
| #2,693 | Trinity County, TX | 6.5% |
| #2,694 | Lee County, TX | 6.5% |
About Unemployment Rate
Athens County, Ohio has a unemployment rate of 6.5%, ranking #2,691 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 22.7% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Ohio, it ranks #85 of 88. This places it in the 16th 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.