Unemployment Rate in Bay County, FL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
3.8%
Rank #1,190/3,222 · #11 in FL
63th
Bay 3.8%
FL 4.8% -21.0%
US 5.3% -28.5%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Bay County's unemployment rate of 3.8% 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 Bay County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,187 | Lincoln Parish, LA | 3.8% |
| #1,188 | Leslie County, KY | 3.8% |
| #1,189 | Van Buren County, AR | 3.8% |
| #1,190 | Bay County, FL | 3.8% |
| #1,191 | Harford County, MD | 3.8% |
| #1,192 | Marion County, MO | 3.8% |
| #1,193 | Fayette County, GA | 3.8% |
About Unemployment Rate
Bay County, Florida has a unemployment rate of 3.8%, ranking #1,190 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 28.5% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Florida, it ranks #11 of 67. This places it in the 63th 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.