Unemployment Rate in Burke County, GA

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

5.0% Rank #1,993/3,222 · #92 in GA
38th
Burke 5.0%
GA 5.1% -2.2%
US 5.3% -6.2%

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National Distribution

How Burke County's unemployment rate of 5.0% 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 Burke County for unemployment rate.

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#1,990 Summit County, CO 5.0%
#1,991 Reagan County, TX 5.0%
#1,992 Cattaraugus County, NY 5.0%
#1,993 Burke County, GA 5.0%
#1,994 Howell County, MO 5.0%
#1,995 Woodruff County, AR 5.0%
#1,996 Gibson County, TN 5.0%

About Unemployment Rate

Burke County, Georgia has a unemployment rate of 5.0%, ranking #1,993 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 6.2% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Georgia, it ranks #92 of 159. This places it in the 38th 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.