Unemployment Rate in Carter County, MO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
3.8%
Rank #1,227/3,222 · #64 in MO
62th
Carter 3.8%
MO 4.0% -3.8%
US 5.3% -27.5%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Carter 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 Carter County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,224 | Gooding County, ID | 3.8% |
| #1,225 | Tama County, IA | 3.8% |
| #1,226 | Webster County, MO | 3.8% |
| #1,227 | Carter County, MO | 3.8% |
| #1,228 | Robertson County, KY | 3.8% |
| #1,229 | Rockbridge County, VA | 3.8% |
| #1,230 | Lincoln County, OK | 3.8% |
About Unemployment Rate
Carter County, Missouri has a unemployment rate of 3.8%, ranking #1,227 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 27.5% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Missouri, it ranks #64 of 115. This places it in the 62th 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.