Unemployment Rate in Clay County, IL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.8%
Rank #1,908/3,222 · #63 in IL
41th
Clay 4.8%
IL 5.8% -16.9%
US 5.3% -8.7%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Clay County's unemployment rate of 4.8% 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 Clay County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,905 | Hamilton County, IA | 4.8% |
| #1,906 | Avery County, NC | 4.8% |
| #1,907 | Ralls County, MO | 4.8% |
| #1,908 | Clay County, IL | 4.8% |
| #1,909 | Walton County, FL | 4.8% |
| #1,910 | Marion County, FL | 4.8% |
| #1,911 | Dorchester County, SC | 4.8% |
About Unemployment Rate
Clay County, Illinois has a unemployment rate of 4.8%, ranking #1,908 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 8.7% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Illinois, it ranks #63 of 102. This places it in the 41th 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.