Unemployment Rate in Cole County, MO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
2.9%
Rank #633/3,222 · #26 in MO
80th
Cole 2.9%
MO 4.0% -26.8%
US 5.3% -44.9%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Cole County's unemployment rate of 2.9% 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 Cole County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #630 | Douglas County, MN | 2.9% |
| #631 | Phillips County, CO | 2.9% |
| #632 | Wayne County, IA | 2.9% |
| #633 | Cole County, MO | 2.9% |
| #634 | Chatham County, NC | 2.9% |
| #635 | St. Charles County, MO | 2.9% |
| #636 | Flathead County, MT | 2.9% |
About Unemployment Rate
Cole County, Missouri has a unemployment rate of 2.9%, ranking #633 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 44.9% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Missouri, it ranks #26 of 115. This places it in the 80th 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.