Unemployment Rate in Edmonson County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.7%
Rank #2,908/3,222 · #107 in KY
10th
Edmonson 7.7%
KY 4.8% +58.3%
US 5.3% +44.4%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Edmonson County's unemployment rate of 7.7% 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 Edmonson County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,905 | Jackson County, TN | 7.6% |
| #2,906 | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK | 7.6% |
| #2,907 | Franklin County, IL | 7.6% |
| #2,908 | Edmonson County, KY | 7.7% |
| #2,909 | Maverick County, TX | 7.7% |
| #2,910 | Wasco County, OR | 7.7% |
| #2,911 | Floyd County, KY | 7.7% |
About Unemployment Rate
Edmonson County, Kentucky has a unemployment rate of 7.7%, ranking #2,908 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 44.4% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #107 of 120. This places it in the 10th 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.