Unemployment Rate in Escambia County, FL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.5%
Rank #2,305/3,222 · #50 in FL
28th
Escambia 5.5%
FL 4.8% +14.3%
US 5.3% +3.3%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Escambia County's unemployment rate of 5.5% 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 Escambia County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,302 | Meigs County, TN | 5.5% |
| #2,303 | Tipton County, TN | 5.5% |
| #2,304 | Union County, AR | 5.5% |
| #2,305 | Escambia County, FL | 5.5% |
| #2,306 | Manassas Park city, VA | 5.5% |
| #2,307 | Tioga County, NY | 5.5% |
| #2,308 | Scott County, MS | 5.5% |
About Unemployment Rate
Escambia County, Florida has a unemployment rate of 5.5%, ranking #2,305 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 3.3% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Florida, it ranks #50 of 67. This places it in the 28th 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.