Unemployment Rate in Etowah County, AL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.9%
Rank #2,488/3,222 · #47 in AL
23th
Etowah 5.9%
AL 4.7% +26.4%
US 5.3% +11.3%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Etowah County's unemployment rate of 5.9% 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 Etowah County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,485 | Warren County, TN | 5.9% |
| #2,486 | Clearfield County, PA | 5.9% |
| #2,487 | Franklin County, GA | 5.9% |
| #2,488 | Etowah County, AL | 5.9% |
| #2,489 | St. Joseph County, MI | 5.9% |
| #2,490 | Dare County, NC | 5.9% |
| #2,491 | Hertford County, NC | 5.9% |
About Unemployment Rate
Etowah County, Alabama has a unemployment rate of 5.9%, ranking #2,488 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 11.3% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Alabama, it ranks #47 of 67. This places it in the 23th 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.