Unemployment Rate in Forrest County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
6.6%
Rank #2,727/3,222 · #53 in MS
15th
Forrest 6.6%
MS 5.7% +16.5%
US 5.3% +25.3%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Forrest County's unemployment rate of 6.6% 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 Forrest County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,724 | Darlington County, SC | 6.6% |
| #2,725 | Sequatchie County, TN | 6.6% |
| #2,726 | Grayson County, KY | 6.6% |
| #2,727 | Forrest County, MS | 6.6% |
| #2,728 | Lee County, SC | 6.7% |
| #2,729 | Doña Ana County, NM | 6.7% |
| #2,730 | Fulton County, IL | 6.7% |
About Unemployment Rate
Forrest County, Mississippi has a unemployment rate of 6.6%, ranking #2,727 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 25.3% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Mississippi, it ranks #53 of 82. This places it in the 15th 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.