Unemployment Rate in Frederick County, MD
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
3.3%
Rank #849/3,222 · #3 in MD
74th
Frederick 3.3%
MD 4.8% -32.3%
US 5.3% -38.2%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Frederick County's unemployment rate of 3.3% 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 Frederick County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #846 | Floyd County, IA | 3.3% |
| #847 | Wakulla County, FL | 3.3% |
| #848 | Park County, CO | 3.3% |
| #849 | Frederick County, MD | 3.3% |
| #850 | Lamoille County, VT | 3.3% |
| #851 | Whitley County, IN | 3.3% |
| #852 | Brown County, SD | 3.3% |
About Unemployment Rate
Frederick County, Maryland has a unemployment rate of 3.3%, ranking #849 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 38.2% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Maryland, it ranks #3 of 24. This places it in the 74th 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.