Unemployment Rate in Fresno County, CA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.7%
Rank #3,002/3,222 · #47 in CA
7th
Fresno 8.7%
CA 6.6% +32.2%
US 5.3% +63.5%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Fresno County's unemployment rate of 8.7% 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 Fresno County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,999 | Lewis County, WV | 8.6% |
| #3,000 | Noxubee County, MS | 8.6% |
| #3,001 | Wayne County, MI | 8.7% |
| #3,002 | Fresno County, CA | 8.7% |
| #3,003 | Caddo Parish, LA | 8.7% |
| #3,004 | Marion County, TX | 8.7% |
| #3,005 | Matagorda County, TX | 8.7% |
About Unemployment Rate
Fresno County, California has a unemployment rate of 8.7%, ranking #3,002 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 63.5% above the national value of 5.3%. Within California, it ranks #47 of 58. This places it in the 7th 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.