Unemployment Rate in Fulton County, GA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.3%
Rank #2,218/3,222 · #101 in GA
31th
Fulton 5.3%
GA 5.1% +5.3%
US 5.3% +0.9%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Fulton County's unemployment rate of 5.3% 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 Fulton County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,215 | Portage County, OH | 5.3% |
| #2,216 | Wood County, WV | 5.3% |
| #2,217 | Whitley County, KY | 5.3% |
| #2,218 | Fulton County, GA | 5.3% |
| #2,219 | LaSalle County, IL | 5.3% |
| #2,220 | Iron County, MI | 5.4% |
| #2,221 | Taylor County, FL | 5.4% |
About Unemployment Rate
Fulton County, Georgia has a unemployment rate of 5.3%, ranking #2,218 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 0.9% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Georgia, it ranks #101 of 159. This places it in the 31th 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.