Unemployment Rate in Harlan County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
9.5%
Rank #3,069/3,222 · #117 in KY
5th
Harlan 9.5%
KY 4.8% +97.1%
US 5.3% +79.9%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Harlan County's unemployment rate of 9.5% 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 Harlan County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,066 | Lee County, VA | 9.5% |
| #3,067 | Lancaster County, VA | 9.5% |
| #3,068 | Ceiba Municipio, PR | 9.5% |
| #3,069 | Harlan County, KY | 9.5% |
| #3,070 | Holmes County, MS | 9.5% |
| #3,071 | Jack County, TX | 9.6% |
| #3,072 | Pemiscot County, MO | 9.7% |
About Unemployment Rate
Harlan County, Kentucky has a unemployment rate of 9.5%, ranking #3,069 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 79.9% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #117 of 120. This places it in the 5th 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.