Unemployment Rate in Harris County, TX
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
6.7%
Rank #2,742/3,222 · #211 in TX
15th
Harris 6.7%
TX 5.2% +28.6%
US 5.3% +26.8%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Harris County's unemployment rate of 6.7% 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 Harris County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,739 | Williamsburg city, VA | 6.7% |
| #2,740 | Hamilton County, FL | 6.7% |
| #2,741 | Houston County, TX | 6.7% |
| #2,742 | Harris County, TX | 6.7% |
| #2,743 | Baker County, GA | 6.7% |
| #2,744 | Otero County, CO | 6.7% |
| #2,745 | Harrison County, MS | 6.7% |
About Unemployment Rate
Harris County, Texas has a unemployment rate of 6.7%, ranking #2,742 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 26.8% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Texas, it ranks #211 of 254. 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.