Unemployment Rate in Houghton County, MI
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.7%
Rank #2,386/3,222 · #50 in MI
26th
Houghton 5.7%
MI 5.7% -0.4%
US 5.3% +7.0%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Houghton County's unemployment rate of 5.7% 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 Houghton County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,383 | Jasper County, IA | 5.7% |
| #2,384 | Logan County, KY | 5.7% |
| #2,385 | Ventura County, CA | 5.7% |
| #2,386 | Houghton County, MI | 5.7% |
| #2,387 | Leon County, FL | 5.7% |
| #2,388 | Pasquotank County, NC | 5.7% |
| #2,389 | Camp County, TX | 5.7% |
About Unemployment Rate
Houghton County, Michigan has a unemployment rate of 5.7%, ranking #2,386 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 7.0% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Michigan, it ranks #50 of 83. This places it in the 26th 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.