Unemployment Rate in Howard County, IN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.8%
Rank #2,437/3,222 · #84 in IN
24th
Howard 5.8%
IN 4.3% +35.8%
US 5.3% +9.4%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Howard County's unemployment rate of 5.8% 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 Howard County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,434 | Luzerne County, PA | 5.8% |
| #2,435 | Hoke County, NC | 5.8% |
| #2,436 | White County, AR | 5.8% |
| #2,437 | Howard County, IN | 5.8% |
| #2,438 | Upshur County, TX | 5.8% |
| #2,439 | Gates County, NC | 5.8% |
| #2,440 | Madison County, FL | 5.8% |
About Unemployment Rate
Howard County, Indiana has a unemployment rate of 5.8%, ranking #2,437 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 9.4% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Indiana, it ranks #84 of 92. This places it in the 24th 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.