Unemployment Rate in Howard County, MO

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

3.7% Rank #1,156/3,222 · #56 in MO
64th
Howard 3.7%
MO 4.0% -6.3%
US 5.3% -29.4%

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National Distribution

How Howard County's unemployment rate of 3.7% 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 Howard County for unemployment rate.

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#1,153 Custer County, CO 3.7%
#1,154 Brookings County, SD 3.7%
#1,155 Missoula County, MT 3.7%
#1,156 Howard County, MO 3.7%
#1,157 Roseau County, MN 3.7%
#1,158 Barrow County, GA 3.7%
#1,159 Schuyler County, MO 3.7%

About Unemployment Rate

Howard County, Missouri has a unemployment rate of 3.7%, ranking #1,156 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 29.4% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Missouri, it ranks #56 of 115. This places it in the 64th 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.