Unemployment Rate in Iron County, MI
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.4%
Rank #2,220/3,222 · #46 in MI
31th
Iron 5.4%
MI 5.7% -6.1%
US 5.3% +1.0%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Iron County's unemployment rate of 5.4% 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 Iron County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,217 | Whitley County, KY | 5.3% |
| #2,218 | Fulton County, GA | 5.3% |
| #2,219 | LaSalle County, IL | 5.3% |
| #2,220 | Iron County, MI | 5.4% |
| #2,221 | Taylor County, FL | 5.4% |
| #2,222 | Tulsa County, OK | 5.4% |
| #2,223 | Pike County, OH | 5.4% |
About Unemployment Rate
Iron County, Michigan has a unemployment rate of 5.4%, ranking #2,220 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 1.0% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Michigan, it ranks #46 of 83. This places it in the 31th 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.