Unemployment Rate in Jackson County, AR

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

9.8% Rank #3,077/3,222 · #70 in AR
5th
Jackson 9.8%
AR 4.9% +99.0%
US 5.3% +84.5%

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National Distribution

How Jackson County's unemployment rate of 9.8% 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 Jackson County for unemployment rate.

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#3,074 Cataño Municipio, PR 9.7%
#3,075 Richmond County, NC 9.7%
#3,076 Choctaw County, MS 9.8%
#3,077 Jackson County, AR 9.8%
#3,078 Colusa County, CA 9.8%
#3,079 Allen Parish, LA 9.8%
#3,080 Hardeman County, TN 9.8%

About Unemployment Rate

Jackson County, Arkansas has a unemployment rate of 9.8%, ranking #3,077 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 84.5% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Arkansas, it ranks #70 of 75. This places it in the 5th 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.