Unemployment Rate in Jackson County, IL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.5%
Rank #2,878/3,222 · #96 in IL
11th
Jackson 7.5%
IL 5.8% +28.1%
US 5.3% +40.6%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Jackson County's unemployment rate of 7.5% 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.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,875 | Butte County, CA | 7.4% |
| #2,876 | Adams County, ID | 7.4% |
| #2,877 | Scott County, TN | 7.5% |
| #2,878 | Jackson County, IL | 7.5% |
| #2,879 | Pike County, PA | 7.5% |
| #2,880 | Somerset County, MD | 7.5% |
| #2,881 | Carbon County, PA | 7.5% |
About Unemployment Rate
Jackson County, Illinois has a unemployment rate of 7.5%, ranking #2,878 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 40.6% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Illinois, it ranks #96 of 102. This places it in the 11th 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.